The purpose of this paper is to study the changing Finnish concept of rule of law in its current constitutional context. Traditionally，the Finnish doctrine of rule of law was based on the nineteenth century idea of Rechtsstaat （legal state） strongly emphasizing the requirement of legality of public administration. My main thesis is that within the current constitutional framework，strict obedience to black letter law is not enough but the rule of law requires much more. This proposition is based on the fact that the Constitution Act of Finland including its core principles has been recently reformed. Along with the reform，the traditional list of core constitutional principles was supplemented with new principles of inviolability of human dignity，guarantee of freedom and rights of the individual，the promotion of justice in society，right of an individual to participate and influence in democratic decision making as well as Finland’s participation in international co-operation and membership in the European Union. One of the main ideas of the reform was to bring individual human beings into the heart of constitutional focus. In other words，the constitution was not intended to operate only on the top level of state institutions but the treatment of individuals was raised as primary constitutional interest too.