Is blasphemy illegal in Finland?
Criminal offense
Finland prohibits blasphemy with fines or up to six months imprisonment, targeting public disrespect toward religion.
Finland is one of 40 countries classified “Criminal offense” for blasphemy — 70% of the 57 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Blasphemy law
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Norway
- No blasphemy law Norway removed its blasphemy law from the penal code in 2015.
- Sweden
- No blasphemy law Sweden has no explicit blasphemy law, though agitation against groups can be prosecuted.
- Denmark
- No blasphemy law Denmark repealed its blasphemy law in 2017, though it was reinstated in 2023.
- Poland
- Criminal offense Poland criminalizes insulting religious feelings with fines or imprisonment up to 2 years.
- Germany
- Criminal offense Germany criminalizes religious defamation that disturbs public peace, as seen in the 2006 toilet paper case.
- Netherlands
- No blasphemy law Netherlands abolished its blasphemy law in the 1960s.
Other laws in Finland
- Holocaust Denial
- Criminal offense
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
- Conversion Therapy
- Partial ban
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