Is conversion therapy banned in Finland?
Partial ban
A new citizens' initiative proposed a nationwide ban, but no law has been passed yet.
Finland is one of 27 countries classified “Partial ban” for conversion therapy — 15% of the 175 with data.
Source
- 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
- Banned Norway banned conversion therapy with up to 6 years imprisonment for serious cases.
- Sweden
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Estonia
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Latvia
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Lithuania
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Denmark
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Other laws in Finland
- Blasphemy Laws
- Criminal offense
- Holocaust Denial
- Criminal offense
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
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