Is corporal punishment allowed in schools in Finland?
Banned
Corporal punishment in schools has been banned by law in Finland since 1984.
Finland is one of 41 countries classified “Banned” for corporal punishment in schools — 84% of the 49 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: School corporal punishment
- Last checked
- 17 September 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 Corporal punishment is explicitly prohibited in the Education Act 1998, amended in 2008.
- Sweden
- Banned Corporal punishment in schools has been prohibited since 1958 and all forms outlawed since 1966.
- Denmark
- Banned Corporal punishment has been prohibited by law in all schools in Denmark since 1967.
- Poland
- Banned The Constitution of Poland vests the ban on corporal punishment in schools.
- Germany
- Banned Corporal punishment in schools is a criminal offence in Germany following a 1993 court ruling.
- Czech Republic
- Banned Corporal punishment is outlawed in schools under Article 31 of the Education Act.
Other laws in Finland
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Gun Laws
- Licensed / moderate
- Military Conscription
- Active conscription
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