Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- Written consent by the woman
- Approval from 1 or 2 physicians or national authority (except when life is in danger)
- Pre-abortion consultation (legal counseling) + pre-abortion laboratory tests
- Contraception evoked during the medical consultation.
Specific conditions for minors
- Specific counseling for minors under 16.
- Social worker involved, parents (or guardians) never informed.
Practical conditions
Mandatory pre-abortion examinations
- Blood group and rhesus factor
Involved healthcare professionals
- Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN) or another physician
- Medical abortion: OB/GYN or another physician
Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Source: https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/statistics-and-data/statistics-by-topic/database-reporting#Abortions
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 190.3 (2019)
Source: https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/statistics-and-data/statistics-by-topic/sexual-and-reproductive-health/abortions/induced-abortions-in-the-nordic-countries
Abortions performed “on request”: % ()
Source:
Overall number of induced abortions vs. medical abortions
Source: https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/statistics-and-data/statistics-by-topic/sexual-and-reproductive-health/abortions/induced-abortions-in-the-nordic-countries
Induced abortions per gestational age
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source: https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/statistics-and-data/statistics-by-topic/sexual-and-reproductive-health/abortions/induced-abortions-in-the-nordic-countries
Place of abortion
Source: https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/statistics-and-data/statistics-by-topic/database-reporting#Abortions
Characteristics of women having induced abortion
In 2019, among women who had induced abortion:
- **% lived in Finland
- 37% had at least 1 previous induced abortion
- 9,2% had given birth in the last 2 years.
Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 29.7 years of age (2020)
Country-specific characteristics
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Page last updated: 30 May 2023