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.
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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
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Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Source: https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/statistics-and-data/statistics-by-topic/sexual-and-reproductive-health/abortions/induced-abortions
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 153.9 (2021)
Source: https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/statistics-and-data/statistics-by-topic/sexual-and-reproductive-health/abortions/induced-abortions
Abortions performed “on request”: % ()
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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
Induced abortions per gestational age (2022)
Source: https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/statistics-and-data/statistics-by-topic/sexual-and-reproductive-health/abortions/induced-abortions
Place of abortion (2022)
Source: https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/statistics-and-data/statistics-by-topic/sexual-and-reproductive-health/abortions/induced-abortions
Characteristics of women having induced abortion
In 2022, among women who had induced abortion:
- 37% had at least 1 previous induced abortion
- 10% had at least 1 child.
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Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 30.1 years of age (2022)
Overall contraception data
In 2022:
- 55.1% used oral contraceptive
- 37.1% used intra-uterine device (IUD).
Pre-abortion contraception
- In 2022, 58.2% of women who had abortion had a contraceptive method before abortion procedure.
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Country-specific characteristics
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Page last updated: 29 February 2024