Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- Pre-abortion consultation (legal counselling) + pre-abortion laboratory tests
- Contraception to be evoked before the woman is discharged from hospital.
Specific conditions for minors
- Parent’s (or guardian’s) consent required for minors under 16 or who have been declared incompetent; possibility of dispensation if special reasons make this impossible.
Practical conditions
Mandatory pre-abortion examinations
- Blood group and rhesus factor
Involved healthcare professionals
- Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN)
- Medical abortion: OB/GYN
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-in-the-nordic-countries
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 248 (2018)
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
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source:
Characteristics of women having induced abortion
Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 27 years of age (2015)
Country-specific characteristics
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Page last updated: 31 March 2023