Editing Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023

<section begin=what-is-it />'''[[Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023]]''' is found in Chapter 20 of the Finnish Criminal Code titled "Seksuaalirikoksista" ("Sexual offences") and came into effect on Sunday 2023-01-01.<ref name="Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023">

Authoritative up-to-date version of the Criminal Code chapter 20 '''''On sexual offences''''' can always be found at [https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1889/18890039001#L20 finlex.fi]

<br /><br />

Translation to English by the Ministry of Justice: [https://oikeusministerio.fi/documents/1410853/4734377/Criminal+Code+Chapter+20.pdf/7c808cdd-a010-2970-312a-51e666ec2f3c/Criminal+Code+Chapter+20.pdf?t=1671454271620 '''Criminal Code''' ('''39'''/'''1889''') - '''Chapter 20''' - '''Sexual offences''' (translation) as .pdf at oikeusministerio.fi] (subject to possible revisions) 
</ref>

Translation to English by the Ministry of Justice: [https://oikeusministerio.fi/documents/1410853/4734377/Criminal+Code+Chapter+20.pdf/7c808cdd-a010-2970-312a-51e666ec2f3c/Criminal+Code+Chapter+20.pdf?t=1671454271620 '''Criminal Code (39/1889)''' - '''Chapter 20''' - '''Sexual offences''' (translation) as .pdf at oikeusministerio.fi] (subject to possible revisions)

This was a 2023 upgrade of the Finnish Criminal Code on sexual offences upon the initiative of PM Marin's government. The new law protects adults against sexual image based abuse be it '''real''' or '''synthetic''' in '''origin'''.  

* '''[[Suomen seksuaalirikoslaki 2023#7 § Seksuaalisen kuvan luvaton levittäminen|7 § Seksuaalisen kuvan luvaton levittäminen]]'''<ref name="Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023" /> ''Non-consensual dissemination of a sexual image''  criminalizes distribution of unauthorized '''real''' and '''synthetic''' sexual images without permission
* '''[[Suomen seksuaalirikoslaki 2023#19 § Lasta seksuaalisesti esittävän kuvan levittäminen|19 § Lasta seksuaalisesti esittävän kuvan levittäminen]]'''<ref name="Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023" /> ''Distribution of an image depicting a child in a sexual manner'' <ref name="Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023" /> criminalizes the distribution of '''real''' and '''synthetic''' child sexual abuse material ('''CSAM'''). Attempting this crime is also punishable.
* '''[[Suomen seksuaalirikoslaki 2023#20 § Törkeä lasta seksuaalisesti esittävän kuvan levittäminen|20 § Törkeä lasta seksuaalisesti esittävän kuvan levittäminen]]'''<ref name="Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023" /> ''Aggravated distribution of an image depicting a child in a sexual manner'' <ref name="Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023" />  defines the parameters for aggravated form of the crime of making CSAM available
* '''[[Suomen seksuaalirikoslaki 2023#21 § Lasta seksuaalisesti esittävän kuvan hallussapito|21 § Lasta seksuaalisesti esittävän kuvan hallussapito]]'''<ref name="Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023" /> ''Possession of an image depicting a child in a sexual manner'' <ref name="Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023" /> criminalizes the possession of CSAM and acquiring access for the intent to access CSAM.  
The new law on sexual offences came to be upon the initiative of the 2019-2023 [[w:Marin Cabinet]] and it came into effect on Sunday 2023-01-01.<section end=what-is-it />

Distribution and attempt of distribution and also possession of both real and synthetic [[w:Child sexual abuse material|CSAM]] was already previously criminalized on 2011-06-01 upon the initiative of the [[w:Vanhanen II Cabinet]]. These protections against CSAM were moved into chapter 20 in the 2023 sexual offences legislation improvement.

=== In Finnish ===
[[File:Flag_of_Finland.svg|link=Suomen seksuaalirikoslaki 2023|25px]] Suomeksi / in Finnish [[Suomen seksuaalirikoslaki 2023]]

=== See also ===
* [[Laws against synthesis and other related crimes]] for other takes on how to ban synthetic filth

=== Links in English ===
* [https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/sexualoffenceslaw '''New legislation on sexual offences''' at oikeusministerio.fi] (Ministry of Justice)
* [https://oikeusministerio.fi/documents/1410853/4734377/Criminal+Code+Chapter+20.pdf/7c808cdd-a010-2970-312a-51e666ec2f3c/Criminal+Code+Chapter+20.pdf?t=1671454271620 '''Criminal Code (39/1889)''' - '''Chapter 20''' - '''Sexual offences''' (translation)  at oikeusministerio.fi (Ministry of Justice of Finland)] (translation subject to possible revisions)
* [https://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/1889/en18890039 '''39/1889 Full Finnish Criminal Code''' translated to English at finlex.fi] does not, as of 2023-01-30 have a translation of the new Criminal Code, but one will be made.


----

[[Category:In English]]
[[Category:Finland]]
[[Category:Law]]
[[Category:Antifake]]