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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)  
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)  
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The new law in Finland protects adults against sexual image based abuse be it '''real''' or '''synthetic''' in '''origin'''.  
The new law protects adults against sexual image based abuse be it '''real''' or '''synthetic''' in '''origin'''.  


Other countries have also woken up to the problems of synthesis crime and have legislated '''[[laws against synthesis and other related crimes]]'''.
* '''[[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.


'''Relevant sections''' of Chapter 20
* '''7 § Non-consensual dissemination of a sexual image''' criminalizes distribution of unauthorized '''real''' and '''synthetic''' sexual images without permission. ([[Suomen seksuaalirikoslaki 2023#7 § Seksuaalisen kuvan luvaton levittäminen|7 § Seksuaalisen kuvan luvaton levittäminen]]<ref name="Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023" />)
* '''19 § 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#19 § Lasta seksuaalisesti esittävän kuvan levittäminen|19 § Lasta seksuaalisesti esittävän kuvan levittäminen]]<ref name="Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023" />)
* '''20 § 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#20 § Törkeä lasta seksuaalisesti esittävän kuvan levittäminen|20 § Törkeä lasta seksuaalisesti esittävän kuvan levittäminen]]<ref name="Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023" />)
* '''21 § 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. ([[Suomen seksuaalirikoslaki 2023#21 § Lasta seksuaalisesti esittävän kuvan hallussapito|21 § Lasta seksuaalisesti esittävän kuvan hallussapito]])<ref name="Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023" />)


This 2023 upgrade and gather-together of the Finnish Criminal Code on sexual offences was made upon the initiative of the 2019-2023 [[w:Marin Cabinet]], was voted into law by the [[w:List of members of the Parliament of Finland, 2019–2023|w:Members of the Parliament of Finland, 2019–2023]] and it came into effect on Sunday 2023-01-01.


This 2023 upgrade and gather-together of the Finnish Criminal Code on sexual offences was made upon the initiative of the 2019-2023 [[w:Marin Cabinet]], was voted into law by the [[w:List of members of the Parliament of Finland, 2019–2023|w:Members of the Parliament of Finland, 2019–2023]] and it came into effect on Sunday 2023-01-01.  
Other countries have also woken up to the problems of synthesis crime and have legislated '''[[laws against synthesis and other related crimes]]'''.


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)<section end=what-is-it />
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)<section end=what-is-it />


=== Finland criminalized synthetic child sexual abuse material already in 2011 ===
=== Finland criminalized synthetic CSAM in 2011 ===
<section begin=history />Distribution and attempt of distribution and also possession of both real and synthetic [[w:Child sexual abuse material|CSAM]] was already criminalized earlier on 2011-06-01 upon the initiative of the [[w:Vanhanen II Cabinet]]. These protections against CSAM were moved into 19 §, 20 § and 21 § of chapter 20 in the 2023 sexual offences legislation improvement.<section end=history />
<section begin=history />Distribution and attempt of distribution and also possession of both real and synthetic [[w:Child sexual abuse material|CSAM]] was already criminalized earlier on 2011-06-01 upon the initiative of the [[w:Vanhanen II Cabinet]]. These protections against CSAM were moved into 19 §, 20 § and 21 § of chapter 20 in the 2023 sexual offences legislation improvement.<section end=history />
=== See also ===
* [[Laws against synthesis and other related crimes]] for other takes on how to ban synthetic filth
* [[Adequate Porn Watcher AI (concept)]] is an AI concept, where the core of the concept is that a machine vision system looks at and models all footage on the Internet that appears to be naked people. This way it could protect its registered users against covert synthetic pornography attacks. A service like this already existed: [[FacePinPoint.com]], but it was not focused on hunting synthetic pornography.


=== Links in English ===
=== Links in English ===
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* [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://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.
* [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.
=== See also ===
* [[Laws against synthesis and other related crimes]] for other takes on how to ban synthetic filth
* [[Adequate Porn Watcher AI (concept)]] is an AI concept, where the core of the concept is that a machine vision system looks at and models all footage on the Internet that appears to be naked people. This way it could protect its registered users against covert synthetic pornography attacks. A service like this already existed: [[FacePinPoint.com]], but it was not focused on hunting synthetic pornography.


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