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


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

Revision as of 19:32, 17 December 2023

w:The Parliament of Finland 2019-2023 improved the Finnish Criminal Code by extending the protection against distribution of synthetic sexual images from minors to cover also adults.

Suomen w:fi:Eduskunta - w:sv:Finlands riksdag - w:se:Suoma riikkabeaivvit - w:Parliament of Finland

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

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


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:Members of the Parliament of Finland, 2019–2023 and it came into effect on Sunday 2023-01-01.

Translation to English by the Ministry of Justice: Criminal Code (39/1889) - Chapter 20 - Sexual offences (translation) as .pdf at oikeusministerio.fi (subject to possible revisions)

Finland criminalized synthetic CSAM in 2011

Distribution and attempt of distribution and also possession of both real and synthetic 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.

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

In Finnish

Flag of Finland.svg Suomeksi / in Finnish Suomen seksuaalirikoslaki 2023

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Authoritative up-to-date version of the Criminal Code chapter 20 On sexual offences can always be found at finlex.fi

    Translation to English by the Ministry of Justice: Criminal Code (39/1889) - Chapter 20 - Sexual offences (translation) as .pdf at oikeusministerio.fi (subject to possible revisions)