Finland

Access to abortion is a fundamental human right and a basic healthcare. If you live in a country where access to abortion is restricted, you can get abortion pills through Women on Web.

Abortion is permitted up to 12 weeks of pregnancy in cases of: rape, incest, economic or social reasons, an age under 17 or above 40 years old, the person already having 4 children, illness or mental disturbance or if one or both parents are unable to care for the child. If the person was under 17 at the time of conception or there are other exceptional reasons the 12 week limit can be extended up to 20 weeks. Other than that, an abortion up to 20 weeks of pregnancy is only permitted if the pregnancy endangers the woman or person’s health. Abortion is also permitted in cases of intellectual or cognitive impairment of the woman or person. For this case no limitation regarding the lengths of pregnancy is mentioned in the legal text.

A police report is required in cases of rape. Penal law criminalizes women and pregnant people as well as doctors and providers for doing an abortion outside of the legal conditions specified in the law. The Finnish law on abortion states that "the physician with authority to render an opinion and the operating physician shall not be entitled, without reason, to refuse to consider a request for termination of pregnancy". Medical practitioners and providers do not have the right to refuse abortion services based on personal beliefs without reason.

Mifepristone is officially registered by the country’s pharmaceutical authority.

A doctor's prescription may be required to get Mifepristone.

Mifepristone can be bought in under medical supervision and/or in hospitals

Misoprostol is officially registered by the country’s pharmaceutical authority.

It is registered for gynecological indications (such as birth, miscarriage treatment or abortion care etc.)

There is currently no data available on whether or not a prescription is needed to get Misoprostol.

There is no data on regulations around the distribution of Misoprostol available.

These are brand names under which Mifepristone, Misoprostol or Combi Packs (that contain both abortion pills Mifepristone and Misoprostol) are officially distributed and/or commonly found in the country.

Mifepristone:
Mifegyne, 200mg
Mifepristone Linepharma, 200 mg

Misoprostol:
Cytotec 200 mcg
Arthrotec 50 or 75*, 200mcg, *contains Diclofenac!

Combipack:
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Safety notice: There are pills that contain a combination of Misoprostol and the painkiller Diclofenac. While manufactured for a different purpose they can still be used for abortion. Please find more info in our FAQ to avoid overdosing the Diclofenac.

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