Finland

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.

Access to abortion is a fundamental human right and a basic healthcare need. If you live in a country with restrictions to abortion access, you can visit Women on Web to request abortion pills or learn more about the local support and resources available in your country.

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 in hospitals or under medical supervision only

Misoprostol is registered

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.

Mifepristone:
Mifegyne 200mg Exelgyn
Mifepristone Linepharma 200 mg

Misoprostol:
Cytotec 200 mcg Pfizer Ltd
Arthrotec 50 or 75 (200 mcg) **contains Diclofenac
Angusta 25 mcg (shortage until 31.10.2022)