Pornography_in_Finland
Certain types of pornography in Finland are illegal; this also includes child pornography. Pornographic material which are violent and bestial are banned.[1] Selling pornographic material in any store is legal, but softcore magazines may not be sold to buyers under 15, and hardcore pornography is restricted to buyers aged 18 and above.
This article focuses only on one specialized aspect of the subject. (February 2021) |
Prior to 1 January 1999, all indecent publishing, including the import and export thereof, was banned.[2] This law was not interpreted as prohibiting the sale of porn magazines but some restrictions for the sold material prevailed.
Video law which was effective from 1987 to 2000 forbade the selling of adult-only videos effectively banning all the pornographic videos. This law was not applied very strictly but at times it led to police crackdowns to erotic stores.