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March 11, 2024, 3:08 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex itself not addressed in the law but soliciting in a public place is illegal Is buying sex criminalised? Not generally although buying in a public place is illegal. Also, buying sex from someone who is trafficked or "procured" is a criminal offence. Is organising/managing criminalised? Organising and managing is criminalised. Pandering includes mediating and procuring in 'prostitution', supplying premises, harbouring sex workers - all criminalised." (para 1-3).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Finland who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 23 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Finland, France, Greece, Qatar, South Korea
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Finland was 8 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Finland is 57.1% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Finland is 85 years for women and 79 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Finland is 79.2 years for men and 84.0 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 15, 2023, 2:39 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Marriage Act, Secs. 34, 35 and 103(b).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"8.5 births per 1000 population"
Aug. 10, 2023, 10:35 a.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

"(1) Direct descendants have a primary right to inherit. (2) Each child shall receive an equal share of the inheritance. If a child has died, his or her descendants shall take his or her place and each branch shall receive an equal share" (1). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2001) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 10, 2023, 10:34 a.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

"(1) If the decedent was married and he or she is not survived by any direct descendants, the estate shall devolve on the surviving spouse. (2) Subject to the provisions in this chapter, if upon the death of the surviving spouse the father, mother, brother or sister or a descendant of such a brother or sister of the first deceased spouse is alive, those of the said persons who at the time have the primary right to inherit the first deceased spouse shall receive one half of the estate of the surviving spouse. The surviving spouse shall not bequeath what is thus to devolve on the heirs of the first...more
Aug. 10, 2023, 10:25 a.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"The action of a provider of goods or services shall be deemed to constitute discrimination prohibited under this Act if a person is treated less favourably than others on the basis of gender in the provision of goods and services available to the public in the public or private sector, or if the person is otherwise treated in the manner referred to in section 7" (7). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2016) relating to discrimination based on gender are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER...more
Aug. 10, 2023, 10:21 a.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"Section 36 Each spouse shall administer his or her property subject to the restrictions referred to in sections 37—39. Section 37 Property subject to the marital right of the other spouse shall be administered so that it will not unnecessarily decrease to the detriment of the other spouse. Section 38 (542/1995) (1) A spouse shall not convey real property intended for use as the common home of the spouses, unless the other spouse consents to the same in writing. However, the consent of the other spouse shall not be necessary, if the property to be conveyed is mainly intended for some other use and if the home and the property...more
June 22, 2023, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"The gender representation in the government that turned heads internationally is also mirrored in the foundation of new enterprises, when looking from a global perspective. While Finland has more female entrepreneurs per capita than the European average, the share of female entrepreneurs here has remained at 30 per cent for the past decade. 'Although doing well internationally, we still have plenty of work to do related to flexibility in our parental leave system but also our labour market,' notes Carita Orlando, CEO of Women Entrepreneurs of Finland. 'Our goal is to advocate legislation that supports this trend, to make founding companies easier and to develop the social system to fill...more
June 22, 2023, 1:29 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"Finland’s matrimonial property system is based on the above mentioned principles of equality of spouses and their mutual financial dependency. In addition, the system includes principles that prevent the development of financially unreasonable situations. Entering into marriage does not cause changes in the spouse’s ownership during the marriage. When property is divided on account of divorce it is divided equally among the spouses. An exception to this rule is made if the spouses have entered into a marriage settlement. In a marriage settlement spouses can agree for example that should the marriage be dissolved each spouse keeps their own property or that certain property will remain outside of the distribution...more
June 22, 2023, 1:18 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1

"Divorce can incur extra financial burdens after separations are finalised, including increased housing costs. Additionally, married couples that decide to split can be faced with financial surprises, if for example one spouse has taken on debts without telling the other spouse. The survey also found that very few couples agree in advance about how to divide assets if they divorce. The bank noted that marriage is a legal and financial agreement and that such scenarios should be discussed well before separation is considered a possibility. 'Without a prenuptial agreement, assets that are in the names of both spouses are added together at the end of the marriage and divided equally....more
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Cameroon, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kosovo, Latvia, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

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May 15, 2023, 1:50 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code of Inheritance of 1965, Ch. 2, Sec. 1.
May 15, 2023, 1:50 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code of Inheritance of 1965, Ch. 3, Sec. 1.
May 15, 2023, 1:50 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law prohibits discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Act on Equality between Men and Women, Sec. 8e. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Marriage Act, Sec. 33. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided....more
April 10, 2023, 10:28 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

Chapter 2. Section 7. "No person shall marry her father, his mother, his or her grandparent or other direct ascendant, nor his or her child, grandchild or other direct descendant."
April 10, 2023, 9:32 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

According to the Finnish Population Register Centre database, only about 0.2% of all marriages in Finland between 1985 and 2015 were between first cousins (VC-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 8, 2022, 11:47 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Luxembourg, Mali, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Suriname, Ukraine
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-5

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Dec. 8, 2022, 11:45 p.m.
Countries: Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chile, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Luxembourg, North Korea
Variables: CONST-SCALE-1

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Dec. 8, 2022, 11:44 p.m.
Countries: Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Maldives, Moldova, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Variables: ATC-SCALE-2

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