Action Plan for the prevention of circumcision of girls and women 2012-2016 (FGM)
Tyttöjen ja naisten ympärileikkauksen estämisen toimintaohjelma 2012-2016 (FGM)
The information was last updated in 2013 and may have changed since.
Estimates based on the number of migrants in Finland (Statistics Finland 2011), who originate from countries where some form of FGM is practiced. In the case of Somalis, the largest group in Finland which traditionally has practiced FGM, the calculation is based on the number of Somali speakers.
Data Collection
Author(s)
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Year of data collection
Action plan published 2012
Study population
None
Prevalence data on FGM
According to a rough estimate 27 000 people, including both women and men.
Source
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health