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{{Construction Site}}[[File:Flag_of_Finland.svg|thumb|150px|right|Flag of Finland]]'''Finland''' is a Nordic nation in Northern Europe. Like other Nordic nations, the people abhor non-medical child circumcision. Finland is a republic with a 200-member unicameral Parliamentparliament.<ref name="constitution2018">{{REFdocument

==Nordic position== In 2013, children's ombudsmen from [[Sweden]], [[Norway]], Finland, [[Denmark]], and Iceland, along with the Chair of the Danish Children's Council and the children's spokesperson for Greenland, passed a resolution that emphasized the decision to be [[circumcised ]] should belong to the individual, who should be able to give [[informed consent]].<ref name="resolution2">{{REFweb

The Constitution of Finland has a strong Bill of Rights in Chapter 2 -— Basic rights and liberties. Section Seven states:

Finland became the 23rd member State of the [https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/home Council of Europe] on 5 May 1989.<ref>[https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/finland Finland // 47 Etats, one Europe]</ref> As a member of the [https://www.coe.int/en/web/portalCouncil portal Council of Europe], Finland is subject to the ''European Convention on Human Rights''<ref>{{REFdocument

Four boys in Finland were hospitalized after being [[circumcised ]] by a visiting Muslim doctor. One of the boys had gangrene in his [[penis]], but it apparently was successfully treated in hospital. An African-born doctor visiting Kuopio last week performed the operation on seven Muslim boys. The youngest was just three months old, and the oldest were about ten.<ref>{{REFnews

The [https://stm.fi/en/ministry Ministry of Social Affairs and Health] and the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities sent a letter to Finnish university hospitals in 2003 to urge them to perform non-medical circumcisions, however some doctors have refused to perform the operation, saying that it violates the [[physical integrity ]] of the child.<ref>{{REFnews

The [https://www.lskl.fi/english/ Central Union for Child Welfare] in Finland issued a position statement on male [[circumcision ]] in 2003. The statement said "circumcision of boys that violates the personal integrity of the boys is not acceptable unless it is done for medical reasons to treat an illness."<ref>{{REFdocument

A Muslim mother had been charged with assault after she had her four-year-old son [[circumcised]]. The trial court ruled that the [[circumcision ]] of the boy was illegal.<ref>{{REFnews

The [https://www.greens.fi/Finnish Green League] voted in 2012 to seek the phase-out of non-medical male [[circumcision ]] of boys by law.<ref>{{REFnews

The [https://www.perussuomalaiset.fi/kielisivu/in-english/ Finns Party] (''Perussuomalaiset'', or PS), formerly known as the True Finns, Finland's third largest political party, proposed banning non-medical [[Brit Milah| ritual circumcision ]] in October 2012.<ref>{{REFnews

A Finnish Foreigner.fi (2019) reported non-medical circumcisions of boys are lawful in Finland, subject to the following conditions: * Non-medical [[circumcision]] is not covered by health care or performed in hospitals or health centres.* [[Circumcision]] must be performed by a medical doctor.* The doctor must perform the circumcision in a clean and sterile environment to prevent [[infection]].* Pain-killers must be used to prevent [[pain]].* The attending physician must provide information about after-care.* The guardians of the boy must provide written [[informed consent]]. If there are two guardians, both must sign.* The boy must also provide his consent if he is of age to do so.* The guardians must pay for the cost of the [[intactivistcircumcision]] group has .* The immigration department estimates that about 400 non-medical circumcisions are performed each year.<ref name="foreigner2019">{{REFweb |url=https://www.foreigner.fi/articulo/moving-to-finland/boys-circumcision-from-legal-persecution-to-public-guidance/20190124153314001189.html |title=Male child circumcision, from prosecution to government guidance |last= |first= |date=2019-01-24 |accessdate=2020-11-06}}</ref> Board members of the youth organization of the right-wing party ''The Finns'' have created a citizen's initiative petition to the Parliament to reform the law so as to prohibit non-medical circumcision of boys. The petitionis initiated as of {{date|2020-10-21}}, dated and has half a year, until {{date|2021-04-21 October 2020 has been presented }}, to gather the required 50,000 signatures. Only if that requirement is reached, the initiative will proceed to the Parliamentparliament. An English translation of the Finnish original has been prepared.<ref>{{REFdocument

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