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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Finland are among the most advanced in the world. Both male and female same sex sexual activity have been legal in Finland since 1971 with "promotion" thereof decriminalized and the age of consent equalized in 1999. Homosexuality was declassified as an illness in 1981. Discrimination based on sexual orientation in areas such as employment, the provision of goods and services, etc., was criminalized in 1995 and discrimination based on gender identity in 2005. Same sex marriage and joint adoption by same sex couples were approved by the Finnish Parliament in 2014, and the law took effect on 1 March 2017. Previously, Finland had allowed registered partnerships between 2002 and 2017, which gave same sex couples the same rights as married couples except for adoption and a joint surname. Lesbian couples have been able to access in vitro fertilization (IVF) since 2007, and stepchild adoption became possible for same sex couples in 2009. Transgender individuals who are residents of Finland and also over the age of 18 years old, can legally change sex on documents and forms (i. e. on a birth certificate) by way of self determination, effective from April 3, 2023, with enacted legislation passed and signed formally both by the Parliament and the President respectively. Finland is often referred to as one of the world's most LGBT friendly countries and public acceptance of LGBT people and same sex relationships is high. 2019 polling from the Eurobarometer showed that 80% of Finns believed gay, lesbian and bisexual people should enjoy the same rights as heterosexual people, and 76% supported same sex marriage.

Homosexuality has been decriminalized since 1971, and was declassified as an illness in 1981, around the same time as in other European countries. The age of consent was equalized to 16 in 1999. Transvestism was declassified as an illness in 2011.

Registered partnerships (; registrerat partnerskap) in Finland were created for same sex couples in 2002. The legislation, granting similar rights and responsibilities to same sex couples as to married opposite sex couples, was passed by the Parliament in September 2001 with a vote of 99–84. In May 2009, the Parliament revised the law allowing couples to adopt the biological children of their partner. Registered partnerships, which were available only to same sex couples, were registered and dissolved using a procedure similar to that for civil marriages. The legislation also granted immigration rights to a same sex foreign partner of a Finnish citizen. The registered partnership law was repealed on 1 March 2017 after same sex marriage legislation came into effect. According to a survey conducted by the newspaper Kotimaa on 11 March 2010, the 2007 parliamentary election resulted in a split on the issue of same sex marriage, with 54% of MPs opposing a gender neutral marriage law and 46% supporting. However, four of the eight parties in the Parliament — the Social Democrats, The Centre Party had no general position on same sex marriage, The Christian Democrats, and the True Finns took a negative stance on same sex marriage in their electoral platforms.

Until 2023, people wishing to have their legal gender reassigned on official documents, such as passports, birth certificates and IDs, needed to be sterilized or "for some other reason infertile". In 2012, a possible change of the law was put under consideration by the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. A recommendation from the UN Human Rights Council to eliminate the sterilization requirement was rejected by the Finnish Government in 2017. In October 2017, a bill to amend the law failed because not enough MPs supported the measure. Committee chair Tuula Haatainen said that only 8 out of the 17 committee members supported the bill. The bill was introduced by Left Alliance MP Silvia Modig in 2016 and had gathered 85 MP signatures in the Finnish Parliament. In 2017, Sakris Kupila, a transgender activist and medical student, was denied a legal gender reassignment after refusing to undergo this process, campaigning along with Amnesty International to demand a change to the law. Transgender people must also receive a mental disorder diagnosis in order to have legal gender reassigned. In 2019, the newly elected Rinne Cabinet released their legislative plans for the next 4 years. It includes the removal of the sterilisation requirement for sex reassignment and banning surgeries on intersex infants. However the Rinne cabinet resigned before this legislation could be introduced to parliament. On April 6, 2021, a citizens' initiative suggesting changes to the transgender law, such as removing the sterilization requirement and giving the right for transgender people at least 15 years of age to change their legal gender with the permission of a guardian was proposed. It achieved the required 50,000 signatures 1 day after the submission, and was sent to parliament on the 24th of September with a total of 68,374 signatures. The act passed with amendments on 1 February 2023, with votes 113–69. Most government parties voted for and most opposition parties voted against; the government Centre Party and opposition National Coalition Party were divided. In amendments, the age limit for changing one's gender was increased to 18 years, and a limit of at most one change per year, unless a special reason is provided, was instituted. The law also included a 30 day "period of reflection". The process was controversial as the Centre Party, who according to the Social Democrats had promised to vote for the law in committee, opposed it in the Social Affairs and Health Committee. According to the Centre Party, the law concerned a matter on which its representatives were allowed to vote freely based on their conscience. In March 2023, the President of Finland formally signed the bill into law and it went into legal effect on April 3.

In 2020, the Council for Choices in Health Care in Finland recommended that treatment standards for transgender adults should prioritize "psychosocial support", and that medical transition be allowed in priority in cases where "the dysphoria associated with gender identity is persistent (> 2 years), that the person can consistently describe how the dysphoria is harmful to them in everyday situations and that it can be reliably established that the dysphoria is detrimental to their social life or professional career or causes significant suffering". The Council also issued recommendations for the treatment of transgender youth, which they defined as until age 25, stating that "the first line intervention for gender variance during childhood and adolescent years is psychosocial support and, as necessary, gender explorative therapy and treatment for comorbid psychiatric disorders" and that medical intervention can only be given on a "case by case basis". A survey conducted by Seta found that over 40% of trans respondents were entirely unable to access the care they needed, with the majority of respondents reporting extended waiting times for care.

In Finland, as in many other countries, gay and bisexual men were previously not allowed to donate blood. In December 2013, the Finnish Medicines Agency changed its rules on blood donations, repealing a permanent ban for men who have sex with men (MSM) and setting a one year deferral period. In 2021, the deferral period was shortened to 4 months. Since December 2023, there is no extra deferral period for MSM.

Support for same sex marriage in Finland has grown gradually since the 2000s. A December 2006 EU poll put Finnish support for same sex marriage at 45%, while an August 2010 survey conducted by Yle put support at 54% with 35% opposing it. A March 2013 survey by Taloustutkimus found that 58% of Finns supported same sex marriage. A survey taken in March 2014 by Taloustutkimus found that 65% of Finns supported same sex marriage, while 27% opposed. A different survey in March 2014 found that 57% supported same sex adoption, while 36% opposed. A gay rights panel discussion that aired on Yle TV2 on 12 October, 2010 was followed by an unprecedented high number of people leaving the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. In 2014, thousands of Finns resigned from the Church, following comments made by church officials supporting the same sex marriage legislation. In June 2019, Archbishop Tapio Luoma affirmed that same sex couples are welcome at all church activities. The 2015 Eurobarometer found that 66% of Finns thought that same sex marriage should be allowed throughout Europe, 28% were against. In 2015's Finsex study, 29% of Finnish men answered that homosexuality is "perverted", while the number was 43% in 2002. In 2015, 15% of women answered that homosexuality is "perverted", as opposed to 28% in 2002. In 2015 around 40% of young Finnish women claimed same sex attraction, while around 20% of young Finnish men claimed same sex attraction. The 2019 Eurobarometer found that 76% of Finns thought same sex marriage should be allowed throughout Europe, while 21% were against. 80% believed that gay, lesbian and bisexual people should enjoy the same rights as heterosexual people, and 79% believed there is nothing wrong about a same sex sexual relationship.

Finland is often referred to as one of the most LGBT friendly countries in the world and public acceptance of LGBT people and same sex relationships is high. The "Gay Happiness Index" (GHI), based on a poll by PlanetRomeo, lists Finland as the twelfth happiest country for LGBT people, on par with countries such as New Zealand and Spain. In March 2019, Finland was ranked the fourth best LGBT friendly travel destination in the world, tied with several other European countries, including the Netherlands, Austria, Malta and Iceland among others. Several Finnish cities have organisations which campaign for LGBT rights. The largest such group is Seta, founded in 1974. Others include Trasek, a transgender and intersex rights group, and Rainbow Families (Sateenkaariperheet, Regnbågsfamiljer). These groups advocate for legal and equal rights for same sex couples and transgender individuals through political lobbying, the dissemination of information and the organization of social and support activities. They also offer help, guidance and counselling concerning coming out, health, sex and relationships. There is a visible gay scene in the capital Helsinki, with various gay bars, clubs, cafés and other venues and events. The first public gay demonstration in Finland was held in 1981 in Helsinki under the name Liberation Days (Vapautuspäivät, Befrielsedagen). Pride parades are held in various cities across Finland, notably in the capital Helsinki, but also in cities such as Oulu, Jyväskylä, Turku, Tampere, Rovaniemi, Lappeenranta, Loviisa, Pori, Riihimäki, Lahti, Kouvola and Kuusamo. An estimated 100,000 people attended the 2018 Helsinki Pride parade, Sápmi Pride is held in the far north, rotating cities between Norway, Sweden and Finland every year. It was held in Finland for the first time in 2017 in the city of Inari.

In 2011, Pekka Haavisto, an openly gay member of the Finnish Parliament and former Environment Minister, was nominated as the Green League candidate for the Finnish presidential election of 2012. In the first round of the election on 22 January 2012, he finished second with 18.8 percent of the votes, but in the run off on 5 February, he lost to the National Coalition Party candidate, former Finance Minister Sauli Niinistö with 37.4 percent of the votes. In February 2017, Haavisto announced that he would reprise his candidacy in the 2018 presidential election. The decision came after Haavisto had been approached multiple times by the Green League. In the election, Haavisto placed second with 12.4 percent of the votes, while President Niinistö went on to secure his second term with a majority of votes.

Same sex sexual activity legal (Since 1971) Equal age of consent (16) (Since 1999) Anti discrimination laws in employment only (Since 1995) Anti discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services (Since 2001) Anti discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) (Since 2004) Anti discrimination laws concerning gender identity (Since 2005) Recognition of same sex couples (Since 2002) Same sex marriages (Since 2017) Stepchild adoption by same sex couples (Since 2009) Joint adoption by same sex couples (Since 2017) LGBT people allowed to serve openly in the military (Never banned) Right to change legal gender on documents (i. e. on a birth certificate) (Since 2023, by self determination without forced SRS and sterilization) Access to IVF for lesbian couples (Since 2006) Automatic parenthood for both spouses after birth (Since 2019) Conversion therapy banned on minors (Pending) Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples (Illegal for heterosexual couples also) MSMs allowed to donate blood (Legal since 2013, no deferral period since 2023)