This statistic displays the results of a survey conducted in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017 regarding sexual harassment experiences of women within the last two years. During the survey period, theshare of women under 35 years experiencing unwanted sexual advances increased overall, amounting to 55 percent of respondents in 2017. In 2017, 21 percent of the respondents aged 55 years and above had experienced sexual harassment within the last two years.
Experienced sexual harassment of women in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by age group
the survey respondents are a representable sample of the whole population
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Kysyn seuraavaksi muutamia seksuaaliseen häirintään ja ahdisteluun liittyviä kysymyksiä.
Seksuaalisella häirinnällä ja ahdistelulla tarkoitetaan tässä sellaista seksuaalista käyttäytymistä, puhetta tai kirjoittelua, joka on ei-toivottua, yksipuolista ja saattaa sisältää painostusta.
A Onko joku kahden viime vuoden aikana esittänyt asiattomia vartaloosi
tai seksuaalisuuteesi kohdistuneita huomautuksia?
B Ehdottanut sinulle seksiä epäasiallisessa yhteydessä?
C Kertonut kaksimielisiä vitsejä tai puhunut härskejä tavalla, jonka olet
kokenut loukkaavaksi?
F Häirinnyt tai ahdistellut sinua edellä kuvatuilla tavoilla sosiaalisessa
mediassa tai muualla verkossa?
D Lähennellyt sinua fyysisesti ei-toivotulla tavalla?
E Paljastellut sinulle itseään tai seurannut sinua?"
The source defines sexual harassment as sexual behavior, talk, or writing, which is unwelcome, one-sided, and may involve coercion.
* In 2017, the study was conducted between September and November.
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Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. (June 15, 2018). Experienced sexual harassment of women in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/923924/survey-women-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. "Experienced sexual harassment of women in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by age group." Chart. June 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/923924/survey-women-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. (2018). Experienced sexual harassment of women in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/923924/survey-women-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. "Experienced Sexual Harassment of Women in Finland in Selected Years from 1998 to 2017, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/923924/survey-women-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö, Experienced sexual harassment of women in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/923924/survey-women-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland/ (last visited January 13, 2025)
Experienced sexual harassment of women in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by age group [Graph], Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö, June 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/923924/survey-women-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland/
