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“Finnish Court rules sex with children is permitted.”
Social media posts Claim dated 26 Apr 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

What PolitiFact found

This isn’t true. Sex with children under 16 years old is illegal in Finland.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 26 April 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 April 2022. Its rating was “False”.

This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.