Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Finland
Finland: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified was 20.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Finland, 1984–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 20.4% for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Finland peaked at 64.4% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2022.
Finland ranks 26th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 64.4% | — |
| 1993 | 49.8% | -22.6% |
| 1998 | 49.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 44.7% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -33.4% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.4% | 64.4% | 64.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 49.3% | 49.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 44.7% | 44.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Finland?
- Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Finland was 20.4% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2022.
- How does Finland rank for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- Finland ranks 26th out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
% of respondents replying 1 to 4 in a scale from 1 to 10 when asked "Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between, using this card", when the statement was "Homosexuality". In the scale, 1 means "never justifiable" and 10 means "always justifiable".