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Child Prostitution The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
Children In the first
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Men Buying Sex from Minors Police are investigating cases where
13 to 17-year-olds sold sexual services for money - although they say that
alcohol, drugs, CD's, jeans and clothes are an even more common form of
payment. Around one in three underage prostitutes are boys, but as far as
police know, all of the customers have been men. The crime is difficult to track, as both
buyer and seller are keen to keep the transaction secret. While prostitution
is legal in Finland, buying sex from minors is not. ***
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what time you call In Finland, call 09 753 5121 www.ecpat.net/A4A_2005/PDF/Europe/Global_Monitoring_Report-FINLAND.pdf Finland does not record a large
number of children sexually exploited through prostitution. Most cases of
sexual exploitation of children are related to the possession of child
pornography, mainly through downloading images from the Internet, and to
child sex tourism practised by Finnish nationals in foreign destinations,
especially in Russia and Estonia. Prostitution in the country is
usually formally organised through procuring organisations which are careful
to ensure that the individuals they engage in sexual activities are not
minors, because of the stiff penalties and the great risk of getting caught
by the authorities. As a result, most individuals involved in prostitution in
the country are between the ages of 18-29. Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 CHILDREN
- There were reports
of trafficking of children for sexual exploitation TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – Most
trafficking involved women and girls from Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2005 [52] While welcoming that recent amendments
to the Penal Code introduced the crime of trafficking in Finnish legislation,
as well as the National Plan of Action Combating the Commercial Sexual
Exploitation of Children of 2000 and the National Plan of Action against
Trafficking in Human Beings of 2005, the Committee is concerned at the
information that persons, including children, continue to be trafficked to
and through the country. More
Men Buying Sex from Minors Police are investigating cases
where 13 to 17-year-olds sold sexual services for money - although they say
that alcohol, drugs, CD's, jeans and clothes are an even more common form of
payment. Around one in three underage prostitutes are boys, but as far as
police know, all of the customers have been men. The crime is difficult to track, as both
buyer and seller are keen to keep the transaction secret. While prostitution
is legal in Finland, buying sex from minors is not. ECPAT: Fifth Report on implementation of the Agenda for
Action [DOC] www.ecpat.net/eng/Ecpat_inter/publication/other/english/Doc_page/ecpat_5th_a4a_2001_full.doc At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] [B]
COUNTRY UPDATES – FINLAND – The Committee on the Rights of the Child has expressed its deep concern
about the problem of child sex tourism committed by Finns in nearby countries
of the former Soviet Union, and urged that adequate measures should be taken
to combat it. Finnish and Russian authorities have been working together to
tackle child sex tourism. This
cooperation led to the prosecution of a Finnish man for sexually exploiting a
minor in Contribution by President of the Republic Tarja Halonen at a conference of experts dealing with child trafficking in the Baltic Sea region "Stop Child Trafficking: Modern-Day Slavery" in Helsinki on 2.6.2003 www.tpk.fi/netcomm/news/ShowArticle.asp?intNWSAID=15043&intSubArtID=8952&intToPrint=1&LAN=EN At one time this article had been
republished and may possibly still be accessible [here]
A question often asked is how many children fall victim to trafficking here in our own Baltic Sea Region. To be frank, we do not know exactly. Researchers trying to compile data have had to face harassment, intimidation and threats. The people engaged in child trafficking are determined to persist in their illegal and immoral activities. Nor are those who exploit children any more willing to tell about their own actions. A question often asked is how many
children fall victim to trafficking here in our own Baltic Sea Region. To be
frank, we do not know exactly. Researchers trying to compile data have had to
face harassment, intimidation and threats. The people engaged in child
trafficking are determined to persist in their illegal and immoral
activities. Nor are those who exploit children any more willing to tell about
their own actions. Children
in Viipuri Attest to Sex Trips by Finns The “New Thailand” for Finnish men
extends from Sortavala in Russian Karelia down to Viipuri and No indication of widespread organised child prostitution in Finland POLICE CONCERNED ABOUT USE OF INTERNET CHAT LINES FOR CHILD SEX SERVICES - Police believe that some children in Finland have been providing sex services to adults in exchange for money or goods. They are especially concerned about chat lines. Boys use them to sell themselves. Mero believes that Finland does not have any real organized child prostitution activities. However, he says that some boys and girls have been known to sell themselves near Helsinki's Central Railway Station. In addition to Finns, child prostitutes in Finland have come from Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. DE FACTO - Prostitution has not been common in Finland and it has not been professionally organized. Previously there used to be no street or child prostitution. However, the situation has changed since the beginning of the 1990s, when prostitution became more common and more organized. Protection Project: Finland [DOC] National
Action Plan Combating Human Trafficking in Finland The Government in its general session
on 25 August 2005 approved the national action plan against human
trafficking. The action plan is the first ever proposal for comprehensive
measures to combat human trafficking in Sexual
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