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Finnish police use new law to launch first probes into suspected FGM cases, paper says

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Finland introduced a specific law banning the practice and preparation of female genital mutilation (FGM) at the beginning of last year.

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Hs: Police Began the First Preliminary Investigations Into Female Genital Mutilation

One suspected crime is being investigated in Kuopio, the other in Tampere.

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Suspicion: Woman Mutilated in Kuopio

Female genital mutilation has been a crime in Finland for a year now. Police are investigating a suspected case of female genital mutilation in Kuopio. The crime refers to the mutilation of the genitals of either a woman or a girl. The criminal investigation began in January of this year.

·Finland
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yle broke the news in Finland on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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