This statistic displays the results of a survey conducted in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017 regarding the types of sexual harassment experiences of women within the last two years. During the survey period, share of women being told inappropriate sexual jokes increased overall, amounting to 27 percent of the respondents in 2017. In 2017, 15 percent of the female respondents had experienced unwanted physical advances within the last two years.
Experienced sexual harassment of women in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by harassment type
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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 harassment type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/924683/survey-women-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland-by-type/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. "Experienced sexual harassment of women in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by harassment type." Chart. June 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/924683/survey-women-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland-by-type/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. (2018). Experienced sexual harassment of women in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by harassment type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/924683/survey-women-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland-by-type/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. "Experienced Sexual Harassment of Women in Finland in Selected Years from 1998 to 2017, by Harassment Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/924683/survey-women-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland-by-type/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö, Experienced sexual harassment of women in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by harassment type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/924683/survey-women-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland-by-type/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Experienced sexual harassment of women in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by harassment type [Graph], Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö, June 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/924683/survey-women-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland-by-type/