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 men within the last two years. During the survey period, share of men experiencing unwanted physical advances decreased overall, amounting to five percent in 2017. In 2017, three percent of the male respondents had heard inappropriate sexual jokes within the last two years.
Experienced sexual harassment of men in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by harassment type
the survey respondents are a representable sample of the whole population
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Kysyn seuraavaksi muutamia seksuaaliseen häirintään ja ahdisteluun liittyviä kysymyksiä.
Seksuaalisella häirinnällä ja ahdistelulla tarkoitetaan tässä sellaista seksuaalista käyttäytymistä, puhetta tai kirjoittelua, joka on ei-toivottua, yksipuolista ja saattaa sisältää painostusta.
A Onko joku kahden viime vuoden aikana esittänyt asiattomia vartaloosi
tai seksuaalisuuteesi kohdistuneita huomautuksia?
B Ehdottanut sinulle seksiä epäasiallisessa yhteydessä?
C Kertonut kaksimielisiä vitsejä tai puhunut härskejä tavalla, jonka olet
kokenut loukkaavaksi?
F Häirinnyt tai ahdistellut sinua edellä kuvatuilla tavoilla sosiaalisessa
mediassa tai muualla verkossa?
D Lähennellyt sinua fyysisesti ei-toivotulla tavalla?
E Paljastellut sinulle itseään tai seurannut sinua?"
The source defines sexual harassment as sexual behavior, talk, or writing, which is unwelcome, one-sided, and may involve coercion.
* The source does not provide information regarding flashing and stalking before 2012.
** In 2017, the study was conducted between September and November of that year.
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Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. (June 15, 2018). Experienced sexual harassment of men in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by harassment type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/925207/survey-men-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland-by-type/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. "Experienced sexual harassment of men in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by harassment type." Chart. June 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/925207/survey-men-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland-by-type/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. (2018). Experienced sexual harassment of men in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by harassment type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/925207/survey-men-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland-by-type/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. "Experienced Sexual Harassment of Men in Finland in Selected Years from 1998 to 2017, by Harassment Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/925207/survey-men-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland-by-type/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö, Experienced sexual harassment of men in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017, by harassment type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/925207/survey-men-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland-by-type/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Experienced sexual harassment of men 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/925207/survey-men-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-finland-by-type/