Illegal Pornography on the Rise
Authorities have seized record amounts of illegal pornography this year. Pornography that depicts real violence, paedophilia, or bestiality is illegal in Finland.
The Finnish Board of Film Classification and police teamed up to conduct raids on sites suspected of selling illegal pornography. Around 800 illegal movies were seized. In at least one case, a Finnish pornography producer and distributor will be taken to court for the aggravated assault allegedly portrayed in the movie.
Leena Karjalainen, an inspector with the Board of Film Classification, is worried not only of the increasing brutality of pornography, but that it is becoming more commonplace in flea markets, for example, where children might be exposed to it.
"At the beginning of next year we intend to hand out guidelines for flea markets explaining what is legal, what isn't, and what vendors should do. I am going to recommend that flea markets do not sell pornography at all," says Karjalainen. Violent Games Also Under Scrutiny
The Board will also start conducting spot tests this Christmas season on shops that sell video games with a minimum age limit of 18. Young buyers will attempt to buy the games at various shops in order to reveal vendors with lax supervision.

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