Lecture in World Sexual Health Day event in Tokyo September 4th, 2015

1. in
SEXFINLAND
Tommi Paalanen

2. MA, D.Soc.Sci., Philosopher
Authorised Sexuality Educator and Sexual Health Promoter,
Nordic Associacion for Clinical Sexology
Executive Director, Sexpo Foundation
Co-Chair or Sexual Rights Committee,
World Association for Sexual Health
Sexual ethics, sexual rights, professional ethics,
Philosophy of sexuality, equality, human rights
WHO?

3. Liberalisation of attitudes
Improvement in sexual health
Triumph of visual sexual culture
Renaissance of romance and fidelity
Big trends

4. Individualism in sexuality: Institutions and
religion matter less
Gender equality is discussed widely
Wide acceptance of sexual diversity
(but not gender diversity)
Conservative resistance: Polarisation in
attitudes and sexual health
Liberal and positive

5. Increasing diversity
Sexual behavior
• Lot of sex partners: avg. 15 in lifetime
• Anal sex is mainstream: 25-33% (40% have tried)
• Bondage: 20-30%
• BDSM: 5-6% (light BDSM is common)
• Solo-sex is increasing rapidly
Good sexual health situation
HIV 150-200 / year (declining)
Chlamydia 13000 (youth 2500) / year
Abortions 8,7/1000 (youth 10,5)

6. Visual sex culture
Porn use is common
• Young adults: 80% men, 42% women
• Youth 99%-86%
• Most find porn exciting and plesurable
Trends
Increase in women's porn use (but polarisation)
Explosion in sexting and sharing erotic pictures
Increase in producing amateur porn

7. Naked Finland
Amateur porn web site "Alaston Suomi"
• 75000 users, 500000 pictures
• Over 2 million visits / month
• Typical uploader is a young woman
• Mostly erotic posing, but also hardcore

8. Romance
Relationships are based on emotional bond
• Popularity of marriage declines rapidly
• Serial monogamy
• Huge importance to personal identity
• Strictest attitudes on fidelity in Europe
Lots of trouble: desire problems, controlling,
great expectations
Hypocrisy: over 30% have parallel relationships
Counter-cultures: polyamory, open relationships