Finnish Christian MP convicted of ‘crimes against humanity’ for church booklet on marriage
Posted at The Christian Institute:
Published March 26, 2026
A Christian politician in Finland has been convicted of “hate speech” for expressing her views on sexual ethics in a pamphlet she published for her church in 2004.In the Finnish Supreme Court’s narrow 3-2 decision, Päivi Räsänen was found guilty of publicly making and keeping available “opinions that insult homosexuals as a group on the basis of their sexual orientation”. This offence is listed under a chapter of criminal code entitled “war crimes and crimes against humanity”.
But the Court unanimously vindicated her for sharing similar views in a 2019 tweet. Two lower courts have previously acquitted her on all charges, and she hopes to appeal her conviction at the European Court of Human Rights.
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See also:
- BREAKING: Christian parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen convicted by Supreme Court of "hate speech" (The Bridgehead with Jonathon Van Maren)
- Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen found guilty of hate speech (The Christian Post)
- Finish Politician Convicted of 'Hate Speech' Over Marriage Pamphlet - My Christian Daily
- Finnish Lutherans convicted of ‘hate speech’ by Finland Supreme Court (Reporter.LCMS)
- Päivi Räsänen convicted: previous court victories overturned after being found guilty of “insulting” homosexuals, Evangelical Focus
- The ruling against Päivi Räsänen “lowers the threshold for criminalising peaceful expression”, say European evangelicals, Evangelical Focus
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