1. What the law is
Charges can be waived in Finland if the offense is petty or the person seeks approved treatment. Otherwise, using or possessing psilocybin is the criminal offense of unlawful use of narcotics under Chapter 50 of the Criminal Code, punishable by a fine or up to six months imprisonment. The Narcotics Act classifies psilocybin and Psilocybe mushrooms alike as narcotics, and cultivation and sale carry heavier penalties.
2. Trials in Finland
Interventional psilocybin trials with at least one site in Finland, as their sponsors filed them with ClinicalTrials.gov, EU CTIS and ISRCTN. Each row links to the registry record, which sets out who may take part.
Recruiting or opening counts trials recruiting now, not yet recruiting, or enrolling by invitation. Closed counts trials terminated, suspended, withdrawn or left unverified by their sponsors.
| Registry ID | Trial | Phase | Sponsor | Status | Start date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT05646303 | Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy in Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) (opens in new tab)Sites in Helsinki, Kouvola, Oulu | Phase Phase 2 | Sponsor Clairvoyant Therapeutics | Status Unknown status | Start date |
ClinicalTrials.gov data courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
3. History
The legal events behind this entry, dated and oldest first. Our own reviews and corrections are listed under Changes to this record.
No reform legislation on file for Finland yet. If one passes, it appears here, dated.
4. Proposed laws
No proposed law is on file in Finland that would change this entry, as of the 16 Aug 2026 review.
5. Common questions
Is psilocybin legal in Finland?
Psilocybin is illegal in Finland.
Are magic mushrooms ("shrooms") legal in Finland?
"Magic mushrooms" and "shrooms" are common names for fungi that contain psilocybin, and this entry states the law on psilocybin itself, which some laws treat separately from the fungus. Psilocybin is illegal in Finland.
Read the law
Narcotics Act (373/2008) and Criminal Code Chapter 50: psilocybin, psilocin and Psilocybe mushrooms are classified narcotics; unlawful use of narcotics is a criminal offense punishable by fine or up to 6 months imprisonment (narcotics offense: up to 2 years; cultivation of Psilocybe up to 2 years).1
Sources
This entry's status is checked against the primary sources below, and the methodology explains how each entry is graded for confidence.
- 1.finlex.fi (opens in new tab) · finlex.fi
- 2.European Union Drugs Agency.European Union Drugs Agency (opens in new tab) · euda.europa.eu
This entry is for information only and is not legal or medical advice. Laws change, and enforcement can differ from the letter of the law, so check the current position against the primary sources above before relying on it.
Changes to this record
2 changes on file, the latest on . Show allHide
Every change we have made to this record, dated, corrections included. Nothing changes silently.
Finland's entry had no primary source behind it. The Narcotics Act and the decree that lists psilocybin are now cited directly, and both say what the entry already said.
Finland had been marked mixed, on the strength of an unsettled question about ayahuasca. That says nothing about psilocybin, which is a criminal narcotics offense in Finland, so the status is corrected to illegal.
Psilocybin Media Group. "Finland: psilocybin legal status." The Psilocybin Record, accession FI-001, version of 23 Aug 2026. https://psilocybinlegalization.com/record/finland