1. The Sexual Habits and Partners of the Finns: Preface

Earlier chapters have described what Finns think about establishing a sexual relationship, at what age and with what kind of partners they commence their sex life. How does this sex life continue in adult life, and with what kind of partners? What kind of sex habits do people have, what kind of sex life do they feel to be satisfying? What kind of equipment or products (such as pornography) do they use in connection with their sex life? This chapter tries to provide answers to these questions, among others.

The central aim of this chapter is to compare changes in sex habits and the choice of partners that have occurred during the last 20 years. The 1992 study does, however, include many new issues about which nothing was asked in 1971. Such subjects include oral and anal sex, satisfying the partner manually, the use of various equipment and accessories, group sex, sexual relations in the workplace and sexual relations with foreigners. Changes that have occurred are examined by comparing the answers of different generations.

Often a sexual relationship is established when a person is in love, and for some, love is a prerequisite. This chapter therefore starts out with falling in love and changes in that during the last 20 years.

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