How long after a tattoo can I donate blood in Finland?
The Finnish Red Cross Blood Service says a tattoo or permanent pigmentation causes a four-month bar on donating blood. Its own page decides.
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- Blood service
- Finnish Red Cross Blood Service (Suomen Punainen Risti, Veripalvelu)
- Waiting period after a tattoo
- 4 months (tattoo and permanent pigmentation)
- Waiting period after a piercing
- 4 months (ear piercing counts as a piercing)
- Date shown on the page
- Piercing page last updated 31 March 2023
- Source
- Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, frequently asked questions: tattoo and piercing; further page, read November 5, 2026.
What this page does not cover
It states what the blood service's page says on the date it was read. It does not cover other rules a donation centre may apply, a change made since that date, or any individual case. The blood service's own page and the donation centre decide.
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