Sperm donation: remuneration
When we hold events to tell people about gamete donation, we have noticed that a lot of people think donors, or at least sperm donors, are paid nothing in Finland. This is not true. In Finland, fertility treatments, and consequently also the remuneration paid to donors, are determined by the Act on Assisted Fertility Treatments, which states the following:
”No remuneration may be given or promised for the donation of gametes. However, the donor may be paid a reasonable sum in compensation of expenses, loss of income and other inconvenience arising from the donation as provided for in greater detail in the Decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.”
(the Act on Assisted Fertility Treatments, the Ministry of Justice’s unofficial translation)
In other words, the Act states that we can pay a sperm donor compensation for the costs resulting from the donation, but not an actual remuneration. This is the legislator’s way of ensuring that no one in Finland will donate their gametes in exchange for money, but instead will be motivated by a sincere desire to help someone who is unable to have children naturally.
How much is the compensation for sperm donation at Ovumia?
A sperm donor’s compensation consists of kilometre allowance and daily allowance. A sperm donor is paid a kilometre allowance and daily allowance for each time he visits the clinic. The amount of the kilometre and daily allowances varies slightly every year.
For example in 2024, the travelling allowance was 57 cents per kilometre and daily allowance was 37,21€ per day. One sperm donation will require about 10 to 12 visits to the clinic. The average compensation is about 200-400€
Daily allowance is taxable income and tax will be taken from it according to the individual tax rate reported by the donor. If the donor lives further than 100 kilometres away, he will be compensated for his travel expenses according to the cost of travel by the least expensive means of transport regardless of which he uses.
Would you like to help?
There is a constant shortage of sperm donors. Fill in the medical history form and we will contact you!
Read more about sperm donation or ask our staff for more information:
Ovumia Helsinki
Hanna Haapanen
050 412 7297
hanna.haapanen@ovumia.fi
Ovumia Tampere
Jenni Jumpponen
040 844 2700
laboratorio@ovumia.fi
Ovumia Jyväskylä
Hanna Paju
020 747 9313
hanna.paju@ovumia.fi