Abstract: A force sensor based on an organic field effect transistor applied on a substrate is disclosed. In one embodiment, a mechanical force acting on the transistor causes a change in its source-drain voltage or its source-drain current which corresponds to said force and which can in each case be detected as measurement quantity for the acting force, a diaphragm-based pressure sensor that uses a force sensor of this type, a one- or two-dimensional position sensor that uses a multiplicity of force sensors of this type, and a fingerprint sensor that uses a multiplicity of such force sensors.