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A person can be punished for giving false information or unlawfully hiding a relevant fact in certain authority proceedings.

A person acting as a witness or expert in court, or under oath/affirmation in court or a comparable authority proceeding, who negligently gives false information or hides a relevant fact can be punished.

This provision expands the meaning of “court” for certain false-statement and related offences, and also treats certain ICC investigations as criminal pre-trial investigations.

For false-statement provisions, ‘court’ also includes several international and foreign courts in specified situations.

Whoever unlawfully prevents or tries to prevent a person from giving testimony, or tries to influence the content of testimony, or uses or threatens violence in retaliation for testimony, can be punished with a fine or up to three years in prison.

For false-statement rules, “court” also includes several international and foreign courts in specified situations.

For provisions on false statements, “court” also includes several international and foreign courts.

A person who, after learning of a crime, helps the offender escape or destroys evidence and thereby blocks or tries to block accountability can be fined or imprisoned for up to one year, unless an exception applies.

For certain criminal-law provisions, “court” is defined broadly to include several international and foreign courts; in some provisions, criminal investigation also includes the ICC investigation under the Rome Statute.

Kun perätöntä lausumaa koskevia säännöksiä sovelletaan, tuomioistuimeen luetaan myös tietyt kansainväliset ja ulkomaiset tuomioistuimet.

Jos perätön lausuma tuomioistuimessa aiheuttaa vakavan vaaran, koskee erityisen merkityksellistä seikkaa tai tehdään erityisen suunnitelmallisesti ja kokonaisuutena törkeästi, tekijä tuomitaan törkeästä perättömästä lausumasta tuomioistuimessa vankeuteen.

A person who negligently gives false information or hides a relevant fact while testifying or giving an expert statement in court or a comparable official proceeding may be punished with a fine or imprisonment for up to six months.

False-statement provisions are not applied in certain cases, including when the speaker corrects the statement before questioning ends, when truth-telling would risk self-incrimination, and for certain criminal-case witnesses in listed situations.

This section expands the meaning of “court” and “pre-trial investigation” for certain offences by including specified international and foreign courts and ICC-related investigation.

A person who knows that certain serious crimes are being planned must report it to the authorities or the person in danger in time, unless a close-family exception applies.

For certain offences, the term “court” is expanded to include specified international and foreign courts, and “preliminary investigation” also includes an ICC investigation in one context.

This provision expands what counts as a “court” for certain offences, and it also treats some International Criminal Court investigation activity as “pretrial investigation.”

When applying the false-statement rules, “court” also includes several international and foreign courts, including courts giving legal assistance to a Finnish court.

The false-statement rules do not apply in listed cases, including when the speaker corrects the statement before questioning ends or when telling the truth would expose the person to self-incrimination.

The false-statement rules do not apply in certain cases, including when a statement is corrected before the hearing/interrogation ends or when telling the truth would risk self-incrimination.

A person acting as a witness or expert in court or an equivalent authority proceeding must not negligently give false information or conceal a relevant fact.

A person who tries to induce another to commit an offence referred to in sections 1–3 is punishable for attempted incitement to a false statement by a fine or imprisonment for up to one year.

Viranomaista tai hänen avustajaansa vastaan käytetty tai uhattu väkivalta, jolla pakotetaan, kostetaan tai muutoin vastustetaan virkatoimea, on rangaistavaa.

Perätöntä lausumaa koskevia säännöksiä ei sovelleta tietyissä tilanteissa, kuten kun lausuman antaja oikaisee lausuman ajoissa tai kun totuudessa pysyminen olisi merkinnyt oman rikoksen paljastamista.

A person who learns of a crime and helps the offender escape or destroys evidence, thereby preventing or trying to prevent the offender from being held responsible, must be punished with a fine or up to one year in prison.

The provision lists cases where rules on false statements do not apply, including when the speaker corrects the statement before the hearing ends or when truth-telling would expose the person to liability for their own crime or a closely related unlawful act.

False-statement rules do not apply in listed situations, including prompt correction before the hearing or interrogation ends, impossibility of telling the truth without self-incrimination risk, and certain criminal-case witnesses.

This section expands the meaning of “court” for certain offences-related provisions, including some international and foreign courts, and also treats ICC investigations as preliminary investigations in one context.

Anyone who tries to persuade another person to commit an offence referred to in Sections 1–3 may be punished for attempted incitement to false statement.

Giving false information to an investigative or other authority, or to a court, in a way that creates the described risk is punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to three years.

If violent resistance to an official is committed under mitigating circumstances, the offender must be fined or imprisoned for up to six months.

Using or threatening violence to force, punish, or retaliate against an official performing official duties is punishable by imprisonment; the rule also covers a person assisting the official with the official task.

Perätöntä lausumaa koskevissa säännöksissä “tuomioistuin” kattaa myös tietyt kansainväliset ja ulkomaiset tuomioistuimet, jos ulkomainen tuomioistuin antaa Suomen tuomioistuimelle virka-apua.

Whoever uses or threatens violence against a public official in the specified situations commits an offence and is punishable by imprisonment.

Using or threatening violence to force, retaliate against, or otherwise target an official in connection with an official act is punishable by imprisonment.

This section says the false-statement rules do not apply in certain situations, including when the speaker corrects the statement in time or when telling the truth would risk self-incrimination.

If violent resistance to a public official is judged minor overall and committed under mitigating circumstances, the offender must be punished.

If violent resistance to an official is committed under mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to a fine or imprisonment of up to six months.

Whoever gives false information to an investigation authority, another authority, or a court and thereby creates a risk of wrongful detention, imprisonment, prosecution, or punishment may be punished for false accusation.

Evidence tampering in court or a criminal pre-trial investigation is punishable by a fine or up to 2 years’ imprisonment.

Virkatoimen estäminen, yrittäminen tai vaikeuttaminen ilman väkivaltaa tai sen uhkaa on kiellettyä, ja siitä voidaan tuomita sakkoon.

Jos virkamiehen väkivaltainen vastustaminen tehdään lieventävissä olosuhteissa, tekijä on tuomittava sakkoon tai vankeuteen enintään kuudeksi kuukaudeksi.

For these criminal-law provisions, “court” is read broadly to include certain international and foreign courts, and “criminal investigation” also includes an ICC investigation.

Jos virkamiehen väkivaltainen vastustaminen tehdään lieventävissä olosuhteissa, tekijä tuomitaan sakkoon tai enintään kuudeksi kuukaudeksi vankeuteen.

If violent resistance to a public official is committed with mitigating circumstances, the offender must be fined or imprisoned for up to six months.

A person who unlawfully and without violence or threat of violence hinders an official act, or does the same to a person assisting an official at the official’s request or with consent, is subject to a fine.

Henkilö, joka ilman väkivaltaa tai sen uhkaa oikeudettomasti estää, yrittää estää tai vaikeuttaa virkamiehen virkatoimea, voi saada sakon. Sama koskee myös toimintaa henkilöä kohtaan, joka avustaa virkamiestä julkisen vallan käyttöä sisältävässä virkatoimessa.

A person who hides, destroys, alters, or otherwise distorts evidence in court or a criminal investigation for the purpose of harming another or causing an innocent person to be convicted commits an offence and may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

Aggravated falsification of evidence is punishable by imprisonment.

A person who disobeys certain police, border guard, or customs orders, refuses specified information, ignores traffic/stop signals, fails a duty to assist, or falsely alarms or hinders them may be fined or jailed for up to three months.

A person who unlawfully and without violence or threat blocks, tries to block, or hinders the performance of an official act can be fined; the same applies when the conduct is directed at a person assisting the official at the official’s request or with consent.

This section says certain false-statement rules do not apply in listed cases, including when a statement is corrected in time or when telling the truth would risk self-incrimination.

A person who unlawfully and without violence or threats obstructs, tries to obstruct, or hinders an official act can be fined for interfering with an official.

Anyone who unlawfully, without violence or threat, obstructs or attempts to obstruct an official act, or makes it more difficult, can be fined.

If violent resistance against a public official is committed under mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to a fine or imprisonment of up to six months.

This provision criminalizes disobeying certain police, border guard, and customs orders or requests, and falsely alarming or misleading those authorities.

A person who disobeys listed police, border guard, or customs instructions, refuses requested information, or falsely alarms or obstructs them may be fined or imprisoned for up to three months.

Aggravated falsification of evidence is punishable by imprisonment.

A person who unlawfully intimidates a person giving evidence or testimony, or retaliates against them for what they said, may be fined or imprisoned for up to three years.

A person who deceives an authority by giving false identity information or using someone else’s identity documents may be fined or imprisoned for up to six months.

A person who disobeys certain police, border guard, or customs orders or requests, or otherwise obstructs their work, may be fined or imprisoned for up to three months.

Anyone who uses or threatens violence against a public official (or an assisting person in the same situation) to coerce, retaliate, or react to an official act is punishable by imprisonment.

Whoever disobeys certain police, border guard, or customs instructions, refuses requested information, ignores visible signals or orders, fails a statutory assistance duty, or falsely alarms or misleads the authorities may be fined or imprisoned for up to three months.

Anyone who ignores certain police, border guard, or customs instructions, refuses requested information, or falsely alarms or obstructs their work can be punished.

A person who unlawfully obstructs, tries to obstruct, or hinders an official act without violence or threat of violence may be fined.

A person who misleads an authority by giving a false name, false or misleading identity information, or using someone else’s ID document can be punished with a fine or up to six months in prison.

A person who misleads an authority by giving a false name, false or misleading identity information, or using someone else’s ID, passport, or driver’s license can be punished by a fine or up to six months’ imprisonment.

A person who unlawfully uses violence or threats to stop or try to stop someone from giving testimony, or to influence the content of a statement, may be punished; the same applies to violence or threats used because of what the person said.

If someone knows a serious listed offence is being planned and it can still be prevented, they must report it to the authorities or the person at risk; otherwise they can be fined or jailed for up to six months if the offence or an attempted offence occurs.

A person who gives materially false or misleading information to an authority about income, support obligations, or another factor affecting ability to pay, for the purpose of personal financial gain, may be fined or imprisoned for up to three months.

A person who tries to mislead an authority by giving a false or misleading identity detail, or by using someone else’s identity document, may be punished with a fine or up to six months’ imprisonment.

If the violent resistance to an official is committed under mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to a fine or imprisonment of up to six months.

A person who tries to mislead an authority by giving a false name, false or misleading identity information, or by using someone else’s ID, passport, driver’s license, or similar document may be punished with a fine or up to six months’ imprisonment.

Anyone who misleads an authority by giving a false or misleading name or identity information, or by using someone else’s ID, passport, driver’s license, or similar document, can be fined or imprisoned for up to six months.

Anyone who disobeys certain police, border guard, or customs instructions, refuses required information, ignores visible signals or orders, or falsely alerts or misleads authorities may be fined or imprisoned for up to three months.

A person who gives an authority materially false or misleading information about income, support obligations, or other matters affecting ability to pay fines, in order to gain economic benefit, must be sentenced for fine fraud.

A person who knowingly gives a authority materially false or misleading information for fine assessment to gain financial benefit may be punished for sakkovilppi.

A person who knows that certain serious crimes are being planned must report it in time to the authorities or the person in danger, unless the duty would require informing a close relative.

A person who, after learning that a crime was committed, helps the offender escape or destroys evidence and thereby prevents or tries to prevent the offender being held responsible may be fined or imprisoned for up to one year.

A person who gives false information to create a legally significant error in a public register, or who exploits such an error for gain or to harm another, can be fined or imprisoned for up to three years. Attempts are punishable.

A person who gives materially false or misleading information to an authority about income, support obligations, or other ability-to-pay matters for setting a fine can be fined or imprisoned for up to three months.

A person who unlawfully, without violence or threat, prevents or tries to prevent an official act, or makes it harder to carry out, must be sentenced to a fine.

Henkilö, joka hakee taloudellista hyötyä ja antaa viranomaiselle sakon määräämistä varten olennaisesti väärää tai harhaanjohtavaa tietoa tuloistaan, elatusvelvollisuudestaan tai muusta maksukykyyn vaikuttavasta seikasta, voidaan tuomita sakkovilpistä sakkoon tai vankeuteen enintään kolmeksi kuukaudeksi.

A person who gives materially false or misleading information to an authority for setting a fine, to gain financial benefit, can be fined or imprisoned for up to three months.

Anyone who misleads an authority by giving a false name, false or misleading identity information, or by using someone else’s ID document is punishable by a fine or up to six months’ imprisonment.

A person who gives false information to cause a legally significant error in a public register, or who uses such an error for gain or to harm another, commits an offence.

A person who gives false information to cause a legally significant error in a public register, or uses such an error for benefit or to harm another, commits an offence.

A person who, after learning of a crime and by helping the offender escape or destroying evidence, prevents or tries to prevent the offender being held responsible can be fined or imprisoned for up to one year.

For these offences, “court” also includes certain international and foreign courts, and “criminal investigation” also includes an ICC Rome Statute investigation.

Giving a materially false written certificate, equivalent technical record, or false oral information to an authority can result in a fine or up to six months’ imprisonment.

Väärän tiedon antaminen rekisteristä vastaavalle viranomaiselle tai rekisterivirheen hyödyntäminen voi olla rekisterimerkintärikos, josta voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään kolmen vuoden vankeuteen. Yrityskin on rangaistava.

A person who disobeys certain police, border guard, or customs instructions, refuses requested information, fails a duty to assist, or falsely alarms/impedes officials may be fined or jailed for up to three months.

Giving false information to cause a legally relevant error in a public register, or using such an error for gain or harm, is a crime. Attempt is also punishable.

Anyone who gives false information to cause an error in a public register, or who exploits such an error for gain or to harm another, is punishable by fine or up to 3 years’ imprisonment.

A person who gives an authority materially false or misleading information about income, maintenance obligations, or other ability-to-pay factors to gain economic benefit may be punished for sakkovilppi.

It is an offence to give an authority a false legally significant written certificate or equivalent technical record, or to pass such a document to another person for that purpose. It is also an offence for certain supervised-activity actors to give a supervising authority false legally significant oral information when carrying out a legally based inspection or reporting duty.

Giving an authority a legally significant false written certificate, a comparable technical record, or false oral information in certain supervised-reporting situations can lead to a fine or up to six months’ imprisonment.

This provision expands the meaning of “court” for certain offences and, in one part, also expands “preliminary investigation” to include an ICC investigation.

This section creates exceptions to false-statement rules in certain situations, including when the speaker corrects the statement in time or cannot tell the truth without self-incrimination risk.

This provision criminalizes unauthorized impersonation or exercise of public authority, and punishes breach of a restraining order.

False, legally significant written or oral statements given to an authority can lead to a fine or up to six months’ imprisonment.

A person who misleads an authority by giving a false name, false or misleading identity information, or by using someone else’s ID documents can be punished.

It is punishable to give an authority a materially false written certificate or equivalent technical recording, or to pass it on for that purpose, and also to give materially false oral information in certain inspection or reporting situations.

It is an offence to give an authority a legally relevant false written certificate or equivalent technical record, or to give such a document to someone else for that purpose.

A person who gives false information to an authority keeping a public register, or who exploits a register error caused in that way, can be punished with a fine or up to three years’ imprisonment. Attempt is punishable.

Section 9 criminalizes impersonating public authority without legal right, and section 9a criminalizes breaches of restraining orders, including technical-supervision obligations, with fines or short imprisonment.

The section criminalizes pretending to exercise public authority without legal right and violating specified restraining-order prohibitions.

Perätöntä lausumaa koskevia säännöksiä ei sovelleta, jos lausuma oikaistaan tai salattu seikka paljastetaan ennen kuulemisen tai kuulustelun päättymistä, tai jos totuudessa pysyminen olisi ollut mahdotonta ilman vaaraa joutua vastuuseen omasta rikoksesta tai vastaavasta lainvastaisesta teosta.

Rules on false statements do not apply if the speaker corrects the statement or reveals a concealed fact before the hearing/interrogation ends, or if telling the truth would risk liability for the speaker’s own crime or an equivalent unlawful act.

Anyone who unlawfully breaks an official prohibition on property, enters sealed premises, interferes with seized or attached items, or disposes of property or payments against an official ban may be fined or imprisoned for up to one year.

Section 9 makes it a crime to falsely act as a public official or use public authority without lawful right; section 9a punishes violating a restraining order.

A person who gives materially false or misleading information to an authority for setting a fine, in order to gain financial benefit, can be fined or imprisoned for up to three months.

This provision criminalizes impersonating public authority and violating a restraining order, with fines or prison as penalties.

The section criminalizes impersonating a public official to mislead others, and breaking restraining orders or related technical-supervision duties; it also sets exceptions for certain necessary contacts.

Anyone who gives an authority a materially false written certificate or equivalent technical record, or gives such a document to another for that purpose, may be fined or imprisoned for up to six months.

Kuka tahansa, joka oikeudettomasti rikkoo viranomaisen asettaman sulun, tunkeutuu suljettuun tilaan tai esineeseen, käsittelee viranomaisen kieltämää takavarikoitua omaisuutta tai rikkoo omaisuuden tai maksun kieltoa, voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään vuoden vankeuteen.

This section bans unauthorized interference with property or places/items secured by an authority, and it can be punished by a fine or up to one year in prison.

A person who uses or threatens violence against an official, or against an assisting person in the listed circumstances, may be sentenced to imprisonment.

Anyone who uses or threatens violence against an official in these situations can be sentenced to imprisonment.

Breaking a business prohibition, including using another person to обходe it, is punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

It is an offence to unlawfully break or bypass official seals, locks or barriers, enter officially sealed premises, interfere with seized or attachment-protected property, or disobey official prohibitions on disposal, transfer or payment.

Whoever gives false information to a registry authority, or uses a legally significant error in a public register for gain or to harm another, commits a registry-record offence and may be fined or imprisoned for up to three years; attempts are also punishable.

Unlawfully breaking an authority’s seal, entering sealed premises, handling seized/restricted property, or ignoring a property or payment ban can lead to a fine or up to one year in prison.

A person who unlawfully breaks or disregards an authority’s lock, seal, barrier, closure, removal ban, or payment ban can be fined or jailed for up to one year.

A person who falsely acts as a public authority or breaches a restraining order may be fined or imprisoned.

Breaking a business ban or temporary business ban is punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to two years.

Breaking a business ban or temporary business ban can lead to a fine or imprisonment for up to two years.

If violent resistance against a civil servant is committed with mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to a fine or up to six months’ imprisonment.

If violent resistance to a public official is committed under mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to a fine or up to six months’ imprisonment.

It is a criminal offence to unlawfully destroy, take, damage, or otherwise render unusable certain documents or records held in a public archive or by an authority.

Liiketoimintakiellon tai väliaikaisen liiketoimintakiellon rikkomisesta voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään kahden vuoden vankeuteen.

Giving a materially false written certificate, technical record, or oral information to an authority can lead to a fine or up to six months’ imprisonment.

Anyone who violates a business ban or temporary business ban, or helps someone evade it through an intermediary, may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

Anyone who breaches a business ban or temporary business ban, or helps someone else evade it, can be punished with a fine or up to two years in prison.

Unauthorised interference with property subject to an official restriction is punishable by a fine or up to one year in prison.

Kuka tahansa, joka oikeudettomasti hävittää, ottaa haltuunsa, vahingoittaa tai tekee käyttökelvottomaksi viranomaisen hallussa olevan asiakirjan, muun todistuskappaleen tai yleisen rekisterin osan, voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään kahden vuoden vankeuteen.

Oikeudettomasti viranomaisen asiakirjan, todistuskappaleen tai rekisterin osan hävittäminen, haltuun ottaminen, vahingoittaminen tai käyttökelvottomaksi tekeminen on rangaistavaa.

Anyone who unlawfully blocks, tries to block, or hinders an official act without violence or threats may be fined; the same applies when the conduct is directed at a person assisting the official.

It is an offence to unlawfully, without violence or threats, block, try to block, or hinder an official act; the same applies to conduct against a person helping an official at the official’s request or with the official’s consent.

Virkamiehelle annetun tai tarjotun lahjan tai muun edun lupaaminen, tarjoaminen tai antaminen voi johtaa sakkoon tai enintään kahden vuoden vankeuteen.

Anyone who unlawfully destroys, takes, damages, or otherwise renders unusable certain documents or public registers held in an archive or by an authority may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

Kiellettyä on esiintyä virkamiehenä tai tehdä vain viranomaiselle kuuluva toimi ilman laillista oikeutta; myös lähestymiskiellossa määrätyn kiellon rikkominen on rangaistavaa.

Anyone who unlawfully destroys, takes, damages, or otherwise renders unusable a document, other evidence item, or a public register (or part of it) held in a public archive or by an authority may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

Unauthorized destruction, seizure, damage, or disabling of certain documents or public register parts in an archive or held by an authority is punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

Breaking a business ban or temporary business ban, or helping someone bypass it through an intermediary, can lead to a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

Virkamiehelle ei saa luvata, tarjota tai antaa lahjaa tai muuta etua, jos tarkoitus on vaikuttaa hänen toimintaansa palvelussuhteessa; rikkomisesta voi seurata sakkoa tai enintään kahden vuoden vankeus.

It is an offence to promise, offer, or give a bribe or other benefit to a public official to influence their conduct in employment.

Anyone who disobeys certain police or border guard orders, refuses requested personal details, ignores visible stop/move signals, neglects an assistance duty, or gives false information that hinders operations can be fined or jailed for up to three months, unless a harsher penalty applies elsewhere.

The section criminalizes disobeying certain police, border guard, and customs orders or requests, and causing unnecessary alarms or false information, with fines or up to three months’ imprisonment.

Giving a bribe or unlawful benefit to a member of Parliament can be punished, and aggravated cases have higher prison terms.

A person who promises, offers, or gives a bribe or other benefit to a public official to influence official conduct may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

Whoever unlawfully violates a property-related official prohibition can be fined or imprisoned for up to one year.

A person who promises, offers, or gives a gift or other benefit to a public official to influence the official’s conduct in service may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

Anyone who offers, promises, or gives a bribe or other benefit to a public official to influence the official’s work may be punished with a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

Unauthorized destruction, removal, damage, or rendering unusable of covered public-archive or authority-held documents, evidence items, or public-register parts is punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

Kuka tahansa, joka antaa lahjuksen tai muun oikeudettoman edun kansanedustajalle tietyissä tarkoituksissa ja olosuhteissa, voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai vankeuteen; törkeistä teoista seuraa ankarampi vankeusrangaistus.

This section criminalizes aggravated bribery and bribery of a member of parliament, and sets imprisonment or fines as penalties.

Anyone who misleads an authority about their identity, or uses someone else’s ID, passport, driver’s licence, or similar document for that purpose, may be fined or imprisoned for up to six months.

A person who misleads an authority by giving a false name, false or misleading identity information, or by using someone else’s ID, passport, driver’s license, or similar document may be punished.

Laittomasta vangin vapauttamisesta tai kiinnioton estämisestä voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään kahdeksi vuodeksi vankeuteen; yritys on rangaistava.

This section criminalizes gross bribery and bribery of a Member of Parliament, and sets imprisonment or fine penalties depending on the offence.

Breaking a business ban or temporary business ban can lead to a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

Törkeä lahjuksen antaminen ja törkeä lahjuksen antaminen kansanedustajalle ovat rikoksia, joista voidaan tuomita vankeuteen.

This provision criminalizes aggravated bribery, including bribery of a member of parliament, and sets imprisonment or a fine as the penalty.

It is an offence to promise, offer, or give a gift or other benefit to a public official in connection with the official’s work, when it is intended to influence or can influence that work.

Anyone who unlawfully frees a prisoner or prevents a lawful arrest can be punished with a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment; attempts are also punishable.

Whoever unlawfully frees a prisoner or prevents an arrest can be punished with a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment; attempts are punishable.

A person who gives materially false or misleading information to an authority about income, support obligations, or other matters affecting ability to pay, to gain financial benefit, commits sakkovilppi and can be fined or imprisoned for up to three months.

A person who gives materially false or misleading information to an authority about income, support obligations, or other ability-to-pay matters for setting a fine can be punished with a fine or up to three months’ imprisonment.

A prisoner, detainee, person in official custody, or person placed in military disciplinary arrest who escapes or tries to escape from a prison, other detention, or the custody of an escorting/guarding/transporting person may be punished for prisoner escape.

A person who unlawfully frees a prisoner or prevents the capture of an escaping detainee can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years. Attempt is punishable.

A person who unlawfully destroys, takes, damages, or otherwise makes unusable certain public archives, official documents, proof items, or public registers can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

Laiton vangin, pidätetyn, kiinniotetun tai arestiin määrätyn henkilön vapauttaminen, pakenemisen auttaminen tai kiinnioton estäminen on rangaistavaa.

Laiton vangin, pidätetyn, kiinniotetun tai arestiin määrätyn henkilön vapauttaminen tai kiinnioton estäminen on rangaistavaa.

Giving a bribe or unlawful benefit to a member of parliament, or gross bribery in service, is punishable, with an exception for ordinary election financing unless it is used to bypass the rule.

A prisoner, detainee, person held in official custody, or person under military disciplinary arrest who escapes or tries to escape from custody commits the offence of prisoner escape.

A prisoner, detainee, person held by authorities, or person placed in military disciplinary arrest who escapes or tries to escape from custody can be fined or imprisoned for up to one year.

Anyone who gives false information to a registry authority to cause a legally significant error, or who uses such an error for gain or harm, may be punished.

Anyone who gives false information to a public register authority, or uses a resulting error for benefit or harm, commits a register-entry offence.

Prisoners, detainees, people in official custody, and people under military disciplinary arrest must not, against a prohibition known to them, make, acquire, or keep firearms, knives, or comparable dangerous instruments.

A prisoner, detainee, person in official custody, or person placed in military disciplinary detention who escapes or tries to escape from custody may be sentenced to a fine or imprisonment of up to one year.

A person who promises, offers, or gives a gift or other benefit to a public official to influence the official’s work may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

A detained, imprisoned, or otherwise held person who escapes or tries to escape from custody, confinement, or escort/guard custody can be fined or imprisoned for up to one year.

A detained, imprisoned, or military-disciplinary arrestee who escapes or tries to escape from a prison or other place of custody, or from the guard/custodian/transporting person, must be punished with a fine or up to one year in prison.

Illegal release of a detainee or interference with an arrest attempt is punishable.

Certain detained or imprisoned persons who breach a known weapons ban by making, acquiring, or possessing firearms, edged weapons, or comparable dangerous tools can be fined or imprisoned for up to one year.

Certain detainees, prisoners, custody-held persons, and persons placed in military disciplinary arrest may not manufacture, acquire, or possess firearms, edged weapons, or similar dangerous instruments contrary to a known prohibition; violation can lead to a fine or up to one year in prison.

Väärän, oikeudellisesti merkityksellisen todistuksen tai sitä vastaavan teknisen tallenteen antaminen viranomaiselle on rangaistavaa; myös tietyissä valvontatehtävissä annettu totuudenvastainen suullinen tieto voi täyttää saman teon.

Giving an authority a legally relevant false written certificate, equivalent technical recording, or false oral information in certain inspection/reporting situations is punishable.

The rules on corporate criminal liability apply to bribery offences, including aggravated bribery and bribery of a member of parliament.

Prisoners, detainees, and certain persons in custody must not make, acquire, or possess firearms, edged weapons, or similar dangerous implements against a known prohibition.

Törkeä lahjuksen antaminen ja lahjuksen antaminen kansanedustajalle ovat rangaistavia tekoja, ja kansanedustajalle annetun lahjuksen rahastus voi olla poikkeuksen piirissä vain tietyin ehdoin.

A detained, imprisoned, or otherwise custody-held person, and a person in military-disciplinary arrest, must not manufacture, acquire, or possess a firearm, edged weapon, or similar dangerous tool against a known prohibition.

A prisoner, detainee, or person in custody may not, against a known prohibition, make, acquire, or possess firearms, edged weapons, or comparable dangerous implements.

Vanki, pidätetty, viranomaisen huostassa oleva kiinniotettu tai sotilaskurinpitolaissa tarkoitettuun arestiin määrätty henkilö, joka karkaa tai yrittää karata säilöstä tai vartijan huostasta, voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään vuoden vankeuteen.

For bribery-giving offences listed here, the rules on corporate criminal liability apply.

Rules on corporate criminal liability apply to bribery offences listed in the section.