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Anyone who forces sexual intercourse by violence or threat, or exploits another person’s helpless state for intercourse, commits rape and can be sentenced to prison. An attempt is also punishable.

This section defines rape and sets prison terms for rape and attempted rape.

Rules on corporate criminal liability apply to pimping, aggravated pimping, and a specified child-related offence.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for sexual harassment against a person over 18 unless the victim requests prosecution or an especially important public interest requires it.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for sexual harassment against a person over 18 unless the victim requests prosecution or an overriding public interest requires it.

If extortion-like procuring is aggravated, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment of four months to six years; attempted commission is punishable.

A person who has sexual intercourse with a child under 16, or with a 16–17-year-old child when the actor is the child’s parent or in a comparable position, commits child rape and is punishable by imprisonment.

Aggravated rape is punishable by imprisonment for at least two and at most ten years; attempt is punishable.

Törkeästä raiskauksesta voidaan tuomita vankeutta 2–10 vuotta, jos teko täyttää laissa luetellut törkeysperusteet. Yritys on rangaistava.

Whoever kills another person is punishable for manslaughter by a fixed-term prison sentence of at least 8 years; attempted offence is also punishable.

This section says the rules on criminal liability of a legal person also apply to pimping, aggravated pimping, and a specified child-related offense.

Whoever, for financial gain, carries out certain pimping-related acts may be sentenced to a fine or up to three years’ imprisonment; aggravated pimping carries a sentence of at least four months and up to six years. Attempt is punishable.

Corporate criminal liability rules apply to pimping, aggravated pimping, and a certain child-related offence.

Aggravated pimping is punishable by imprisonment of 4 months to 6 years when the offense seeks considerable financial gain, is especially planned, or involves a child under 18, and the act is overall aggravated. Attempt is also punishable.

Törkeästä lapsenraiskauksesta tuomitaan vankeutta vähintään 4 ja enintään 12 vuotta. Yritys on rangaistava.

Aggravated child rape is punishable by 4 to 12 years’ imprisonment, and attempt is punishable.

A person who uses violence or threats, or takes advantage of another's helpless state, to force a sexual act may be punished with a fine or imprisonment of up to three years.

Pakottaminen seksuaaliseen tekoon on rangaistavaa, kun se tehdään väkivallalla tai uhkauksella tai hyväksikäyttämällä toisen avuttomuutta, ja teko loukkaa olennaisesti seksuaalista itsemääräämisoikeutta.

If a killing is especially serious in the listed ways, the offender must be sentenced for murder to life imprisonment. An attempt is also punishable.

Anyone who kills another person must be sentenced for manslaughter to a fixed-term prison sentence of at least eight years. Attempt is also punishable.

This section defines “sexual intercourse” and “sexual act” for the law.

A person who kills another person must be sentenced for manslaughter to a fixed-term prison sentence of at least eight years. Attempt is punishable.

Aggravated child rape is punishable by imprisonment, and an attempted offence is also punishable.

Sex with a child under 16 is punishable as child rape. The same applies to sex with a 16–17-year-old child if the actor is the child’s parent or in a comparable position. Attempt is punishable.

Sexual acts against children under 16 are punishable by imprisonment; the rule also covers certain acts against 16–17-year-olds when the actor is a parent or in a parent-like position, and attempts are punishable.

Kiellettyä on käyttää asemaa hyväksi toisen taivuttamiseksi seksuaaliseen tekoon; myös koskettelemalla tehty seksuaalinen teko, joka loukkaa seksuaalista itsemääräämisoikeutta, on rangaistavaa.

If manslaughter is committed under mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment for at least four and at most ten years. An attempt is punishable.

Homicide becomes murder if it is committed with specified aggravating circumstances, and murder is punishable by life imprisonment.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for sexual harassment against a person who has turned 18 unless the injured party requests prosecution or an exceptionally important public interest requires it.

Murder is punished by life imprisonment when the killing is premeditated, especially brutal or cruel, causes serious public danger, or targets an official performing order or safety duties, and the offense is overall aggravated.

Törkeästä lapsenraiskauksesta rangaistaan vankeudella vähintään 4 ja enintään 12 vuotta; yritys on rangaistava.

Aggravated sexual abuse of a child is punishable by 2 to 10 years’ imprisonment when the listed aggravating conditions are met. Attempt is also punishable.

A person who commits aggravated sexual abuse of a child must be sentenced to 2 to 10 years' imprisonment. Attempt is punishable.

Whoever engages in the described sexual conduct with a child under 16, or in certain cases a 16–17-year-old child, commits child sexual abuse and is punishable by imprisonment.

A woman who kills her child while exhausted or distressed from childbirth is punishable for infanticide by imprisonment for at least four months and at most four years. An attempt is punishable.

If the offense is assessed as having mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment for 4 to 10 years; attempt is punishable.

The rule says corporate criminal liability applies to pimping, aggravated pimping, and a specified child-contact offence aimed at producing sexual images of a child.

If homicide is committed under mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment for 4 to 10 years. Attempt is punishable.

If the offence is committed with mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment for 4 months to 6 years; attempts are punishable.

If the offence is committed with mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced for child sexual abuse to imprisonment of at least 4 months and at most 6 years. Attempt is punishable. The first paragraph does not apply in certain cases referred to in other provisions.

Aggravated child sexual abuse is punishable by 1 to 10 years’ imprisonment, and attempted commission is punishable. A narrow exception says some conduct is not treated as child sexual abuse if it does not violate the child’s sexual self-determination and there is no large difference in age or maturity.

Aggravated child sexual abuse is punishable by imprisonment for 1 to 10 years, and attempted offense is punishable.

A person who assaults another, harms another’s health without physical violence, causes pain, or renders another unconscious or similarly incapacitated can be punished for assault.

A woman who kills her child in postpartum exhaustion or distress is punishable for infanticide by imprisonment of at least four months and at most four years; an attempt is also punishable.

Killing another person is punishable by manslaughter with a fixed-term prison sentence of at least eight years; attempt is punishable.

A woman who kills her child in postpartum exhaustion or distress must be sentenced for infanticide to imprisonment of at least four months and at most four years. Attempted infanticide is punishable.

If child rape or sexual abuse of a child is committed with mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment for 4 months to 6 years. Attempts are punishable. A subsection 1 exception applies for acts covered by the referenced provisions.

Aggravated sexual abuse of a child is punishable by imprisonment for 2 to 10 years, and attempt is punishable.

A act is not treated as rape, sexual abuse of a child, or sexual exploitation of a child if it does not violate the victim’s sexual self-determination and the parties are not greatly different in age or maturity.

Certain acts are not treated as child rape, sexual abuse of a child, or sexual exploitation of a child if they do not violate the victim’s sexual self-determination and there is not a large age or maturity gap between the parties.

Anyone who uses payment or a promised payment to induce a victim of certain offences to engage in sex acts may be punished for exploiting a person subject to sex trade.

Törkeästä pahoinpitelystä voi seurata vankeutta 1–10 vuotta; törkeän henkeen tai terveyteen kohdistuvan rikoksen valmistelu on myös rangaistavaa, enintään 4 vuotta vankeutta.

A person who uses physical violence against another, or otherwise harms health, causes pain, or renders another unconscious or in a similar state, is punishable for assault.

Murder is punishable by life imprisonment when the killing is premeditated, especially brutal or cruel, causes serious public danger, or targets an official performing order- or security-related duties, and the offence is overall grave.

A person who assaults another, injures health without physical violence, causes pain, or renders the person unconscious or similarly impaired is punishable for assault by a fine or imprisonment of up to two years.

An act is not treated as child rape, sexual abuse of a child, or sexual exploitation of a child if it does not violate the victim’s sexual self-determination and there is not a large age or maturity gap between the parties.

If an assault is minor overall, the offender must be fined for petty assault.

If murder is committed under mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to 4 to 10 years’ imprisonment. Attempt is punishable.

Certain conduct is not treated as child rape, sexual abuse of a child, or sexual abuse of a child if it does not violate the victim’s sexual self-determination and there is no major difference in the parties’ age or maturity.

Distributing, making, offering, importing, exporting, or otherwise handling sexually explicit images or recordings of a child is punishable by a fine or up to two years' imprisonment; attempts are also punishable.

This section defines the meanings of “sukupuoliyhteys” and “seksuaalinen teko” for this law.

A person who negligently causes another person's death commits negligent homicide and may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

If an assault is minor overall, the offender must be sentenced for petty assault to a fine.

A woman who kills her child in childbirth-related exhaustion or distress must be sentenced for infanticide to imprisonment for at least four months and at most four years. Attempted infanticide is punishable.

If an assault is minor overall, the offender must be fined for petty assault.

A person who commits aggravated dissemination of an image depicting a child sexually may be sentenced to imprisonment from four months to six years; attempted commission is also punishable.

A person who distributes an image depicting a child sexually can be sentenced to imprisonment of 4 months to 6 years if the case is especially serious.

This section defines “sexual intercourse” and “sexual act” for the law.

A prosecutor may not bring charges for sexual harassment against a person who has turned 18 unless the injured party requests prosecution or an especially important public interest requires it.

If death is caused by gross negligence and the offence is considered aggravated overall, the offender must be sentenced for aggravated negligent homicide to imprisonment.

Anyone who negligently causes another person’s death is punishable for negligent homicide by a fine or imprisonment of up to two years.

Anyone who commits assault by using physical violence, harming another person’s health, causing pain, or rendering the person unconscious is punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to two years. Attempted assault is also punishable.

A person who negligently causes another person’s death must be sentenced for negligent homicide to a fine or imprisonment of up to two years.

Aggravated distribution of an image sexualizing a child is punishable by imprisonment of 4 months to 6 years, and attempts are punishable.

Anyone who unlawfully possesses or accesses sexual images of a child may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

A person who unlawfully possesses, or obtains access to, a sexual image or recording of a child may be punished with a fine or imprisonment of up to two years.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for sexual harassment against a person aged 18 or over unless the injured party requests prosecution or an especially important public interest requires it.

Rules on corporate criminal liability apply to pimping, aggravated pimping, and a child-contact offense described in the text.

A person who negligently causes another person a non-trivial bodily injury or illness can be punished for bodily injury caused by negligence.

Gross negligent manslaughter is punishable by imprisonment of at least 4 months and at most 6 years when death is caused by gross negligence and the offence is also overall serious.

Aggravated assault is punishable by 1 to 10 years’ imprisonment when the assault causes serious injury, serious illness, or a life-threatening condition, is especially brutal or cruel, or involves certain dangerous weapons; preparation for certain serious offences against life or health is punishable by up to 4 years, with stated exceptions.

If a death is caused by gross negligence and the offence is also considered aggravated overall, the offender must be sentenced for aggravated negligent homicide to imprisonment.

A person who unlawfully possesses or accesses child sexual images is punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to two years.

Törkeästä lasta seksuaalisesti esittävän kuvan levittämisestä voidaan tuomita vankeuteen.

Rules on corporate criminal liability apply to pandering, aggravated pandering, and a specified offence involving proposing contact with a child to produce indecent images or recordings.

A person who kills another must be sentenced for manslaughter to fixed-term imprisonment of at least eight years. An attempt is also punishable.

If injury or illness is caused by gross negligence and the offence is also serious overall, the offender must be sentenced for aggravated causing of injury.

A person who negligently causes another person a non-minor bodily injury or illness must be sentenced for negligent injury.

If an assault is minor overall, the offender must be fined for petty assault.

Anyone who negligently causes another person a non-trivial bodily injury or illness must be punished with a fine or imprisonment for up to six months.

A person who follows an organized performance where a child performs sexually is punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to two years. An attempt is also punishable.

Anyone who unlawfully possesses or accesses sexual images or recordings depicting a child can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

This section defines “sexual intercourse” and “sexual act” for the law.

This section defines “sexual intercourse” and “sexual act” for the law.

Whoever kills another person is sentenced for manslaughter to a fixed-term prison sentence of at least eight years. Attempted commission is punishable.

Murder is punishable by life imprisonment when the killing is especially aggravated; attempt is also punishable.

A person who joins a group fight or assault by violence or another act, and where someone is killed or seriously injured, can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years if the person should have foreseen that result.

If a bodily injury or illness is caused through gross negligence and the offence is considered serious overall, the offender must be punished with a fine or imprisonment for at most two years.

A person who negligently causes another person’s death is punishable for manslaughter by a fine or imprisonment of up to two years.

If grossly negligent injury or illness is caused and the offence is considered aggravated overall, the offender must be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

This section defines “sexual intercourse” and “sexual act” for this law.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for certain sexual offences against a person over 18 unless the injured party requests prosecution or there is an especially important public interest.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for certain sexual offences unless the complainant requests prosecution or a very important public interest requires it.

If a killing is committed under mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced for surma to 4–10 years’ imprisonment. Attempt is punishable.

A person who intentionally or through gross negligence causes another person a serious danger to life or health may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

A person who joins a fight or attack by violence or another act, where several people take part and someone is killed or seriously injured, may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years if the person should have foreseen that result.

Jos kuolema aiheutetaan törkeällä huolimattomuudella ja teko on kokonaisuutena törkeä, rikoksentekijä on tuomittava törkeästä kuolemantuottamuksesta vankeuteen.

A person who joins a brawl or attack involving multiple people, under the stated risk conditions, can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for certain sexual offences against a person over 18 unless the complainant requests prosecution or a very important public interest requires it.

This section defines “sexual intercourse” and “sexual act” for the law.

Corporate criminal liability applies to listed offenses and to child-grooming conduct described in the section.

Corporate criminal liability also applies to listed offenses involving pimping, aggravated pimping, distribution or possession of child sexual images, and a child-sexual-enticement scenario described here.

If manslaughter is committed under mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment for 4 to 10 years. Attempted offence is punishable.

Synnytyksestä johtuvassa uupumuksessa tai ahdistuksessa lapsensa surmaava nainen voidaan tuomita lapsensurmasta vankeuteen.

A person who leaves someone in a helpless condition, or leaves a person they must care for in such a condition, and endangers that person's life or health, may be punished with a fine or up to two years' imprisonment.

A person who intentionally or through gross negligence causes another a serious danger to life or health may be punished with a fine or imprisonment of up to two years, unless another law provides an equally severe or more severe penalty.

A person who negligently causes another person a non-minor bodily injury or illness can be fined or imprisoned for up to six months.

A person who intentionally or through gross negligence causes another person serious danger to life or health can be punished with a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment, unless another law sets an equal or stricter penalty.

This section says corporate criminal liability rules apply to certain listed offenses.

Syyttäjä ei saa nostaa syytettä tietyistä 18 vuotta täyttäneeseen henkilöön kohdistuneista teoista, ellei asianomistaja ilmoita rikosta syytteeseen pantavaksi tai erittäin tärkeä yleinen etu vaadi syytteen nostamista.

Toisen tappamisesta voi seurata tapporangaistus: vankeutta määräajaksi, vähintään kahdeksan vuotta. Yrityskin on rangaistava.

A person who kills another person must be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of at least eight years. Attempt is also punishable.

A woman who kills her child during postpartum exhaustion or distress is punishable for infanticide by imprisonment for at least four months and at most four years. Attempt is also punishable.

Anyone who assaults another person or otherwise harms health, causes pain, or renders someone unconscious can be punished for assault with a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

Whoever knows another is in life-threatening or serious health danger must give or obtain reasonably expected help, or face punishment.

A person who leaves someone in a helpless state, or leaves a person in that state whom they must care for, and thereby endangers that person's life or health, must be punished.

If injury or illness is caused by gross negligence and the offence is overall serious, the offender must be sentenced for aggravated negligent injury.

A person who puts another into a helpless state, or leaves a person they are obliged to care for in such a state and thereby endangers life or health, must be punished.

Whoever kills another must be sentenced for manslaughter to a fixed term of imprisonment of at least eight years; attempt is punishable.

Corporate criminal liability rules apply to certain pimping- and child-sexual-image-related offences, including enticing a child for sexual purposes in the stated circumstances.

If a killing is committed under the listed aggravated circumstances, the offender must be sentenced for murder to life imprisonment. Attempt is punishable.

Murha is punishable by life imprisonment. Attempt is also punishable.

Pahoinpitely on rangaistava: kuka tahansa, joka käyttää ruumiillista väkivaltaa tai vahingoittaa toisen terveyttä, aiheuttaa kipua tai saattaa toisen tiedottomaksi, voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään kahden vuoden vankeuteen. Myös yritys on rangaistava.

Syyttäjä saa nostaa syytteen lievästä pahoinpitelystä ja vammantuottamuksesta vain tietyissä laissa mainituissa tilanteissa.

A person who knows another is in life-threatening or seriously dangerous health condition must give or arrange reasonable help, or face a fine or up to six months’ imprisonment.

A person who joins a fight or attack by violence or another act may be punished with a fine or up to two years in prison if the fight/attack involves several people and results in death, serious injury, or serious illness, and the person should have foreseen that result.

A person who knows another is in immediate danger of death or serious injury must give or obtain reasonable help, and failure can lead to a fine or up to six months’ imprisonment.

Murha on taposta tehty teko, jos se täyttää pykälässä luetellut raskauttavat olosuhteet ja on kokonaisuutena törkeä; yritys on rangaistava.

Whoever kills another person must be sentenced for manslaughter to a fixed-term prison sentence of at least eight years; attempt is punishable.

If killing is committed overall under mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment for 4 to 10 years. Attempt is punishable.

If a killing is, overall, considered to have been committed under mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment for 4 to 10 years. Attempt is punishable.

Aggravated assault is punishable by 1 to 10 years’ imprisonment, and attempted aggravated assault is punishable. Preparing certain serious violent offences can also be punished by up to 4 years’ imprisonment, unless the exception applies.

Jos pahoinpitely on kokonaisuutena vähäinen, tekijä tuomitaan lievästä pahoinpitelystä sakkoon.

When applying chapter 2, section 4, certain listed persons are treated as equivalent to a victim official.

The prosecutor may bring charges for petty assault only in specified cases, and may bring charges for negligent bodily injury only if the injured party requests prosecution.

Whoever intentionally or through gross negligence causes another person a serious danger to life or health may be punished with a fine or imprisonment of up to two years, unless another law provides an equally severe or more severe penalty.

Syyttäjä saa nostaa syytteen lievästä pahoinpitelystä vain tietyissä laissa luetelluissa tilanteissa, ja vammantuottamuksesta vain jos asianomistaja ilmoittaa rikoksen syytteeseen pantavaksi.

If a killing is, overall, committed under mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment for 4 to 10 years. Attempt is punishable.

Murhasta voidaan tuomita elinkautiseen vankeuteen, jos tappo on tehty tietyissä raskauttavissa olosuhteissa ja teko on kokonaisuutena törkeä. Yritys on rangaistava.

A person who kills their child while in postpartum exhaustion or distress must be sentenced to imprisonment of at least four months and at most four years; attempted commission is punishable.

Anyone who uses physical violence against another person, or otherwise harms health, causes pain, or renders the person unconscious or similarly impaired, is punishable for assault by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

If an assault is minor overall, the offender must be fined for petty assault.

Anyone who negligently causes another person's death is punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to two years.

Unlawfully terminating another person’s pregnancy is punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment; attempts are also punishable, and the woman concerned is not punished as a perpetrator or accomplice under this section.

When applying Chapter 2, section 4, certain listed persons are treated the same as a civil servant who is the target of a criminal act.

A person who puts another in a helpless state, or leaves in such a state someone they must care for, and thereby endangers that person’s life or health, must be punished.

This section says several kinds of persons are treated like a public official when applying the listed criminal-law rule.

A woman who kills her child in postpartum exhaustion or distress is punishable by imprisonment for 4 months to 4 years; attempt is also punishable.

If manslaughter is assessed as committed under mitigating circumstances, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment for 4 to 10 years. Attempted offence is punishable.

Anyone who assaults another person, harms their health, causes pain, or renders them unconscious or similar is punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

If a person negligently causes another person's death, they must be punished for negligent homicide with a fine or imprisonment for up to two years.

If a death is caused by gross negligence and the offence is also overall serious, the offender must be sentenced for aggravated negligent homicide.

Aggravated unlawful abortion is punishable by imprisonment of at least four months and at most four years.

Unlawfully terminating another person’s pregnancy is punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

Henkilön, joka tietää toisen olevan hengenvaarassa tai vakavassa terveyden vaarassa, on annettava tai hankittava kohtuudella edellytettävä apu; laiminlyönti voi johtaa sakkoon tai enintään 6 kuukauden vankeuteen.

Unauthorised termination of another person's pregnancy is punishable by a fine or up to two years' imprisonment; attempts are also punishable, and the pregnant woman is not punished as an actor or participant for this offence.

Anyone who assaults another person, injures health, causes pain, or renders a person unconscious or similarly impaired is punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to two years. Attempted assault is also punishable.

A person who kills their child in exhaustion or distress caused by childbirth must be sentenced for infanticide to 4 months to 4 years in prison; attempted infanticide is also punishable.

Aggravated assault is punishable by 1 to 10 years’ imprisonment, and preparation for certain serious offences against life or health is punishable by up to 4 years’ imprisonment, subject to stated exceptions.

If an assault is minor overall, the offender must be fined for petty assault.