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Someone who unlawfully takes, moves, hides, uses, or occupies another person’s controlled property or land can be fined or sentenced to up to three months in prison; minor harm is excluded.

This section criminalizes damaging a security interest by disposing of or altering property, and possession of burglary tools without acceptable reason.

Whoever uses a grant in a way that materially conflicts with its intended purpose and against the grant decision’s conditions or rules may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

If subsidy fraud is especially serious and aimed at significant benefit, the offender must be sentenced for aggravated subsidy fraud to imprisonment.

Aggravated tax fraud is punishable by imprisonment of at least 4 months and at most 4 years if it aims for considerable financial gain or is committed especially systematically and is otherwise considered aggravated overall.

If fraud seeks considerable gain and is overall aggravated, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment for at least 4 months and at most 4 years.

Aggravated unauthorized use is punishable by a fine or up to two years' imprisonment, and attempts are also punishable.

Unauthorized use of another person's movable property, machine, or device is punishable by a fine or up to one year in prison.

Unauthorized use of another motor vehicle is punishable by a fine or imprisonment; aggravated and minor forms have different penalties.

Luvaton metsästys, kalastus tai muu pyynti toisen alueella, tai oman oikeuden ylittäminen, voi johtaa sakkoon.

Someone who harms another’s lien or pledge right, or who keeps certain burglary tools without acceptable reason, may be fined or jailed as stated here.

Section 13 says certain rules also apply to shared property, electricity or heat converted into economic use, and funds on another person’s account if the actor may transfer or withdraw them.

If subsidy fraud or misuse is minor overall, the offender must be fined for a subsidy offence.

If someone uses a grant contrary to the grant decision’s conditions or provisions and materially against its purpose, they can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

If tax fraud is minor overall, the offender must be fined for petty tax fraud.

Using a grant in a way that substantially conflicts with its purpose or with the grant decision’s conditions or provisions can lead to a fine or up to 2 years’ imprisonment.

This section sets penalties for minor, aggravated, and minor motor-vehicle use theft, including fines and imprisonment.

Aggravated unlawful use is punishable when it aims at considerable financial gain, or causes particularly serious harm or inconvenience to the victim, and is overall deemed aggravated.

A person who unlawfully hunts, fishes, or otherwise takes game in another's area, or exceeds their hunting or fishing rights, must be fined for unauthorized taking.

Luvaton toisen hallinnassa olevan omaisuuden, maan, pihamaan tai rakennuksen haltuun ottaminen, siirtäminen, peittäminen tai käyttäminen voi olla hallinnan loukkaus, ellei teko ole vain vähäinen haitta.

The chapter’s rules also apply to shared property, to electricity or heat made economically usable, and—when a person may transfer or withdraw funds—to money in another person’s account as if it were in the actor’s possession.

This section says the chapter does not apply to collecting certain natural products from another person’s land.

This section defines several terms used in the chapter, including what counts as tax, subsidy, and financial support, and says certain rules on employer and liability allocation apply to offences and actors mentioned in sections 4a–4c.

If subsidy fraud or misuse is minor overall, the offender must be fined for subsidy offence.

Tämä säännös määrää rangaistuksia verojen ja maksujen laiminlyönnistä sekä työnantajan vakuutus- ja ilmoitusvelvollisuuksiin liittyvistä petoksista.

If a subsidy fraud or misuse is minor overall, the offender must be fined for a subsidy offence.

Luvaton metsästys, kalastus tai muu pyytäminen toisen alueella, tai oman metsästys- tai kalastusoikeuden ylittäminen, on rangaistavaa sakolla.

Unauthorized use of another motor-driven vehicle can be punished by a fine or imprisonment; aggravated and petty forms have different penalties.

A person who unlawfully takes, moves, hides, uses, or occupies another person’s property or land commits “hallinnan loukkaus” and may be fined or imprisoned for up to three months.

This section criminalizes violating another person’s pledge or retention right, and separately criminalizes possession of burglary tools without a justified reason.

This section says the chapter does not apply to collecting certain natural products from another person's land.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for certain listed offenses unless the complainant requests prosecution or an especially important public interest requires it.

This section says corporate criminal liability rules apply to certain tax fraud, aggravated tax fraud, subsidy fraud, aggravated subsidy fraud, and misuse of subsidies.

This section defines “tax” and “subsidy” for the chapter, including certain public payments, EU-related payments, loans, interest subsidies, loan guarantees, and municipal state shares or grants. It also says special responsibility rules apply to certain employers, their representatives, and certain offences in sections 4 a–4 c.

Anyone who gives false information, conceals a material fact, or fails to report a required material change in connection with a grant, and thereby seeks financial gain, can be punished for grant fraud.

This section defines key terms used in the chapter, including what counts as tax, subsidy, and financial support.

Luvattomasta hallinnan loukkauksesta voi seurata sakko tai enintään kolmen kuukauden vankeus. Vähäinen haitta ei kuulu tekoon.

Unlawful hunting, fishing, or taking beyond one’s rights is punishable by a fine.

This section criminalizes violating another person’s pledge or retention right, and separately criminalizes unlawfully possessing burglary tools.

This section says the chapter also applies to jointly owned property, electricity or heat made economically usable, and funds in another person’s account if the actor may transfer or withdraw them.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for the listed offenses unless the victim requests prosecution or an especially important public interest requires it.

A person commits tax fraud if they give false or hidden tax information, ignore a tax duty to avoid tax, or otherwise act fraudulently to cause no tax, too little tax, or an unjustified refund; the penalty is a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

Veron- tai tullinkorotus voi tietyissä rikosasioissa korvata ilmoituksen, esitutkinnan, syytteen ja rangaistuksen; syyte estyy myös, jos samasta asiasta on jo määrätty korotus, ellei uusia olennaisia tosiseikkoja ole tullut esiin ja aiempi korotus on poistettu.

For certain tax fraud and subsidy-fraud offences, the rules on a legal person’s criminal liability apply.

If subsidy fraud seeks considerable benefit and is overall aggravated, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment for at least four months and at most four years.

Oikeushenkilön rangaistusvastuuta sovelletaan tietyissä arvonlisäveroon liittyvissä veropetoksissa sekä avustuspetoksissa ja avustuksen väärinkäyttötapauksissa.

This section criminalizes violating another person's pledge or lien rights, and possessing certain burglary tools without acceptable reason.

Luvaton hallinnan loukkaus on rangaistava: toisen omaisuuden, maan tai rakennuksen haltuun ottaminen, siirtäminen, piilottaminen tai luvaton käyttö voi johtaa sakkoon tai enintään kolmen kuukauden vankeuteen.

This section extends the chapter’s rules to certain shared property, electricity or heat in an economically usable form, and funds on another person’s account when the actor can transfer or withdraw them.

The chapter’s rules do not apply to collecting certain natural products from another person’s land, including dry twigs, fallen cones or nuts, wild berries, mushrooms, and flowers; lichens and moss are excepted from that exclusion.

A person who gives false tax-related information, conceals tax-relevant facts, omits a tax-related duty to evade tax, or otherwise acts fraudulently and causes or attempts tax underassessment or an unjust refund commits tax fraud.

A person convicted of aggravated tax fraud must be sentenced to imprisonment for at least 4 months and at most 4 years if the fraud seeks considerable financial gain or is done particularly systematically and is otherwise aggravated.

In a 4 c § criminal matter, reporting, pre-trial investigation, prosecution, and punishment may be skipped if an omission penalty under the Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Disease Act is considered sufficient; if the same matter has already led to an omission penalty for the same person, prosecution and judgment are barred.

The provision allows authorities to skip reporting, investigation, prosecution, and punishment in certain tax-crime cases if a tax or customs surcharge is seen as sufficient. It also bars prosecution and judgment when the same matter and person have already been subject to such a surcharge, unless later new material facts emerge and the earlier surcharge is removed.

Anyone who misuses a grant contrary to its purpose and the grant decision’s terms or conditions can be punished with a fine or up to 2 years’ imprisonment.

In certain tax and customs offence cases, authorities may omit reporting, pre-trial investigation, prosecution, and punishment if a tax or customs surcharge is considered sufficient.

This section says the chapter rules also apply to shared property, to economically usable electricity or heat, and—when the actor may transfer or withdraw them—to funds in another person’s account.

It is an offence to interfere with another person’s lien or possessory right, or to possess burglary tools without an acceptable reason.

This section says the chapter’s rules do not apply to collecting certain natural products from someone else’s land.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for the listed offences unless the victim asks for prosecution or an especially important public interest requires it.

If tax fraud is especially serious or aims for significant financial gain, the offender must be sentenced for aggravated tax fraud.

Jos veropetos on kokonaisuutena vähäinen, rikoksentekijä tuomitaan lievästä veropetoksesta sakkoon.

False or misleading marketing information in professional marketing can be punished as a marketing offence. Alcohol marketing that breaches the cited alcohol rule, including targeted marketing to minors or showing minors in certain beer marketing, can be punished as an alcohol marketing offence.

The provision says that in certain cases connected to section 4 c, a neglect payment can replace criminal prosecution and punishment if it is considered a sufficient sanction.

If aid fraud or misuse is minor overall, the offender must be fined for an aid offence.

In certain criminal cases, notification, investigation, prosecution, and punishment may be omitted if an administrative neglect fee or late payment fee is considered a sufficient sanction.

This section says the chapter does not apply to collecting certain natural products from someone else’s land.

This section defines when the chapter also applies to shared property, electricity or heat converted for economic use, and funds in another person’s account if the actor may transfer or withdraw them.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for certain listed offences unless the injured party asks for prosecution or there is a very important public interest reason.

A person who gives false tax information, conceals a tax-relevant fact, omits a tax duty to avoid tax, or otherwise acts fraudulently to cause tax non-assessment, underassessment, or an unjust refund commits tax fraud and may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

If tax fraud is minor overall, the offender must be fined for petty tax fraud.

The section criminalizes certain tax-payment failures and employer insurance-reporting/payment fraud, with fines or prison as penalties.

In business activity, using false or misleading statements about one’s own or another business and causing harm to another entrepreneur is a crime punishable by a fine or up to one year in prison.

A person who gives materially false or misleading information in professional marketing can be sentenced to a fine or up to one year in prison. Separate rules also punish certain unlawful alcohol advertising, with a maximum of six months’ imprisonment or a fine.

This section defines what counts as tax and aid/grant in this chapter, and says how employer-related responsibility rules apply to certain offences in Chapter 4 a–4 c.

False or misleading information in professional marketing can be punished as a marketing offence, and certain alcohol marketing conduct contrary to section 50 can be punished as an alcohol beverage marketing offence.

Syyttäjä ei saa nostaa syytettä tietyistä tässä pykälässä tarkoitetuista rikoksista, ellei asianomistaja pyydä syytteeseenpanoa tai ellei erittäin tärkeä yleinen etu vaadi syytteen nostamista.

This section says the chapter does not apply to collecting certain natural products from someone else’s land, such as dry twigs, fallen cones or nuts, wild berries, mushrooms, or flowers, except lichen and moss.

Anyone who gives false or concealed tax information, omits a tax-related duty to avoid tax, or otherwise acts fraudulently to avoid tax can be punished for tax fraud.

If tax fraud is especially serious, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment.

A person who, for gain, fails to pay certain taxes on time can be fined or imprisoned for up to 6 months; employers or their representatives can also be punished for pension-insurance and accident-insurance payment offences, with penalties up to 2 years or, in aggravated cases, 4 years.

A person who gives false information, conceals relevant facts, or fails to report a required change to the decision-maker about a subsidy, and gains or tries to gain economic benefit, can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

This section sets criminal penalties for consumer credit misconduct and for certain package travel business violations.

A person acting in business who uses a false or misleading statement about their own or another business activity and causes damage to another business operator may be convicted of a competition conduct offence.

This section says corporate criminal liability rules apply to certain tax fraud and subsidy-related offences.

In business activity, using false or misleading statements about one’s own or another business, causing damage to another entrepreneur, is punishable as a competition offense.

Anyone who gives false tax information, conceals tax-relevant facts, omits a tax duty to avoid tax, or otherwise acts fraudulently to prevent tax from being assessed correctly can be punished for tax fraud.

The prosecutor must not bring charges for the listed offences unless the injured party requests prosecution or there is a very important public interest.

A person who commits aggravated tax fraud under the stated aggravating conditions must be sentenced to imprisonment.

If tax fraud is minor overall, the offender must be sentenced to a fine for slight tax fraud.

Anyone who gives false information, conceals a relevant fact, or fails to report a required material change in connection with a grant, and thereby seeks financial benefit, may be punished for grant fraud.

If aggravated subsidy fraud involves pursuit of substantial benefit and is overall deemed aggravated, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment.

A person who unlawfully obtains another party’s trade secret in the ways listed here commits an offence and may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

The section criminalizes certain business conduct involving consumer-credit claims, and it also penalizes travel-package providers for operating without required security or failing to report operational changes.

If a tax or customs surcharge is considered a sufficient sanction, criminal reporting, pretrial investigation, prosecution, and punishment may be omitted in the cases covered by this section.

This section sets criminal penalties for certain consumer-credit and travel-service conduct, and for failing to report a change in travel-service operations.

If tax fraud is aggravated by intended substantial gain or special planning, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment for aggravated tax fraud.

Anyone who gives false tax information, conceals tax-relevant facts, omits a tax duty for tax avoidance, or otherwise acts fraudulently to cause tax loss can be punished for tax fraud.

If tax fraud is minor overall, the offender must be fined for petty tax fraud.

Section 4 criminalizes certain tax-payment omissions done for financial gain, and the section also covers employer-related insurance contribution fraud and negligent false information tied to pension and accident insurance payments.

Aggravated subsidy fraud leads to a prison sentence of four months to four years when the offence seeks significant gain and is overall considered aggravated.

A person who uses a subsidy contrary to the grant decision’s conditions or terms, and substantially against its intended purpose, must be punished.

Unlawfully disclosing or using another person’s business secret for gain or to harm someone is punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

Oikeudettomasti liikesalaisuuden tiedon hankkiminen tietyillä tavoilla on rangaistavaa, ja yrityksen yritys on myös rangaistava.

In certain criminal cases, prosecution, investigation, notice, or punishment may be omitted if an administrative negligence fee or late payment fee is considered enough.

Unlawfully obtaining another person's trade secret is punishable by a fine or up to two years' imprisonment, and attempts are also punishable.

If tax fraud is minor overall, the offender must be fined for petty tax fraud.

A person convicted of aggravated tax fraud must be sentenced to imprisonment of at least four months and at most four years if the fraud seeks considerable financial gain or is especially well planned and is overall aggravated.

This section makes certain tax-payment evasions and employer insurance-premium fraud punishable, with fines or imprisonment depending on the offence.

A person who gives false information, conceals a material fact, or fails to report a required material change in connection with a subsidy, and thereby seeks economic benefit, commits subsidy fraud.

A person who uses a grant against the grant decision’s conditions or materially against its intended purpose can be punished for misuse of a grant.

If subsidy fraud or misuse is minor overall, the offender must be sentenced for subsidy offence to a fine.

A person must not unlawfully use or disclose another person’s trade secret in business or to gain financial benefit; doing so can lead to a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

This section criminalizes unauthorized disclosure or use of another person’s trade secret in specified trusted relationships, with a possible fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

In certain 4 c § criminal cases, authorities may leave a report unfiled, an investigation unstarted, charges unbrought, and punishment unimposed if the neglect fee is considered a sufficient sanction.

Misappropriating or unlawfully using another's trade secret for gain or to cause harm is punishable by a fine or up to two years' imprisonment.

This section criminalizes certain tax non-payments done to gain economic benefit, and it also criminalizes employer or employer-representative fraud involving pension and accident insurance payments.

If tax fraud is minor, the offender must be fined for petty tax fraud.

Whoever gives false information, conceals a relevant fact, or fails to report a required change about a subsidy may be punished for subsidy fraud.

If fraud seeks significant benefit and is overall aggravated, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment.

A person convicted of a minor subsidy offence must be fined, and authorities may also forgo reporting, prosecution, or punishment if recovering the subsidy is considered sufficient.

This section defines key terms used in the chapter and says certain rules in Chapter 47 apply to employers, their representatives, and related offences in sections 4a–4c.

Elinkeinotoiminnassa lahjuksen lupaaminen, tarjoaminen tai antaminen on rangaistavaa, ja törkeä teko voi johtaa ankarampaan vankeuteen.

A person who unlawfully uses or discloses another’s trade secret in business, or to gain economic benefit, may be punished with a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

A person who gives false or misleading information in professional marketing can be convicted of a marketing offence; alcohol marketing done contrary to the cited alcohol law rules is also punishable.

A person who unlawfully uses or discloses another person’s trade secret obtained through a punishable act in business, or to gain economic benefit, can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

A person who gives false information, conceals information, or fails to report a required material change affecting a subsidy, and does so to gain financial benefit, can be convicted of subsidy fraud.

The section criminalizes certain tax-payment failures and employer-related insurance contribution fraud, with fines or imprisonment as penalties.

If subsidy fraud is aimed at obtaining significant benefit and is overall aggravated, the offender must be sentenced for aggravated subsidy fraud.

Avustusta ei saa käyttää olennaisesti vastoin sen käyttötarkoitusta tai myöntämispäätöksen ehtoja; rikkominen voi johtaa sakkoon tai enintään kahden vuoden vankeuteen.

This section defines what counts as tax and subsidy in this chapter, and says how responsibility rules apply to employers and their representatives in sections 4a–4c.

Corporate criminal liability rules apply to certain tax fraud and subsidy-related offenses.

Elinkeinotoiminnassa toimiva henkilö ei saa pyytää, ottaa vastaan tai hyväksyä lahjusta; törkeästä teosta seuraa vankeusrangaistus.

Elinkeinotoiminnassa lahjuksen lupaaminen, tarjoaminen tai antaminen tietyille henkilöille on rangaistavaa, ja törkeä tekomuoto voi johtaa ankarampaan vankeusrangaistukseen.

Using false or misleading statements about business activity in business operations, if it causes harm to another business operator, is a criminal offence punishable by a fine or up to one year in prison.

Business bribery is punishable by a fine or up to 2 years’ imprisonment; aggravated business bribery carries 4 months to 4 years’ imprisonment.

If subsidy fraud is committed for considerable benefit and is overall aggravated, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment.

Whoever gives false information, conceals a relevant fact, or fails to report a materially relevant change in subsidy-related circumstances may be convicted of subsidy fraud.

Using a grant contrary to the grant decision’s conditions or in a way that materially conflicts with its purpose can lead to a fine or up to 2 years’ imprisonment.

If subsidy fraud or misuse is minor overall, the offender must be fined for a subsidy violation.

This section says corporate criminal liability rules apply to certain tax fraud, aggravated tax fraud, subsidy fraud, aggravated subsidy fraud, and misuse of a subsidy.

Tax or customs penalty increases can, in some criminal cases, replace reporting, investigation, prosecution, and punishment if they are considered sufficient.

Kirjanpitovelvollinen, sen edustaja, tosiasiallista määräysvaltaa käyttävä tai toimeksiannolla kirjanpitoa hoitava voi syyllistyä kirjanpitorikokseen tai törkeään kirjanpitorikokseen, jos kirjanpitoa tai tilinpäätöstä laiminlyödään, siihen merkitään vääriä tai harhaanjohtavia tietoja tai aineisto hävitetään, kätketään tai vahingoitetaan.

This section criminalizes accepting, requesting, or arranging bribes in business activity for people in listed business roles, and sets higher penalties for aggravated cases.

This section criminalizes certain consumer-credit conduct and travel-service conduct, and also punishes a minor travel-service offence and failure to report activity changes.

A person in specified business-related roles must not solicit, receive, or accept a bribe in business activity; aggravated bribery carries imprisonment.

Using a grant contrary to the grant decision’s conditions or purpose can lead to a fine or up to 2 years’ imprisonment; if the amount is very large and the misuse is aggravated overall, the penalty is 4 months to 4 years’ imprisonment.

Jos avustuspetoksessa tavoitellaan huomattavaa hyötyä ja teko on kokonaisuutena arvostellen törkeä, tekijä tuomitaan törkeästä avustuspetoksesta vankeuteen.

If grant fraud or misuse is minor, the offender must be fined for a grant offence.

This section defines several terms used in the chapter and says that certain rules from Chapter 47 apply to employers, their representatives, and related offences in sections 4a–4c.

In certain tax and customs crime cases, proceedings can be skipped or stopped if a tax or customs increase is considered sufficient punishment; if the same matter has already been subject to such an increase, prosecution and judgment are generally barred, with a narrow exception for new material facts and removal of the earlier increase.

In certain 4 c § criminal cases, authorities may skip reporting, investigation, prosecution, and punishment if the negligence fee is considered enough. Charges and judgment are also barred if the same matter and person have already been assigned that fee.

This section makes certain people criminally liable for negligent bookkeeping conduct and for breaking the rule on preparing an auditor’s report.

Kirjanpitovelvollinen, hänen edustajansa, tosiasiallista määräysvaltaa käyttävä tai toimeksiannolla vastuussa oleva voi syyllistyä kirjanpitorikokseen, jos kirjanpitoa laiminlyödään, siihen merkitään vääriä tietoja tai kirjanpitoaineistoa hävitetään, kätketään tai vahingoitetaan.

Anyone who unlawfully obtains another person’s trade secret by specified intrusive or technical means may be punished.

Kirjanpitovelvollinen, hänen edustajansa, tosiasiallista määräysvaltaa käyttävä tai toimeksiannolla kirjanpitoa hoitava voi syyllistyä kirjanpitorikokseen, jos hän laiminlyö kirjaamisen tai tilinpäätöksen, merkitsee vääriä tietoja tai hävittää, kätkee tai vahingoittaa kirjanpitoaineistoa.

If subsidy fraud or misuse is minor, the offender must be fined for subsidy violation.

Using a grant against its stated purpose, contrary to the grant decision’s terms or conditions, can be punished by a fine or up to 2 years’ imprisonment. If the misuse is especially serious and the grant amount is very large, the penalty is 4 months to 4 years’ imprisonment.

This section defines what counts as a tax and what counts as a subsidy in this chapter, and says certain responsibility-allocation rules apply to offences and employers/representatives in sections 4a–4c.

Corporate criminal liability applies to certain tax and subsidy fraud offenses, if the offense concerns VAT or the tax referred to in section 9(1)(2).

In a criminal case under 4 c §, authorities may refrain from reporting, investigation, prosecution, and punishment if the neglect fee under 182 § is considered a sufficient sanction.

False or misleading marketing information can lead to a marketing offence, and certain alcohol marketing acts are also criminalised.

This section defines “yrityssalaisuus” (business secret) as certain business-related information kept secret by an entrepreneur and likely to cause economic harm if disclosed.

This section criminalizes negligent bookkeeping conduct and violations of the audit report rule, with fines or up to two years’ imprisonment.

Unauthorized disclosure or use of a trade secret is punishable by a fine or up to two years' imprisonment.

Se, joka törkeästä huolimattomuudesta laiminlyö kirjanpidon tai vahingoittaa kirjanpitoaineistoa ja olennaisesti vaikeuttaa oikean kuvan saamista taloudellisesta tilanteesta, voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään kahdeksi vuodeksi vankeuteen. Sama koskee tilintarkastuskertomuksen laatimista koskevan säännöksen rikkomista, ellei teko ole vähäinen tai muu laki määrää ankaramman rangaistuksen.

This section defines how certain terms are used in this chapter and says which liability-allocation rules apply to a listed employer, its representative, and a specified offence.

If subsidy fraud or misuse is minor overall, the offender is fined for subsidy offense.

Corporate criminal liability applies to certain tax fraud and subsidy-related offences.

In certain tax and customs crime cases, authorities may refrain from reporting, investigating, prosecuting, or imposing punishment if a tax or customs increase is considered a sufficient sanction.

False or misleading marketing information can be a crime, and certain alcohol marketing breaches can also be punished as a crime.

In business operations, using false or misleading statements about one’s own or another business activity, causing damage to another business operator, can lead to a fine or imprisonment of up to one year.

The prosecutor must give the consumer ombudsman, and in some alcohol-marketing cases Valvira, a chance to give a statement before charging. The court must also give those authorities a chance to be heard in the relevant cases. The prosecutor may not bring charges for certain offences unless the injured party asks for prosecution or an especially important public interest requires it.

This section defines “liikesalaisuus” for the chapter by referring to the meaning in the Trade Secrets Act.

Anyone who unlawfully uses or discloses another person’s trade secret in business, or to gain economic benefit, may be punished with a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

Tässä luvussa liikesalaisuuksilla tarkoitetaan liikesalaisuuslain 2 §:n 1 kohdassa tarkoitettuja liikesalaisuuksia.

Corporate criminal liability applies to certain listed tax and subsidy offences.

This section defines what counts as tax, subsidy, and how responsibility is allocated for certain employers and related offences.

In certain tax-crime cases, proceedings may be left unreported, not investigated, not prosecuted, and no punishment imposed if a tax or customs surcharge is considered sufficient. Separate rules also stop prosecution and judgment when the same matter has already led to a surcharge, subject to a new-evidence exception.

In certain criminal cases, the matter may be handled without notice, pre-trial investigation, prosecution, or punishment if an administrative neglect/delay fee is considered enough. If the same person has already been given such a fee for the same matter, charges and judgment cannot be brought.

In business activity, using a false or misleading statement about your own or another business can be a crime if it causes harm to another trader.

In business activities, using prohibited bill-like commitments or a bill to collect a consumer claim is punishable by fine or up to one year’s imprisonment. Separate rules also punish operating certain package travel business without registration or required security, or giving false information about security matters.

This section says the rules on corporate criminal liability apply to several listed offences.

Syyttäjän ja tuomioistuimen on varattava tietyille viranomaisille tilaisuus tulla kuulluksi tai antaa lausuntonsa, ja syyttäjä ei yleensä saa nostaa syytettä tietyistä rikoksista ilman asianomistajan ilmoitusta tai erittäin tärkeää yleistä etua.

Lahjuksen lupaaminen, tarjoaminen tai antaminen elinkeinotoiminnassa on rangaistavaa, ja törkeästä teosta voi seurata vankeutta.

The prosecutor must give the consumer ombudsman or the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health a chance to be heard before certain prosecution steps, and may not bring some charges unless the injured party requests prosecution or an especially important public interest requires it.

In certain tax or customs crime cases, authorities may skip notification, investigation, prosecution, and punishment if a tax or customs surcharge is considered enough.

Corporate criminal liability applies to certain tax fraud and subsidy-related offences.

In certain criminal cases, reporting, investigation, prosecution, and punishment may be omitted if an administrative neglect fee or late-payment fee is considered sufficient. A prosecution and judgment may not be brought if the same person has already been ordered a neglect fee for the same matter.

False or misleading information in professional marketing is punishable by a fine or up to one year in prison; certain alcohol marketing violations are punishable by a fine or up to six months in prison.

Elinkeinotoiminnassa ei saa käyttää kiellettyä vekseliä, muuta sitoumusta tai trattaa kuluttajaluoton perintään; lisäksi tietyt valmismatkaliikettä koskevat rekisteröinti- ja vakuusvaatimusten rikkomiset ovat rangaistavia.

Unlawfully obtaining information about another's trade secret is punishable by a fine or up to two years' imprisonment; attempt is also punishable.

For sections 7, 7a, 8, and 8a, a domestic or foreign arbitrator acting under another state’s arbitration law is treated as equivalent to an arbitrator.

Corporate criminal liability applies to the listed offences.

Elinkeinotoiminnassa lahjuksen pyytäminen, vastaanottaminen tai hyväksyminen voi johtaa sakkoon tai enintään kahden vuoden vankeuteen; törkeässä teossa rangaistus on neljästä kuukaudesta neljään vuoteen vankeutta.

Corporate criminal liability rules apply to the listed offences.

In certain criminal cases, authorities may forgo notification, investigation, prosecution, or punishment if an administrative omission or late-payment fee is considered sufficient.

Tax or customs surcharge can, in some cases, replace criminal investigation, prosecution, and punishment; if such a surcharge has already been imposed for the same matter, charges and judgment are barred unless new essential facts later emerge and the prior surcharge is removed.

A person who gives materially false or misleading information in professional marketing can be fined or imprisoned for up to one year; separate alcohol-marketing conduct in violation of the Alcohol Act can be fined or imprisoned for up to six months.

Elinkeinotoiminnassa ei saa käyttää totuudenvastaista tai harhaanjohtavaa ilmaisua omasta tai toisen elinkeinotoiminnasta, jos se aiheuttaa vahinkoa toiselle elinkeinonharjoittajalle.