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A person who unlawfully obtains information about another’s business secret by the listed means may be punished for corporate espionage; attempts are also punishable.

Yrityssalaisuuden oikeudeton ilmaiseminen tai käyttö on rangaistavaa, kun se tehdään hyötymistarkoituksessa tai toista vahingoittaen.

A gift, benefit, or its value received as described in sections 8 and 8 a must be forfeited to the State from the offender or the person for whom the offender acted.

When applying certain sections, domestic and foreign arbitrators acting under another state’s arbitration law are treated as arbitrators.

Certain bookkeeping actors must not omit recording transactions, enter false or misleading accounting data, or destroy/hide/damage accounting records; violations can lead to fines or imprisonment, and aggravated cases carry a higher prison term.

When applying sections 7, 7 a, 8 and 8 a of this chapter, domestic and foreign arbitrators acting under another state's arbitration law are treated as arbitrators.

A person who makes materially false or misleading statements in professional marketing can be fined or imprisoned for up to one year; separate alcohol-marketing breaches can be fined or imprisoned for up to six months.

In certain criminal cases, authorities may skip reporting, pretrial investigation, prosecution, and punishment if an administrative omission fee or late-payment fee is considered enough.

In business, a person must not use false or misleading statements about their own or another business if this causes harm to another business operator.

The section criminalizes certain consumer-credit collection practices and travel-package business conducted without required security, and it also punishes failing to report a change in activities.

It is an offence to unlawfully disclose or use another person's trade secret in the listed relationships, and attempts are punishable.

A person who unlawfully uses or discloses another’s trade secret in business, or to gain financial benefit, may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

Ryöstöstä voidaan tuomita vankeuteen vähintään 4 kuukaudeksi ja enintään 6 vuodeksi; yritys on myös rangaistava.

A gift or benefit received under sections 8 or 8 a, or its value, must be forfeited to the state from the offender or a person on whose behalf the offender acted.

The provision criminalizes negligent bookkeeping misconduct and breaches of the rule on preparing an audit report, with fines or imprisonment up to two years.

A gift, benefit, or its value received as referred to in sections 8 and 8 a must be forfeited to the State from the offender or from the person for whom the offender acted.

In business activity, using false or misleading statements about one’s own or another’s business and causing harm to another business operator can lead to a competition-related offence and punishment.

It is a crime to give materially false or misleading information in professional marketing, and certain alcohol marketing conduct is also criminal.

It criminalizes certain consumer credit collection practices and certain travel package business conduct, and sets fines or up to one year in prison.

A person who unlawfully obtains information about another person’s trade secret may be punished for corporate espionage.

Unauthorized use or disclosure of another person's business secret in business, or to gain financial benefit, is punishable.

Business bribery is punishable if someone offers, promises, or gives an unlawful benefit to influence business conduct; aggravated cases can lead to imprisonment.

Törkeästä ryöstöstä voidaan tuomita vankeutta vähintään 2 ja enintään 10 vuotta, ja yritys on rangaistava. Myös törkeän ryöstön valmistelu on rangaistavaa, mutta siihen on säädetty poikkeuksia.

Whoever commits robbery by violence or immediate threat of violence, or forces another to surrender an economic benefit without legal right, must be sentenced to imprisonment of 4 months to 6 years.

Tässä luvussa liikesalaisuus tarkoittaa liikesalaisuuslain 2 §:n 1 kohdan mukaista liikesalaisuutta.

Ryöstöstä voidaan tuomita henkilö, joka väkivallalla tai välittömällä väkivallan uhalla anastaa omaisuutta tai pakottaa toisen luopumaan taloudellisesta edusta; yritys on rangaistava.

This section creates criminal liability for using prohibited instruments to collect certain consumer-credit claims, for offering package travel without required security, and for failing to report certain activity changes; it also sets fines or up to one year in prison for the main offences and a fine for minor package-travel violations.

Elinkeinotoiminnassa ei saa käyttää totuudenvastaista tai harhaanjohtavaa ilmaisua, jos siitä aiheutuu vahinkoa toiselle elinkeinonharjoittajalle; rikkomuksesta voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään vuoden vankeuteen.

Liikesalaisuuden oikeudeton hankkiminen on kielletty, ja teosta voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään kahden vuoden vankeuteen.

Unauthorized disclosure or use of another person’s trade secret is punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

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

Business-related bribery is punishable, and aggravated business-related bribery carries a harsher prison sentence.

Muulla kuin 1 §:ssä tarkoitetulla uhkauksella tapahtuva pakottaminen taloudellisesta edusta luopumaan on kiristys, josta voi seurata sakko tai enintään kahden vuoden vankeus. Myös yritys on rangaistava.

Aggravated robbery is punishable by 2 to 10 years’ imprisonment, and attempted aggravated robbery is punishable. Preparation for aggravated robbery can be punished by up to 3 years’ imprisonment, unless the risk was slight for non-chance reasons or the person voluntarily abandoned or stopped the preparation.

The prosecutor must give the consumer ombudsman or the alcohol authority a chance to state its view before certain charges, and the court must give those authorities a chance to be heard in related cases.

Aggravated robbery is punishable by 2 to 10 years’ imprisonment, and preparation for aggravated robbery is punishable by up to 3 years’ imprisonment, subject to an express exception.

Anyone who unlawfully obtains another person’s trade secret in the ways described is committing corporate espionage and can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

The provision criminalizes certain consumer-credit collection practices and certain travel-services conduct, and sets fines or up to one year in prison for the main offences.

Unlawfully disclosing or using another person’s trade secret can lead to a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

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

Business-related bribery is punishable, and aggravated cases carry a heavier prison term.

Kirjanpitovelvollinen, sen edustaja, tosiasiallista määräysvaltaa käyttävä tai toimeksiannolla kirjanpidosta vastaava voi syyllistyä kirjanpitorikokseen, jos hän laiminlyö kirjaamista tai tilinpäätöstä, merkitsee vääriä tietoja tai hävittää, kätkee tai vahingoittaa kirjanpitoaineistoa. Törkeästä teosta voidaan tuomita ankarampi rangaistus.

Aggravated extortion is punishable by imprisonment of 4 months to 4 years, and attempted aggravated extortion is also punishable.

A person who, using a threat other than the one referred to in section 1, forces another to give up a financial benefit may be punished for extortion; attempts are also punishable.

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

A person who, by a threat other than the one referred to in section 1, forces another to give up a financial benefit without legal entitlement may be convicted of extortion and punished with a fine or imprisonment of up to two years. Attempt is punishable.

Liikesalaisuuden oikeudeton ilmaiseminen tai käyttäminen taloudellisen hyödyn saamiseksi tai vahingoittamistarkoituksessa on rangaistavaa.

Unauthorized acquisition of another person’s trade secret is punishable as corporate espionage.

A person 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.

It is forbidden to give, offer, or promise an unlawful benefit in business to certain business-related people in order to influence their conduct or reward favorable conduct.

Kirjanpitovelvollinen, hänen edustajansa, tosiasiallista määräysvaltaa käyttävä tai toimeksiannon saanut henkilö voi syyllistyä kirjanpitorikokseen, jos kirjanpitoa tai tilinpäätöstä laiminlyödään, siihen merkitään vääriä tietoja tai kirjanpitoaineisto hävitetään, kätketään tai vahingoitetaan.

This section criminalizes grossly negligent bookkeeping misconduct and violations of the rule on preparing an auditor’s report, with fines or imprisonment of up to two years.

Kätkemisrikoksesta voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään 1 vuoden 6 kuukauden vankeuteen, kun joku käsittelee toisen tekemistä varkaus-, kavallus-, ryöstö-, kiristys-, petos-, kiskonta- tai maksuvälinepetosrikoksista saatua omaisuutta, ellei teko ole rangaistava rahanpesuna.

Törkeästä kiristyksestä voidaan tuomita vankeuteen, jos laissa kuvatut raskauttavat seikat täyttyvät; yritys on rangaistava.

For sections 7, 7 a, 8 and 8 a of this chapter, both domestic and foreign arbitrators are treated the same if they perform their duties under another state’s arbitration law.

Aggravated extortion is punishable by imprisonment if the extortion involves serious threats, abuse of a vulnerable state, forcing up an extremely valuable benefit, or especially serious economic harm, and the case is overall aggravated.

Whoever unlawfully uses or discloses another person’s trade secret in business, or to gain economic benefit, may be punished.

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

Business bribery is punishable by a fine or up to two years in prison; aggravated business bribery carries four months to four years in prison.

Anyone in the listed business-related roles must not ask for, accept, or arrange a bribe in business operations.

Grossly negligent bookkeeping conduct and violations of the audit report rule can lead to a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

This section defines “business secret” for this chapter.

If a concealment offence concerns very valuable property and is overall serious, the offender must be sentenced for aggravated concealment offence to imprisonment of at least four months and at most four years.

A person who handles, acquires, receives, forwards, or otherwise deals in property obtained through certain theft- and fraud-type offences may be convicted of concealment offense, unless the act is punishable as money laundering.

A gift or benefit received as described in sections 8 and 8 a must be forfeited to the State, from the offender or the person on whose behalf they acted.

Whoever handles property obtained through certain theft- and fraud-related offences can be sentenced for concealment offence unless the act is punishable as money laundering.

Business bribery is punishable, and aggravated business bribery carries a heavier prison sentence.

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

Certain business-related persons must not request, receive, or accept a bribe in order to favor someone in their duties or tasks.

This section criminalizes certain bookkeeping failures, false bookkeeping entries, and destruction or concealment of accounting material, with imprisonment or a fine as penalties.

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

Before certain prosecution steps, the prosecutor and court must give specific authorities a chance to be heard; prosecution of some offences is barred unless the injured party requests it or a very important public interest requires it.

Jos omaisuuteen ryhtyminen rikoksella saadun omaisuuden osalta on laajamittaista ja ammattimaista, rikoksentekijä on tuomittava ammattimaisesta kätkemisrikoksesta vankeuteen.

If property involved in concealment is very valuable and the concealment offense is also considered aggravated overall, the offender must be sentenced for aggravated concealment to imprisonment.

Whoever commits robbery by violence or immediate threat of violence, or by forcing another to give up an economic benefit, is punishable by imprisonment.

If the receiving offence involves very valuable property and is otherwise aggravated, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment for aggravated receiving stolen property.

This provision criminalizes requesting, soliciting, receiving, or accepting a bribe in business-related roles, and sets imprisonment and fines as penalties.

Bribing in business is punishable, and aggravated bribery carries a higher prison range.

Kirjanpitovelvollinen, hänen edustajansa, tosiasiallista määräysvaltaa käyttävä tai toimeksiannon saanut henkilö voi syyllistyä kirjanpitorikokseen, jos hän laiminlyö kirjaamista tai tilinpäätöstä, merkitsee vääriä tietoja tai hävittää, kätkee tai vahingoittaa kirjanpitoaineistoa.

A person responsible for bookkeeping can be punished if, through gross negligence, they fail to record transactions or prepare accounts, or destroy, lose, or damage accounting material so that the true financial picture is seriously hindered. A separate offence covers violating the rule on preparing an audit report.

The prosecutor must give the consumer ombudsman or the alcohol authority a chance to state its view before charging certain marketing offences, and the court must give those authorities a chance to be heard when handling those cases. The prosecutor may not bring charges for offences under sections 2 and 4–6 unless the injured party requests prosecution or there is an extremely important public interest.

For the listed offences, the rules on corporate criminal liability apply.

Anyone who acquires, takes into possession, transfers, or otherwise deals with property obtained by an offence, while having reason to suspect that it was so obtained, is punishable for negligent receiving.

If the handling of crime-derived property is extensive and professional, the offender must be sentenced for aggravated concealment offence to imprisonment.

Törkeästä ryöstöstä voidaan tuomita vankeutta vähintään 2 ja enintään 10 vuotta, and the attempted offense is punishable. Preparatory acts for this aggravated robbery can also be punished with up to 3 years’ imprisonment, unless the stated exceptions apply.

If the handling of property obtained through crime is extensive and professional, the offender must be convicted of aggravated concealment offence and sentenced to imprisonment.

Kirjanpitovelvollinen, hänen edustajansa, määräysvaltaa käyttävä henkilö tai kirjanpidosta toimeksiannolla vastaava voi syyllistyä kirjanpitorikokseen, jos hän laiminlyö kirjanpidon tai tilinpäätöksen, tekee kirjanpitoon vääriä tai harhaanjohtavia merkintöjä tai hävittää, kätkee tai vahingoittaa kirjanpitoaineistoa.

Using or soliciting bribes in business activity is punishable, with harsher imprisonment if the act is grave.

A person responsible for bookkeeping, their representative, a person with actual control in the legal entity, or a person entrusted with bookkeeping by assignment can be punished if gross negligence causes serious bookkeeping failures or damage to accounting records, or if an auditor-report rule is violated.

This section defines “trade secret” for this chapter by referring to the definition in section 2(1) of the Trade Secrets Act (595/2018).

For the listed offences, the rules on corporate criminal liability apply.

For sections 7, 7a, 8 and 8a of this chapter, domestic and foreign arbitrators acting under another state's arbitration law are treated as arbitrators.

If receiving property crime or negligent receiving property crime is minor overall, the offender must be fined for kätkemisrikkomus.

A person who acquires, takes possession of, transfers, or otherwise handles property suspected to have been obtained by an offense may be convicted of negligent handling of stolen property and sentenced to a fine or up to six months’ imprisonment.

A person who, by a threat other than one covered by section 1, forces another to give up an economic benefit they have no legal right to take commits extortion and can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years. Attempt is punishable.

A person who acquires, receives, transfers, or otherwise handles property obtained by an offence in section 1, despite reason to suspect its origin, commits negligent receiving of stolen property.

Törkeästä huolimattomuudesta tehty kirjanpidon laiminlyönti tai kirjanpitoaineiston hävittäminen, hukkaaminen tai vahingoittaminen voi johtaa sakkorangaistukseen tai enintään kahden vuoden vankeuteen. Tilintarkastuskertomusta koskevan säännöksen rikkomisesta voi myös seurata sama rangaistus, ellei teko ole vähäinen tai muualla säädetä ankarampaa rangaistusta.

A person responsible for bookkeeping, or related representatives and controllers, can be punished for accounting offences if they fail to record transactions or prepare accounts properly, enter false or misleading information, or destroy/hide/damage accounting material.

This section defines “trade secret” for this chapter by reference to section 2(1) of the Trade Secrets Act.

Syyttäjän ja tuomioistuimen on annettava tietyille viranomaisille tilaisuus tulla kuulluiksi tai antaa lausuntonsa ennen tai käsittelyn aikana tietyissä markkinointirikosasioissa. Syyttäjä ei saa nostaa syytettä eräistä 2 ja 4–6 §:ssä tarkoitetuista rikoksista, ellei asianomistaja vaadi syytteeseenpanoa tai erittäin tärkeä yleinen etu vaadi syytteen nostamista.

When applying sections 7, 7 a, 8 and 8 a of this chapter, domestic and foreign arbitrators acting under another state’s arbitration law are treated the same as arbitrators.

A gift, benefit, or its value received as referred to in sections 8 and 8 a must be forfeited to the State from the offender or from the person for whom or for whose benefit the offender acted.

This section prohibits money laundering: a person must not handle, move, conceal, or help conceal property or benefit obtained from crime.

If a concealment offence or negligent concealment offence is minor overall, the offender must be fined for concealment petty offence.

Aggravated extortion is punishable by imprisonment of 4 months to 4 years, and attempts are punishable.

Jos kätkemisrikos tai tuottamuksellinen kätkemisrikos on kokonaisuutena vähäinen, rikoksentekijä tuomitaan kätkemisrikkomuksesta sakkoon.

This section defines “liikesalaisuus” (trade secret) by referring to the definition in another act.

This section creates criminal liability for negligent bookkeeping misconduct and for violating the rule on preparing an audit report, with fines or up to two years’ imprisonment.

Before certain marketing-offence charges are filed, the prosecutor must give the consumer ombudsman or the Finnish health and welfare supervision authority a chance to state its view. When handling those cases, the court must also give those authorities a chance to be heard. The prosecutor may not bring charges for offences under sections 2 or 4–6 unless the injured party requests prosecution or an overriding public interest requires it.

This section says corporate criminal liability applies to the listed offences.

Jos 8 tai 8 a §:ssä tarkoitetulla tavalla vastaanotettu lahja tai etu on saatu, se tai sen arvo tuomitaan menetetyksi valtiolle rikoksentekijältä tai henkilöltä, jonka puolesta tai hyväksi hän on toiminut.

Ryöstöstä voidaan tuomita, kun joku käyttää tai uhkaa käyttää väkivaltaa ottaakseen omaisuutta tai pakottaakseen toisen luopumaan taloudellisesta edusta.

Aggravated money laundering is punishable by imprisonment of 4 months to 6 years when the property obtained through the offence is especially valuable, the crime is especially planned, and the laundering is overall aggravated.

Anyone who handles or conceals criminally obtained property for gain or to hide its unlawful origin can be punished for money laundering; attempt is punishable.

A person who handles or transfers property obtained through specified theft-like offences commits receiving stolen property, unless the act is punishable as money laundering.

Anyone who handles, conceals, or helps conceal criminal property or its proceeds can be punished for money laundering.

Before certain marketing-offence prosecutions, the prosecutor must give the consumer ombudsman or the health supervisory authority a chance to be heard; the prosecutor may not bring charges for offences in sections 2 and 4–6 unless the injured party requests prosecution or an especially important public interest requires it.

This section defines “liikesalaisuus” (trade secret) for this chapter by referring to the Trade Secrets Act.

For the listed offences, the rules on corporate criminal liability apply.

Kun tämän luvun 7, 7 a, 8 ja 8 a §:ää sovelletaan, kotimainen tai ulkomainen välimies rinnastetaan välimieheen, jos hän toimii toisen valtion välimiesmenettelyä koskevan lainsäädännön mukaisesti.

Ryöstöstä voi seurata vankeutta vähintään 4 kuukautta ja enintään 6 vuotta; myös yritys on rangaistava.

Aggravated robbery is punishable by imprisonment of 2 to 10 years, and attempts are punishable. Preparing aggravated robbery can also be punished by up to 3 years’ imprisonment, unless the risk was slight or the person voluntarily withdrew or stopped the preparation.

A person who agrees with another to commit aggravated money laundering involving certain specified proceeds or substituted property can be fined or imprisoned for up to one year.

Aggravated money laundering is punishable by imprisonment of at least four months and at most six years, and attempts are punishable.

If the stolen property is very valuable and the offence is overall aggravated, the offender must be sentenced for aggravated concealment to imprisonment of at least four months and at most four years.

Aggravated money laundering is punishable by imprisonment, and attempted aggravated money laundering is also punishable.

The section says corporate criminal liability rules apply to several listed offences.

The prosecutor must give the consumer ombudsman or the supervisory authority a chance to state its views before bringing certain marketing-offence charges, and the court must let them be heard when handling those cases.

For applying sections 7, 7 a, 8 and 8 a, domestic and foreign arbitrators acting under another state's arbitration law are treated the same as an arbitrator.

A gift or benefit received as described in sections 8 and 8 a, or its value, must be forfeited to the state from the offender or from someone acting for the offender’s benefit.

Kiristyksestä voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään kahden vuoden vankeuteen, kun tekijä uhkauksella pakottaa toisen luopumaan taloudellisesta edusta. Myös yritys on rangaistava.

Anyone who, through gross negligence, engages in the acts referred to in Section 6 may be punished for negligent money laundering with a fine or imprisonment of up to two years.

A person who agrees with another to commit aggravated money laundering, involving the proceeds of bribery, receiving a bribe, aggravated tax fraud, or aggravated subsidy fraud (or property replacing those proceeds), may be fined or imprisoned for up to one year.

If dealing with property obtained by crime is extensive and professional, the offender must be sentenced for professional concealment offence to imprisonment for 4 months to 6 years.

A person who agrees with another to commit aggravated money laundering involving certain bribery, aggravated tax fraud, or aggravated subsidy fraud proceeds may be punished with a fine or up to one year’s imprisonment.

When applying certain sections, domestic and foreign arbitrators are treated the same as an arbitrator acting under another state’s arbitration law.

Corporate criminal liability rules apply to the listed offences.

A gift or benefit received in the manner described in sections 8 and 8 a, or its value, must be forfeited to the state.

Ryöstöstä voidaan tuomita vankeutta, ja yritys on myös rangaistava.

A person who uses a threat other than the one mentioned in section 1 to force another to give up an economic benefit unlawfully held may be punished for extortion with a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment. Attempted extortion is also punishable.

Törkeästä kiristyksestä voidaan tuomita vankeuteen vähintään neljäksi kuukaudeksi ja enintään neljäksi vuodeksi; yritys on rangaistava.

If money laundering or negligent money laundering is overall minor, the offender must be fined for money-laundering petty offence.

Gross negligence in taking the acts referred to in section 6 is punishable as negligent money laundering by a fine or imprisonment of up to two years.

A person who acquires, receives, transfers, or otherwise deals with property obtained by an offence under section 1, despite reason to suspect it was obtained that way, must be convicted of negligent receiving and fined or imprisoned for up to six months.

If someone, through gross negligence, carries out acts referred to in section 6, they can be sentenced for negligent money laundering to a fine or imprisonment of up to two years.

8 tai 8 a §:ssä tarkoitetulla tavalla vastaanotettu lahja, etu tai niiden arvo voidaan tuomita valtiolle menetetyksi.

Kun sovelletaan luvun 7, 7 a, 8 ja 8 a §:ää, myös kotimainen tai ulkomainen välimies, joka toimii toisen valtion välimiesmenettelylainsäädännön mukaisesti, rinnastetaan välimieheen.

Ryöstöstä voi saada vankeutta, jos omaisuutta otetaan tai joku pakotetaan väkivallalla tai välittömän väkivallan uhalla; myös yritys on rangaistava.

Törkeästä ryöstöstä voidaan tuomita vankeuteen 2–10 vuodeksi, ja törkeän ryöstön valmistelu on myös rangaistavaa enintään 3 vuoden vankeudella.

Törkeästä kiristyksestä voi seurata vankeutta vähintään 4 kuukautta ja enintään 4 vuotta; yritys on rangaistava.

Anyone who handles or passes on property obtained by certain crimes may be convicted of concealment offense, unless the act is punishable as money laundering.

A person involved in the predicate offence is not convicted for the offence referred to in this chapter.

A person who commits money laundering or negligent money laundering may be fined if the offense is minor overall.

If concealment theft or negligent concealment theft is minor overall, the offender must be fined for concealment offence.

If money laundering or negligent money laundering is minor overall, taking into account the value of the property or other case-related factors, the offender must be fined for a money laundering offence.

Robbery is punishable by imprisonment of 4 months to 6 years; attempts are also punishable.

A gift or benefit received in the manner referred to in sections 8 and 8 a, or its value, must be forfeited to the state.

Aggravated robbery is punishable by 2 to 10 years’ imprisonment, and attempted aggravated robbery is also punishable.

Using a threat other than one referred to in section 1 to force someone to give up an economic benefit is punishable as extortion; attempt is also punishable.

A person who hides, acquires, possesses, transmits, or otherwise handles property obtained by certain listed property offences may be sentenced for concealment offence, unless the act is punishable as money laundering.

If the stolen/concealed property is very valuable and the offence is serious overall, the offender must be sentenced for aggravated concealment to imprisonment of at least 4 months and at most 4 years.

Property that was the subject of certain offences must be forfeited to the state; in some money-laundering cases, it may instead go to the injured person as compensation or restitution if the conditions are met.

This section limits liability in this chapter for certain people connected to the underlying offence, and excludes some household-use situations.

Anyone who handles criminal proceeds to benefit from them, hide their illegal origin, or help an offender avoid legal consequences can be convicted of money laundering.

Tässä pykälässä rajataan, kenet voidaan tuomita esirikokseen osallistumisesta ja milloin rahanpesu tai törkeä rahanpesu voi tulla kyseeseen; lisäksi tietyssä yhteistaloudessa asuvaa ei yleensä koske tämän luvun säännökset, jos hän vain käyttää tai kuluttaa yhteistalouden tavanomaisiin tarpeisiin hankittua omaisuutta.

Törkeästä ryöstöstä ja sen valmistelusta voidaan tuomita vankeutta; valmisteluun on myös erityinen rangaistussäännös, jos tietyt aseet, tiedonhankinta tai suunnittelu liittyvät tekoon.

Ryöstöstä voidaan tuomita vankeutta vähintään 4 kuukautta ja enintään 6 vuotta; yritys on myös rangaistava.

Using a threat other than the one referred to in section 1 to force someone to give up a financial benefit is extortion and is punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment. Attempted extortion is also punishable.

Aggravated extortion is punishable by imprisonment of at least four months and at most four years, and attempted aggravated extortion is punishable.

A person convicted of aggravated concealment offence must be sentenced to imprisonment for at least 4 months and at most 4 years, if the property involved is very valuable and the offence is overall aggravated.

If handling criminal property is extensive and professional, the offender must be sentenced for professional concealment of crime to imprisonment.

Syyttäjä ei saa nostaa syytettä kätkemisrikkomuksesta, ellei asianomistaja pyydä syytettä tai erittäin tärkeä yleinen etu vaadi sitä.

Property involved in certain offences must be forfeited to the state, but laundering-related property may instead be awarded to the injured person as damages or restitution if conditions are met.

Aggravated money laundering is punishable by imprisonment of 4 months to 6 years, and attempts are punishable.

Certain property linked to specified offences must be forfeited to the State, with a limited exception allowing compensation or restitution to the injured person in some money-laundering cases.

A person who, by a threat other than the one referred to in section 1, compels another to give up a financial benefit may be punished for extortion; attempts are also punishable.

Aggravated robbery is punishable by 2 to 10 years’ imprisonment, and preparation for aggravated robbery is punishable by up to 3 years’ imprisonment unless the stated exceptions apply.

Aggravated extortion is punishable by imprisonment of 4 months to 4 years when the extortion involves serious threats, abuse of vulnerability, very valuable economic loss, or especially significant damage, and the attempt is punishable too.

A person who handles property obtained through certain crimes may be sentenced for receiving stolen goods, unless the act is punishable as money laundering.

If handling property obtained by crime is large-scale and professional, the offender must be sentenced for professional concealment of crime to imprisonment of four months to six years.

A person who acquires, holds, passes on, or otherwise handles property obtained by an offence, while having reason to suspect that it was so obtained, commits negligent receiving offence.

The rules on corporate criminal liability apply to concealment offences and money laundering offences listed in this section.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for concealment offenses unless the injured party requests prosecution or a very important public interest requires it.

A person who agrees with another to commit aggravated money laundering involving certain bribery-, tax fraud-, or subsidy fraud-related proceeds can be punished with a fine or up to one year in prison.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for concealment petty offence unless the injured party asks for prosecution or a very important public interest requires it.

Aggravated extortion is punishable by imprisonment of at least 4 months and at most 4 years; attempt is punishable.

Using a threat other than the one in section 1 to force someone to give up an economic benefit is punishable as extortion.

Anyone who receives, conceals, holds, transfers, or otherwise deals with property obtained through certain crimes may be convicted of handling stolen property, unless the act is punishable as money laundering.

A person convicted of aggravated receiving offence must be sentenced to imprisonment for 4 months to 4 years if the property is very valuable and the offence is aggravated overall.

A person who acquires, receives, forwards, or otherwise handles property obtained by another crime, despite reason to suspect that it was so obtained, is subject to punishment.

If concealment theft or negligent concealment theft is minor overall, the offender must be fined for concealment infraction.

Forgery is punishable: making, falsifying, or using a false document or other evidentiary item as deceptive evidence can lead to a fine or up to two years in prison. Attempt is also punishable.

This section says the rules on corporate criminal liability apply to concealment offences and money laundering offences listed here.

A person who, through gross negligence, engages in the acts referred to in section 6 can be convicted of negligent money laundering and punished with a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

This section says the rules on a legal person’s criminal liability apply to certain receiving and money laundering offences.

A person who conceals, acquires, receives, transfers, or otherwise deals with property obtained through listed offences commits concealment offence, unless the act is punishable as money laundering.

If extortion is aggravated, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment of 4 months to 4 years; attempt is punishable.

If the object of concealment is very valuable property and the offence is especially serious overall, the offender must be sentenced for aggravated concealment to imprisonment of at least four months and at most four years.

Jos rikoksella saatuun omaisuuteen ryhtyminen on laajamittaista ja ammattimaista, tekijä tuomitaan ammattimaisesta kätkemisrikoksesta vankeuteen vähintään 4 kuukaudeksi ja enintään 6 vuodeksi.