Strafflag

Aggravated vandalism is punishable by imprisonment from 4 months to 4 years, and attempt is punishable.

This chapter also applies when the act concerns common property in which the actor has a share.

Henkilö, joka hoitaa toisen taloudellisia tai oikeudellisia asioita, ei saa väärinkäyttää luottamusasemaansa; rikkomuksesta voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään kahden vuoden vankeuteen.

Anyone who intentionally sets fire to insured property to obtain an unlawful insurance payout may be convicted of insurance fraud and fined or imprisoned for up to one year, unless the act also amounts to a fraud offence or an attempted fraud offence concerning the same property.

For damage to data and aggravated data damage, the rules on corporate criminal liability apply.

A person who intentionally sets fire to insured property to obtain an unlawful insurance payout may be convicted of insurance fraud.

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

The Attorney General decides whether charges are brought for offences in this chapter and also तयmines who will prosecute.

A person who unlawfully destroys or damages another’s property is punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to one year.

Aggravated damage is punishable by imprisonment of at least 4 months and at most 4 years when the damage is especially serious in the ways listed.

This provision sets fines and prison terms for minor, basic, aggravated, and minor data damage offences.

This chapter does not apply if the act is punished elsewhere in law as severely or more severely.

Kiskonnasta voidaan tuomita, jos joku hyödyntää toisen ahdinkoa tai ottaa luotonannossa selvästi liiallisen koron tai muun taloudellisen edun.

A person who manages another person's financial or legal affairs must not abuse that trust position; doing so can lead to a fine or imprisonment for up to two years.

The definitions of “information system” and “data” from chapter 38, section 13 apply here too.

A person who manages another person's economic or legal affairs must not abuse that trust position; if they do and cause damage, they can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

Whoever unlawfully destroys or damages another person's property may be punished with a fine or imprisonment for up to one year.

This section says corporate criminal liability rules apply to the crimes mentioned in this chapter, and also to certain robbery, extortion, and forgery offences committed to carry out specified crimes.

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

Datavahingonteosta voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään kahden vuoden vankeuteen, ja törkeästä datavahingonteosta vähintään neljä kuukautta ja enintään viisi vuotta vankeutta; lievästä teosta sakkoon.

This chapter’s rules also apply when an act concerns common property in which the actor has a share.

The prosecutor may bring charges only if the injured party reports the offense for prosecution, when the offense concerned only private property.

A person who commits aggravated extortion must be sentenced to imprisonment.

Kiskonnasta voidaan tuomita, jos joku käyttää toisen ahdinkoa tai riippuvaa asemaa hyväksi ja saa selvästi vastikkeeseen nähden epäsuhteisen taloudellisen edun.

Fraud is punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment, and attempted fraud is punishable.

Kiskonta is punishable: a person must not obtain or demand an economic benefit that is clearly disproportionate, including in lending.

Aggravated vandalism is punishable by imprisonment of 4 months to 4 years if the damage meets one of the listed aggravating conditions and the offence is overall aggravated.

Whoever unlawfully destroys or damages another person’s property is punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to one year.

Datavahingonteosta, sen törkeästä muodosta ja lievästä muodosta säädetään rangaistukset.

The chapter’s provisions also apply when an act targets joint property in which the actor has a share.

This chapter does not apply if the same act is punished elsewhere in law as severely or more severely.

For certain damage offences, authorities may refrain from reporting, prosecuting, or imposing punishment if the suspect or offender has compensated the damage and compensation is seen as sufficient.

Syyttäjä ei yleensä saa nostaa syytettä lievästä petoksesta tai luottamusaseman väärinkäytöstä ilman asianomistajan ilmoitusta.

Jos kiskonta on kokonaisuutena törkeää ja täyttää pykälässä luetellut edellytykset, tekijä on tuomittava törkeästä kiskonnasta vankeuteen.

Törkeästä petoksesta voidaan tuomita vankeuteen, jos petoksessa tavoitellaan huomattavaa hyötyä, aiheutetaan huomattavaa tai erityisen tuntuvaa vahinkoa, käytetään erityistä luottamusta tai toisen erityistä heikkoutta hyväksi, ja teko on kokonaisuutena törkeä. Yrityskin on rangaistava.

If extortion is aggravated overall, the offender must be sentenced for aggravated extortion to imprisonment for 4 months to 4 years.

This section sets penalties for ordinary, aggravated, and minor forms of damaging property or data, including fines and prison terms.

Aggravated damage is punishable by imprisonment of 4 months to 4 years when the damage is especially serious and the total assessment is aggravated; attempt is also punishable.

The chapter’s rules also apply when an act concerns common property in which the actor has a share.

This chapter does not apply if the same act is punishable elsewhere in law by an equally severe or more severe penalty.

Syyttäjä saa nostaa syytteen vain, jos yksityiseen omaisuuteen kohdistuneen 1, 3, 3 a tai 3 c §:ssä tarkoitetun rikoksen asianomistaja ilmoittaa sen syytteeseen pantavaksi.

This section says that rules on corporate criminal liability apply to data damage and aggravated data damage.

This section says that the rules on a legal person's criminal liability apply to certain fraud offences.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for petty fraud or abuse of trust unless the injured party requests prosecution.

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

The prosecutor may not bring charges for petty fraud or breach of trust unless the injured party requests prosecution; breach-of-trust cases have stated exceptions.

The chapter also applies when the act concerns shared property in which the actor has a share.

This section sets penalties for minor, basic, aggravated, and minor data damage offenses, including fines and prison terms.

This chapter does not apply if the same act is punishable elsewhere in law with an equally severe or more severe penalty.

Syyttäjä saa nostaa syytteen vain, jos asianomistaja ilmoittaa rikoksen syytteeseen pantavaksi, kun rikoksen kohteena on ollut ainoastaan yksityinen omaisuus.

Syyttäjä ei saa nostaa syytettä, jos 1 tai 3 §:ssä tarkoitetun rikoksen kohteena on ollut vain yksityinen omaisuus, ellei asianomistaja ilmoita rikosta syytteeseen pantavaksi.

This section says that the definitions of “information system” and “data” from Chapter 38, Section 13 also apply here.

Counterfeiting money and handling known counterfeit money for circulation is punishable by imprisonment; attempts are also punishable.

For fraud and aggravated fraud committed in the specified way, the rules on corporate criminal liability apply.

A person who sets fire to insured property to get an unlawful insurance payout can be fined or imprisoned for up to one year.

Rules on legal person criminal liability apply to certain fraud offences, including aggravated fraud in the prescribed form and certain frauds affecting the EU’s financial interests.

This chapter does not apply if the act is punishable elsewhere in law with an equally severe or more severe penalty.

These provisions also apply when the act targets common property in which the actor has a share.

The prosecutor may bring charges only if the victim asks for prosecution, when the offence concerns only private property.

For damage-related offences, report, prosecution, or punishment may be left undone if the suspect or offender has compensated the damage and compensation is considered sufficient.

For damage-related offences, authorities may leave the report unmade, the charge unprosecuted, or the punishment unpassed if the suspect or offender has compensated the damage and that compensation is considered sufficient.

Fraud is punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment. Attempted fraud is also punishable.

Aggravated counterfeiting is punishable by 2 to 10 years’ imprisonment, and attempts are punishable.

Anyone who makes or forges false money, or handles money known to be false for circulation, commits money counterfeiting. Attempted commission is also punishable.

A person who handles another person's financial or legal affairs must not misuse that trust position, especially by acting without authority or by failing to perform the task, if this causes damage.

Making or handling money known to be false or forged for putting it into circulation is punishable by imprisonment of 4 months to 4 years; attempt is also punishable.

The prosecutor may bring charges only if the injured party reports the offense for prosecution, and only when the offense involved solely private property.

This chapter does not apply if the act is punishable elsewhere in law by an equally severe or more severe penalty.

For certain damage-related offences, proceedings may be waived if the suspect or offender has compensated the damage and the compensation is considered sufficient.

This section says the corporate criminal liability rules apply to data damage offenses, including aggravated data damage.

For damage and minor damage offences, authorities may leave the matter unreported, not bring charges, or not impose punishment if the suspect or offender has compensated the damage and compensation is considered an adequate sanction.

Aggravated fraud is punishable by imprisonment of at least 4 months and at most 4 years, and attempts are punishable.

Jos rahanväärennys on kokonaisuutena vähäinen, tekijä tuomitaan lievästä rahanväärennyksestä sakkoon tai enintään kahden vuoden vankeuteen. Yrityskin on rangaistava.

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

Kiskonta is punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

Aggravated counterfeiting of money is punishable by imprisonment of 2 to 10 years.

For certain damage offences, reporting, prosecution, or punishment may be waived if the suspect or offender has compensated the damage and that compensation is considered sufficient.

The prosecutor may bring charges for certain offenses involving only private property only if the injured party reports the offense for prosecution.

For datavahingonteko and aggravated datavahingonteko, the rules on corporate criminal liability apply.

This section applies definition rules from another provision to sections 3 a and 3 b, and applies the definition of data to section 3 a.

This section says corporate criminal liability rules apply to data damage and aggravated data damage.

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

Whoever prepares for counterfeiting money by making, importing, possessing, acquiring, or receiving suitable tools, materials, recordings, or software can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

If counterfeiting is minor overall, the offender must be sentenced for petty counterfeiting to a fine or imprisonment for up to two years. An attempt is also punishable.

If extortion is aggravated by the listed factors and is overall considered aggravated, the offender must be sentenced to 4 months to 4 years’ imprisonment.

If currency counterfeiting is minor overall, the offender must be sentenced to a fine or imprisonment for up to two years. An attempt is also punishable.

For data damage and aggravated data damage, the rules on a legal person’s criminal liability apply.

For damage and minor damage offences, notification, prosecution, or punishment may be waived if the suspect or offender has compensated the damage and the compensation is considered sufficient.

This section says the definitions of “information system” and “data” in Chapter 38, section 13 also apply here.

A person who commits fraud by deception, including data-related manipulation that distorts processing results, can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

This section says that corporate criminal liability rules apply to certain damage and aggravated damage offenses.

Palovakuutetun omaisuuden sytyttäminen tuleen oikeudettoman vakuutuskorvauksen saamiseksi on vakuutuspetos, josta voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään vuodeksi vankeutta.

Anyone who knowingly passes on counterfeit or false money, received as genuine, to put it back into circulation can be punished with a fine or up to one year in prison. Attempt is also punishable.

A person who prepares for money forgery by making, importing, possessing, acquiring, or receiving suitable tools, materials, recordings, or software may be punished.

Syyttäjä ei saa nostaa syytettä lievästä petoksesta tai luottamusaseman väärinkäytöstä, ellei asianomistaja pyydä syytteen nostamista.

Whoever, for the purpose of committing money counterfeiting, makes, imports, possesses, acquires, or receives suitable tools, supplies, recordings, or software can be punished for preparation of counterfeiting.

This section says that the definitions in Chapter 38, section 13 for information system and data also apply here.

Datavahingontekoon ja törkeään datavahingontekoon sovelletaan oikeushenkilön rangaistusvastuuta koskevia säännöksiä.

Fraud is punishable: a person who deceives or exploits a mistake to cause economic damage, including by data/system interference, may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

Aggravated fraud is punishable by imprisonment of at least 4 months and at most 4 years, and attempts are punishable.

This section says the definitions of “information system” and “data” from Chapter 38, Section 13 also apply here.

A person who manages another person's financial or legal affairs must not abuse that trust position, and can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

A person who, without acceptable reason, possesses counterfeit or false money can be fined or sentenced to imprisonment for up to six months.

A person who knowingly passes false or counterfeit money received as genuine to someone else to put it back into circulation must be fined or imprisoned for up to one year; attempts are punishable.

The rules on corporate criminal liability apply to certain fraud offenses and to frauds affecting the Union’s financial interests.

Väärän tai väärennetyn rahan antaminen eteenpäin uudelleen liikkeeseen saattamiseksi on rangaistavaa, jos tekijä tiesi rahan olevan väärää tai väärennettyä.

Petoksesta voidaan tuomita se, joka erehdyttämällä tai tietojärjestelmään puuttumalla aiheuttaa toiselle taloudellista vahinkoa.

This section says that the definitions of “information system” and “data” from another provision also apply here.

Aggravated fraud is punishable by imprisonment of 4 months to 4 years if the fraud seeks substantial benefit or causes substantial or especially serious harm, or involves abuse of special trust or another person’s vulnerability.

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

Fraud is punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

A person who exploits another’s distress or dependent position in a contract, or takes clearly disproportionate interest or other financial benefit in lending, can be punished for usury with a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment.

Anyone who makes, acquires, or publicly distributes an item meant for public circulation that closely resembles real money can be punished with a fine or up to one year in prison.

A person who, without an acceptable reason, keeps false or forged money in their possession commits an offence and may be fined or imprisoned for up to six months.

Money forgery and related handling of counterfeit or known forged money are punishable by imprisonment.

Henkilö, jolla ei ole hyväksyttävää syytä, ei saa pitää hallussaan väärää tai väärennettyä rahaa.

Aggravated fraud is punishable by 4 months to 4 years’ imprisonment, and attempted aggravated fraud is also punishable.

Fraud is punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to two years, including where someone causes a false result in data processing by manipulating data or a computer system.

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

If someone burns insured property to get an unlawful insurance payout for themselves or another person, they commit insurance fraud and can be fined or sentenced to up to one year in prison.

A person commits aggravated fraud if the fraud seeks substantial benefit, causes considerable or especially serious damage, exploits special trust tied to a position of responsibility, or exploits another person's special weakness or vulnerable state; the offender is punishable by imprisonment of 4 months to 4 years, and attempted aggravated fraud is also punishable.

A person who commits aggravated usury must be sentenced to imprisonment.

A person who uses or transfers a payment instrument without lawful right to gain unlawful economic benefit, or misuses it beyond the account balance or agreed credit limit and causes financial loss, may be punished with a fine or up to two years' imprisonment.

It is punishable to make, obtain, or distribute items that closely resemble real currency for public distribution.

Aggravated counterfeiting is punishable by imprisonment of 2 to 10 years, and attempts are punishable.

Anyone who makes, obtains, or distributes for public circulation an item deceptively resembling current money may be fined or imprisoned for up to one year.

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

Aggravated fraud is punishable by imprisonment from 4 months to 4 years; attempt is also punishable.

Rangaistaan vakuutuspetoksesta, jos henkilö sytyttää palovakuutetun omaisuuden tuleen hankkiakseen itselleen tai toiselle oikeudettoman vakuutuskorvauksen.

A person responsible for another’s financial or legal affairs must not misuse that trust position; if they do so and cause harm, they can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

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

Syyttäjä ei saa nostaa syytettä lievästä petoksesta tai luottamusaseman väärinkäytöstä, ellei asianomistaja ilmoita asiaa syytteeseen pantavaksi.

Törkeästä maksuvälinepetoksesta voidaan tuomita, jos teko aiheuttaa huomattavaa tai erityisen tuntuvaa vahinkoa, perustuu maksuvälinelomakkeiden tekemiseen tai teettämiseen, tai muuten tehdään erityisen suunnitelmallisesti ja on kokonaisuutena törkeä.

Using or passing on a payment instrument without lawful right, or misusing it beyond the account balance or agreed credit limit and causing financial damage, can lead to a fine or imprisonment of up to two years.

Minor counterfeiting is punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to two years, and attempted offense is punishable.

Payment instrument fraud is punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment, and attempts of the paragraph 1(3) offence are also punishable.

A person who sets fire to fire-insured property to obtain an unlawful insurance payment for themselves or another may be sentenced for insurance fraud.

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

A person entrusted with another person’s financial or legal affairs commits an offence if they abuse that trust position by acting without authority or by failing to perform the task, and this causes harm.

Using another person’s distress, dependence, ignorance, or carelessness to gain an unfair financial benefit in a contract or other legal transaction is punishable as extortionate conduct.

A person who burns insured property to obtain an unlawful insurance payment may be sentenced for insurance fraud to a fine or up to one year in prison, unless the same conduct also amounts to another fraud offense or attempt.

For fraud and aggravated fraud covered by the cited rule, the rules on corporate criminal liability apply.

If payment instrument fraud is minor overall, the offender must be sentenced to a fine.

Aggravated payment instrument fraud is punishable by imprisonment if the offence involves significant harm or special planning and is overall serious.

A person who prepares, imports, keeps, acquires, or receives tools, materials, recordings, or software suitable for money counterfeiting purposes can be punished with a fine or up to two years in prison.

Aggravated payment instrument fraud is punishable by imprisonment of at least 4 months and at most 5 years when the listed aggravating factors are present and the offence is overall deemed aggravated.

Henkilö, joka hoitaa toisen taloudellisia tai oikeudellisia asioita, ei saa väärinkäyttää luottamusasemaansa; muuten hänet voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään kahdeksi vuodeksi vankeuteen.

A person who sets fire to fire-insured property in order to obtain an unlawful insurance payment must be convicted of insurance fraud, unless the person also committed or attempted fraud concerning the same property.

This section criminalizes usury: exploiting someone’s distress or dependence in a contract or legal act to gain a clearly disproportionate economic benefit, and also disproportionate interest or other benefit in lending.

Jos kiskonta on kokonaisuutena törkeä ja siihen liittyy esimerkiksi huomattava hyöty, huomattava vahinko, toisen erityisen heikkouden hyväksikäyttö tai erityinen suunnitelmallisuus, tekijä tuomitaan törkeästä kiskonnasta vankeuteen.

Henkilö, joka hoitaa toisen taloudellisia tai oikeudellisia asioita, ei saa väärinkäyttää luottamusasemaansa; rikkomuksesta voidaan tuomita sakkoon tai enintään kahdeksi vuodeksi vankeuteen.

Money counterfeiting is punishable by imprisonment, and attempts are punishable too.

Anyone who prepares materials or tools for payment instrument fraud, for the purpose of committing that offence, must be punished with a fine or imprisonment for up to one year.

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

Anyone who knowingly passes counterfeit or false money to someone else in order to put it back into circulation must be punished with a fine or imprisonment for up to one year. Attempt is also punishable.

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

Usury is punishable when someone exploits another person's distress or dependent position to gain a clearly disproportionate benefit, or does the same in lending.

A person entrusted with another’s financial or legal affairs must not abuse that trust; if they act without authority or fail to perform the task and cause damage, they can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

A person convicted of aggravated extortion must be sentenced to imprisonment of at least 4 months and at most 4 years.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for petty fraud or breach of trust unless the injured party requests prosecution; for breach of trust, that request is not needed in several listed public-interest or public-supervision situations.

Kiskonta on kielletty: etua ei saa hankkia tai edustaa hyödyntämällä toisen ahdinkoa tai muuta vastaavaa heikkoa asemaa, eikä luotonannossa saa ottaa selvästi epäsuhtaisia korkoja tai muita etuja.

Aggravated money counterfeiting is punishable by imprisonment of 2 to 10 years, and attempted offence is punishable.

This section defines money, payment instruments, and payment-instrument forms for the chapter, and extends the chapter’s rules to certain deposit receipts and to banknotes and coins before issue.

A person who prepares payment fraud by making, importing, acquiring, receiving, holding, selling, or transferring certain payment-instrument forms, tools, software, or supplies may be punished with a fine or up to one year’s imprisonment.

Anyone who, without acceptable reason, possesses counterfeit or forged money may be fined or imprisoned for up to six months.

Anyone who prepares certain payment-fraud tools or supplies, with intent or knowledge they will be used for payment instrument fraud, can be fined or imprisoned up to two years.

Törkeästä kiskonnasta tuomitaan vankeuteen, jos tekoon liittyy esimerkiksi huomattava hyöty, merkittävä vahinko, toisen heikkouden hyväksikäyttö tai erityinen suunnitelmallisuus ja kokonaisarviointi on törkeä.

Kiskonta on rangaistavaa, kun joku käyttää toisen ahdinkoa tai riippuvaista asemaa hyväksi tai ottaa luotonannossa selvästi epäsuhtaisen taloudellisen edun.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for petty fraud or breach of trust unless the injured party requests prosecution.

The section says corporate criminal liability rules apply to certain fraud offences and aggravated fraud, and also to offences affecting the Union’s financial interests if they meet the directive’s definition.

A person convicted of aggravated usury must be sentenced to imprisonment.

Minor money counterfeiting is punishable by a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment, and attempted commission is also punishable.

This section says corporate criminal liability rules apply to several money-forgery and payment-instrument fraud offenses.

This section defines “money,” “payment instrument,” and “payment instrument form” for this chapter.

A person who, for public distribution, makes, acquires, or distributes an item that closely resembles real currency may be punished for distributing currency imitation.

Maksuvälinerikoksesta voidaan tuomita henkilö, joka varastaa, valmistaa, väärentää, hankkii, pitää hallussa, luovuttaa tai muuten käsittelee väärää tai laittomasti hankittua maksuvälinettä tietyissä petostarkoituksissa.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for petty fraud or abuse of trust unless the injured party requests prosecution; for abuse of trust, several listed cases remove that request requirement.

Jos kiskonta on törkeää, tekijä on tuomittava vankeuteen vähintään neljäksi kuukaudeksi ja enintään neljäksi vuodeksi.

Corporate criminal liability rules apply to certain fraud offences and to offences affecting the financial interests of the Union.

Making fake money, counterfeiting money, or handling money known to be counterfeit for circulation is punishable by imprisonment.

Syyttäjä ei saa nostaa syytettä lievästä petoksesta tai luottamusaseman väärinkäytöstä ilman asianomistajan ilmoitusta, mutta luottamusaseman väärinkäytössä ilmoitusta ei aina tarvita.

Whoever prepares, imports, possesses, acquires, or receives tools, supplies, recordings, or software suitable for committing currency counterfeiting for that purpose is punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to two years.

A person who unlawfully discloses or uses a confidential matter obtained through their position, employment, or task may be punished for secrecy offence.

For the listed counterfeiting and payment-fraud offences, the rules on corporate criminal liability apply.

A person who uses or hands over a payment instrument without lawful right, or abuses it over the balance/credit limit and causes financial damage, can be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.

Aggravated payment instrument offence is punishable by imprisonment of at least 4 months and at most 5 years if the offence is especially planned, part of an organized criminal group, and overall aggravated.

This section says corporate criminal liability applies to certain fraud offences, including specified fraud and aggravated fraud, and also to offences affecting the EU’s financial interests when the statutory conditions are met.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for petty fraud or abuse of trust unless the injured party requests prosecution; for abuse of trust, that request is not needed in listed exceptional situations.

Counterfeiting money and related handling of known false money is punishable by imprisonment.

Aggravated counterfeiting is punishable by imprisonment of 2 to 10 years, and attempted offence is punishable.

The rules on corporate criminal liability apply to the fraud and aggravated fraud described here.

If a person knowingly passes on counterfeit or false money after receiving it as valid, they must be punished with a fine or imprisonment of up to one year; attempt is also punishable.

A person may be fined for a minor secrecy offence, and also for certain secrecy-duty breaches expressly made punishable as such.

A person who breaches a secrecy duty by disclosing a protected secret or using it for benefit may be convicted of a secrecy offence.

Aggravated payment instrument fraud is punishable by imprisonment from four months to four years when the offence causes significant harm, is especially planned, involves making or commissioning payment instrument forms, or is otherwise overall aggravated.

If a payment instrument offence is minor overall, the offender must be fined for petty payment instrument offence.

Rahan väärentäminen ja väärän rahan käsittely tietoisena sen vääryydestä on rangaistavaa, ja yrityskin on rangaistava.

The rules on corporate criminal liability apply to certain fraud offences in this chapter, including aggravated fraud committed in the specified way, and also to chapter 1 and 2 offences when they count as fraud affecting the Union’s financial interests.

Aggravated counterfeiting is punishable by imprisonment of 2 to 10 years, and attempted aggravated counterfeiting is also punishable.

Minor counterfeiting is punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to two years, and attempts are punishable.