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In Finland, murder is defined as homicide with at least one of four aggravating factors: Intent; Brutality or cruelty; Endangering public safety; Killing a public servant upholding public safety or because of his lawful duty. The offense as a whole must be aggravated. [1]
However, he was found guilty of the murder of his wife, Seppo Mäntyniemi, Juha Väre, Matti Haapanen and Pauli Sironen, as well as arson, and sentenced to life imprisonment in February 1992. [3] The Helsinki Appellate Court changed his wife's death from assault to negligent homicide; however, the penal sanction did not change. Junni killed ...
The criminal code of Finland [1] (Finnish: rikoslaki, Swedish: strafflag) is the codification of the central legal source concerning criminal law in Finland. History [ edit ]
In 2023, Finland had a total of 57 homicides + 355 attempted murders. [1] Half of murders involve men of specific groups (unemployed, undereducated, drug and alcohol problems) in heavy drinking situations. Thirty-five percent of homicides are committed by family members, and ten percent of homicides are classified as youth violence. [2]
This is a list of the laws of murder by country. The legal definition of murder varies by country: the laws of different countries deal differently with matters such as mens rea (how the intention on the part of the alleged murderer must be proved for the offence to amount to murder) and sentencing .
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Pages in category "Murder law by country" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... Murder in Finnish law; Murder in French law; G. Murder in ...
As a Finnish peculiarity, the law may in some cases provide that a special, out-of-court appeal measure known as "rectification request" (oikaisuvaatimus) be taken before an administrative court may actually hear the case. The rectification request is lodged with the public authority (or private actor using public power) that made the original ...