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The official beheading axe of Finland is today on display at Museum of Crime, Vantaa. Some notable lasts: Last person executed in peacetime in Finland: Tahvo Putkonen, 1825, beheaded with axe for murder; Last person hanged in Finland: Taavetti Lukkarinen, 1916, at Oulu. He was hanged for high treason under Czarist Russian martial law.
The death penalty was abolished in Finland in 1949 for peacetime offences and for all offences in 1972. Life imprisonment is the only possible penalty for the crime of murder and a possible penalty for treason, espionage, war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity, and terrorism resulting in death. [1]
The President of Finland also has the authority to grant a pardon. [3] Juveniles aged 15-17 and adult convicts in non compos mentis can receive sentences ranging from 2 to 12 years of imprisonment. [4] Typically, the punishment for this special group is 10 to 12 years.
Prisoners sentenced to death by Finland (1 C, 10 P) E. People executed by Finland (6 C) Pages in category "Capital punishment in Finland"
Death penalty for murder, aggravated murder, drug smuggling, terrorism, arms trafficking, armed robbery resulting in death, certain military offenses (e.g. cowardice, assisting the enemy, abetting a successful mutiny), kidnapping, rape, gang rape, perjury in a capital case leading execution of an innocent person, hijacking, sabotage of the ...
The following are the five states with the most executions since the early 1980s, according to the Death Penalty Information Center: Texas, 591. Oklahoma, 126. Virginia, 113. Florida, 106.
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says there is "no benefit" in being "overly critical" of his young squad after a 4-0 defeat in Finland.
Finland is more focussed on rehabilitation than retribution. [ 31 ] The Finnish legal system is one of the most lenient in the world, especially with regard to punishment of violent crime ; during the period of 2016–2018, only just over 7% of people convicted of assault were sentenced to prison and the length of their sentences was about four ...