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Number of apprehended persons aged 15 to 17 grew by 20 per cent in 2022

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release | Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2022

According to Statistics Finland's data, the police, customs and border guard used coercive measures 174,100 times in 2022. This is two per cent or 3,600 fewer coercive measures than in the year before. The number of apprehensions was 20,100, which is 1.3 per cent more than in the year before. The number of detentions of foreigners grew by 14.2 per cent and they numbered 685.

Key selections

  • Close on 87 per cent of apprehended persons were men in 2022.
  • Of apprehended persons, 703 were aged 15 to 17, which is 117 more than in the year before.
  • In all, 302 of arrested persons were aged 15 to 17, which is 57 more than in the year before.

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Coercive measures 2022

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13gb
Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Main offence or other matter
  • Coercive measure
  • Age
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Updated:
13ga
Classifications used:
  • Coercive measure
  • Authority
  • Main offence or other matter
Reference period cycle:
year
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year
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13gj
Classifications used:
  • Coercive measure
  • Authority
Reference period cycle:
year
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year
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13gd
Classifications used:
  • Coercive measure
  • Age
  • Sex
  • Main offence or other matter
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13gc
Classifications used:
  • Main offence or other matter
  • Authority
  • Coercive measure
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Statistics on offences and coercive measures [online publication].
Reference period: 2022. ISSN=2342-9178. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 31.1.2025].
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