Prosecutions, sentences and punishments

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Statistics on prosecutions, sentences and punishments contain data on punishments imposed by courts of first instance, on those for whom a punishment has been waived, and on dismissed charges. The data are obtained from the Ministry of Justice and the Legal Register Centre and published once a year.

Correction

Database table 12cj - First court instance fine sentences and summary penal orders and fine orders by amount and number of day fines, gender, age and group of offence, corrected.
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Key figures

Sentences in courts of first instance

51,856
2023
Prosecutions, sentences and punishments
Updated: 25/09/2024

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Persons sentenced in court of first instance by offence category 2009-2023

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Prosecutions, sentences and punishments [online publication].
ISSN=2343-1679. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 17.12.2024].
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