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Prosecutions, sentences and punishments

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF)

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.

Key figures

Figures

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Persons sentenced in court of first instance by offence category in 2009 to 2024

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Releases

Around 50,000 sentences were passed in courts of first instance in 2024

Prosecutions, sentences and punishments 2024

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Number of sentences for sexual offences 33 per cent higher in 2023 than one year earlier

Prosecutions, sentences and punishments 2023

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Number of traffic offence sentences imposed in courts of first instance decreased by 13 per cent in 2022

Prosecutions, sentences and punishments 2022

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Documentation

Description of the production, used methods and quality of the statistics.

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Prosecutions, sentences and punishments [online publication].
ISSN=2343-1679. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 22.8.2026].
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Contact information

Service email
rikos@stat.fi

Inquiries primarily

Katri Lepikkö
Senior Statistician
029 551 3223

Other experts

Pekka Hänninen
Senior Statistician
029 551 2606

Information elsewhere

Decisions by the prosecutor (statisktik lagts ned)
Statistics on crime in EU countries (Eurostat, in English)
Statistics on crime globally (UN, in English)