Criminal Code of Finland

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The Criminal Code of Finland^[1] (Finnish: rikoslaki, Swedish: strafflag) is the codification of the central legal source concerning criminal law in Finland.

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The Criminal Code came into effect in 1894, and it has been modified numerous times since then.

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Law enforcement in Finland

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Note: Since English is not an official language in Finland, the English translations of Finnish legislation at finlex.fi^[2] are unofficial but used by the Finnish Ministry of Justice.

^ Ministry of Justice. "The Criminal Code of Finland" (PDF). Retrieved July 23, 2010.
^ Ministry of Justice. "Database of Finnish legislation". Retrieved July 23, 2010.

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