Chapter 1 - Scope of application of the criminal law of Finland

Section 3 - Offence directed at Finland

(1) Finnish law applies to an offence committed outside of Finland that has been directed at Finland.

(2) An offence is deemed to have been directed at Finland

(1) if it is an offence of treason or high treason,
(2) if the act has otherwise seriously violated or endangered the national, military or economic rights or interests of Finland, or
(3) if it has been directed at a Finnish authority.

Chapter 1 - Scope of application of the criminal law of Finland

Section 13 - Foreign judgment

(2) The provisions of subsection 1 notwithstanding, the Prosecutor-General may order that the charge be brought in Finland if the judgment passed abroad was not based on a request of a Finnish authority for a judgment or on a request for extradition granted by the Finnish authorities and

(1) under section 3, the offence is deemed to be directed at Finland,
(2) the offence is an offence in public office or a military offence referred to in section 4,
(3) the offence is an international offence referred to in section 7, or
(4) pursuant to section 10, the offence is deemed to have been committed also in Finland. However, the Prosecutor-General shall not order charges to be brought for an offence that has been partially committed in the territory of that member state of the European Union where the judgment was passed. (814/1998)