Finland

The Penal Code of Finland

Chapter 3 - The general prerequisite of criminal liability

Section 5 – Imputability

(1) Intent or negligence are prerequisites for criminal liability.

(2) Unless otherwise provided, an act referred to in this Code is punishable only as an intentional act.

(3) What is provided in subsection 2 applies also to an act referred to elsewhere in law for which the statutory maximum sentence is imprisonment for more than six months or on which the penal provision has been issued after this law entered into force.

Keywords

Negligence
Intent - national proceedings



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