Finland

The Penal Code of Finland

Chapter 9 - Corporate criminal liability

Section 1 - Scope of application

(1) A corporation, foundation or other legal entity1 in the operations of which an offence has been committed shall on the request of the public prosecutor be sentenced to a corporate fine if such a sanction has been provided in this Code for the offence. (441/2011)

(2) The provisions in this chapter do not apply to offences committed in the exercise of public authority.

Keywords

Individual criminal responsibility
Criminal responsibility of legal persons



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