Finland

The Penal Code of Finland

Chapter 15 - Offences against the administration of justice

Section 8 - Aggravated falsification of evidence

If, in the falsification of evidence,

(1) serious danger arises of an innocent person being sentenced to imprisonment or to another severe penal sanction,
(2) the offence pertains to particularly important evidence, or
(3) the offence is committed in a particularly methodical manner,

and the offence is aggravated also when assessed as a whole, the offender shall be sentenced for aggravated falsification of evidence to imprisonment for at least four months and at most six years.

Keywords

National penalties - offences against the administration of justice
National penalties - maximum penalty
National penalties - national proceedings



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