Criminal Code of Finland
The Criminal Code of Finland[1] (Finnish: rikoslaki, Swedish: strafflag) is the codification of the central legal source concerning criminal law in Finland.
History
The Criminal Code came into effect in 1894.
References
- Note: English not being official language in Finland, the English translations of Finnish legislation at finlex.fi[2] are unofficial, though used by the Finnish Ministry of Justice.
- ^ Ministry of Justice. "The Criminal Code of Finland". http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/1889/en18890039.pdf. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ Ministry of Justice. "Database of Finnish legislation". http://www.finlex.fi. Retrieved July 23, 2010.