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.

1. ^ Ministry of Justice. "The Criminal Code of Finland". http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/1889/en18890039.pdf. Retrieved July 23, 2010. 
2. ^ Ministry of Justice. "Database of Finnish legislation". http://www.finlex.fi. Retrieved July 23, 2010.