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Punishments
The court imposes a statutory sanction on the person who has been sentenced to punishment, such as a fine or imprisonment. An entry in the criminal record is normally only made of a crime that can lead to a suspended sentence or imprisonment.
A person whose life, health, freedom or privacy is being threatened by another person's behaviour, can file for a restraining order, against the harasser, with the police or a district court.
In an individual case the President may remit, either wholly or in part, a sentence or other criminal penalty imposed by a court. Enquiries concerning petitions for pardons should be addressed to the Ministry of Justice. People released from prison can obtain help from the authorities and non-governmental organisations.
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- Crime prevention
The National Council for Crime Prevention is a crime prevention expert and cooperation agency.
National Council for Crime Prevention - Probation Service
The enforcement of community sanctions: community service, juvenile punishment, and the supervision of prisoners on parole and conditionally sentenced young offenders.
Criminal Sanctions Agency - Pardons
Information on pardons, petitions for pardons and grounds for granting them.
Ministry of Justice - Criminal penalties and sanctions
Information about criminal penalties: fines, prison sentences, community service and juvenile punishment.
Ministry of Justice - Restraining order
How to apply for a restraining order in serious cases of harassment.
Ministry of Justice - Prison Service
General information about the Prison Service and Finnish prisons.
Criminal Sanctions Agency - Fine
The district court imposes a fine if it considers the violence to be minor and a more severe sanction is not required. The amount of fine depends on the income and assets of the convict.
Ministry of Justice - Criminal records
Information about criminal records, data submission, the right of private individuals and the authorities to acquire data and obtaining an extract on criminal background e.g. for people working with children.
Legal Register Centre
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