.
(2)
(3)
(4)
the defendant was found guilty but punishment was waived,
the sentence was enforced or its enforcement is still in progress or
under the law of the State where the judgment was passed, the sentence
has lapsed. (814/1998)
(2) The provisions of subsection 1 notwithstanding, the Prosecutor-General may
order that the charge be brought in Finland if the judgment passed abroad was
not based on a request of a Finnish authority for a judgment or on a request for
extradition granted by the Finnish authorities and
(1) under section 3, the offence is deemed to be directed at Finland,
(2) the offence is an offence in public office or a military offence referred to
in section 4,
(3) the offence is an international offence referred to in section 7, or
(4) pursuant to section 10, the offence is deemed to have been committed
also in Finland. However, the Prosecutor-General shall not order charges to be brought for an offence that has been partially committed in the
territory of that member state of the European Union where the judgment was passed. (814/1998)
[subsection 3 has been repealed; 515/2003]
Section 14 - Reference provision (626/1996)
Separate provisions apply to extradition on the basis of an offence and to other
international legal assistance and to the immunity in certain cases of persons
participating in court proceedings or a criminal investigation.
Section 15 - Treaties and customary international law binding on Finland
(626/1996)
If an international treaty binding on Finland or another statute or regulation that
is internationally binding on Finland in some event restricts the scope of application of the criminal law of Finland when compared with the provisions of this
Chapter, such a restriction applies as agreed. The provisions in this Chapter notwithstanding, the restrictions on the scope of application of Finnish law based on
generally recognised rules of international law also apply.
Chapter 2 - Penalties
[section 1 has been repealed; 515/2003]
[section 2 has been repealed; 780/2005]
Section 3 (613/1974)
(1) Where an offence is punishable by law with imprisonment in the penitentiary,
a sentence of imprisonment shall be passed instead of imprisonment in the penitentiary.