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Deductions to be made from the punishment imposed
Section 13 – Deduction of period of loss of liberty (515/2003)
(1) If a sentence of imprisonment for a fixed period is imposed for an act for which
the offender has been deprived of his or her liberty for a continuous period of at
least one day, the court shall deduct from the punishment a period corresponding
to this loss of liberty, or deem this loss of liberty to be full service of the punishment. The period of loss of liberty is calculated in days. The first and last dates of
the loss of liberty are to be noted in the judgment. (395/2015)
(2) The same shall be done if the loss of liberty was due to the defendant having
been taken into custody due to charges or a criminal investigation relating to the
same matter or due to a court order to the effect that the defendant was to be
brought before the court.
(3) If the punishment imposed is a fine, the loss of liberty shall be taken into account to a reasonable amount, but nonetheless at least to an amount corresponding to the loss of liberty, or shall be deemed to be full service of the punishment.
(4) If the punishment imposed is a juvenile penalty, the loss of liberty shall be
taken into account as a deduction. In calculating the deduction referred to in this
subsection, one day of loss of liberty corresponds to two days of juvenile penalty,
unless there is a particular reason to depart from this. (1195/2004)
(5) If the punishment imposed is a summary penal fee, the loss of liberty shall be
deemed full service of the punishment. (755/2010)
Section 14 – Deduction of punishment imposed abroad (515/2003)
If a person is sentenced in Finland for an offence for which he or she has already
served a sanction imposed abroad in full or in part, a reasonable amount shall be
deducted from the sentence to be imposed. If the sanction that has been served
has been a custodial sentence, the court shall deduct from the sentence the time
corresponding to the loss of liberty. The court may also note that the sanction
that has been served is to be deemed a sufficient sanction for the offence.
Section 15 – Deduction of disciplinary punishment for prisoners serving a
sentence (515/2003)
Disciplinary punishment may be imposed in prison on a prisoner or remand prisoner, as provided in Chapter 15 of the Imprisonment Act and Chapter 10 of the
Remand Imprisonment Act. If a prisoner or remand prisoner is convicted in court
for an offence for which he or she has served a disciplinary punishment in full or
in part, a reasonable amount shall be deducted from the sentence, unless there
are justifiable grounds not to make the deduction or for considering the served
disciplinary punishment as full punishment for the act. (780/2005)
[section 16 has been repealed; 256/2014]