Criminal Code of Finland

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>The Criminal Code came into effect in 1894, and it has been modified numerous times since then.
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Law_enforcement_in_Finland/gDenoW88">Law enforcement in Finland</a></li></ul>

<ul><li>Note: Since English is not an official language in Finland, the English translations of Finnish legislation at finlex.fi<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> are unofficial but used by the <a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Justice_(Finland)/A2jg6hFu">Finnish Ministry of Justice</a>.</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Ministry of Justice. "The Criminal Code of Finland" (PDF). Retrieved July 23, 2010. <a href="http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/1889/en18890039.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/1889/en18890039.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Ministry of Justice. "Database of Finnish legislation". Retrieved July 23, 2010. <a href="http://www.finlex.fi" target="_blank">http://www.finlex.fi</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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Criminal Code of Finland