Prevention of domestic violence has ascended on the Finnish political agenda since the 1980s. It became even more visible in the late 1990s when the results of the first dedicated...
Prostitution Prostitution is not a crime in Finland, but selling or buying sexual services in public places is criminalised. Prostitutes are mainly considered to be victims of sex...
“… fear of crime can be regarded as a social problem comparable to crime itself” (National Crime Prevention Program 1999). The Finnish definition of crime prevention focuses on...
The aim of Finland’s national cyber security strategy is to respond to cyber threats, strengthen the overall security of society and ensure the smooth functioning of the cyber...
Organised property crime encompasses a range of different criminal activities carried out predominantly by highly mobile OCGs operating across the EU. Organised burglaries, thefts...
The aim of Finland’s national cyber security strategy is to respond to cyber threats, strengthen the overall security of society and ensure the smooth functioning of the cyber...
Chapter 50 - Narcotics offences (1304/1993) Section 1 – Narcotics offence (374/2008) A person who unlawfully (1) produces or attempts to produce a narcotic substance or cultivates...
Finland’s drug policy relies on general social policy measures, national legislation and international conventions designed to reduce the supply and demand of drugs, to reduce the...