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Consideration of charges The prosecutor conducts a consideration of charges based on the evidence obtained during the pre-trial investigation. The prosecutor decides whether he or she will bring charges for the suspected offence or not. If the pro...

The processing of the unlawful access to Vastaamo’s information system in the National Prosecution Authority In autumn 2025, the National Prosecution Authority sent a letter to the injured parties of the Vastaamo data breach, informing them of the...

Processing of a criminal matter The processing of a criminal matter comprises four stages: pre-trial investigation, consideration of charges, court hearing and enforcement of penalties. These processing stages are not wholly separate of each other...

Press releases Prosecutor appeals judgement in the Eagle S case Type: Press release Publication date: 9.10.2025 11.15 The prosecution has brought charges of aiding and abetting attempted aggravated extortion in a new investigation of the Vastaamo ...

Pre-trial investigation The investigation of an offence begins with the pre-trial investigation. It is carried out by pre-trial investigation authorities, usually the police. Other pre-trial investigation authorities are the Finnish Border Guard, ...

Office of the Prosecutor General As the central administrative unit, the Office of the Prosecutor General is responsible for the operational prerequisites of the entire National Prosecution Authority and acts as the headquarters of the Prosecutor ...

Consent A fine can only be processed in the written fine procedure if the person fined consents to it. Consent to the fine procedure is given to the authority issuing the fine or penal order. Most fines are imposed by the police, but other pre-tri...

Criminal proceedings The charges brought by the prosecutor are processed at a court, either in a trial or via the written procedure. Summoning The prosecutor's demands are specified in the application for a summons the prosecutor submits to the co...

Victim of crime The victim of crime is called the injured party. Some offences are complainant offences. The prosecutor may not bring charges for them unless the injured party demands punishment, i.e., makes a prosecution request. However, most of...

General right of access to information Documents drawn up by and held by the authorities are public unless they are ordered to be kept secret by law. The publicity of documents is provided for in the Act on the Openness of Government Activities. E...

15.9.2025 | The prosecution has charged one suspect with aiding and abetting attempted aggravated extortion. The attempted aggravated extortion was committed between 28 September and 23 October 2020 and targeted the Vastaamo psychotherapy centre.

Prosecutor General The Prosecutor General leads the National Prosecution Authority as the supreme prosecutor. The Prosecutor General serves as the prosecutor in matters which by law fall within his or her remit or that he or she takes up for consi...

Information requests by the media We can disclose information on decisions made by National Prosecution Authority Finland as well as other public documents according to the provisions of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities. Please sen...

The National Prosecution Authority The independent National Prosecution Authority is a State authority and part of the judicial system. Its task is to ensure the realisation of criminal liability, i.e. that the proper statutory punishment is attac...

Profession: prosecutor's assistant The best part of working as a prosecutor's assistant is that at the start of the day, you never know what will happen. No two workdays are the same, and I feel that the work is nicely challenging. A prosecutor's ...

Management and organisation The National Prosecution Authority comprises the Office of the Prosecutor General that acts as the general administrative unit, and five prosecution districts: Southern Finland, Western Finland, Northern Finland, Easter...

Get to know us Most of the staff of the National Prosecution Authority are prosecutors. In addition to them are prosecution secretaries, human resources and financial administration, training-, ICT- and communications professionals. Training Prose...

Prosecution Districts For organisational purposes, the National Prosecution Authority is divided into Prosecution Districts. There are five Prosecution Districts: Southern Finland, Western Finland, Northern Finland, Eastern Finland and Åland. A Pr...

11.8.2025 | The Deputy Prosecutor General has brought charges of aggravated criminal mischief and aggravated interference with communications against the captain and first and second officers of the Cook Islands-registered tanker Eagle S. The charges also include alternative indictments.

Being a party to a criminal process The victim of a criminal offence is referred to as the injured party. The person suspected of having committed a criminal offence is referred to as the suspect during the pre-trial investigation and as the accus...