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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...

Deputy Prosecutor General The Deputy Prosecutor General acts as the aide and deputy of the Prosecutor General. The Deputy Prosecutor General may make decisions on matters within his or her remit with the same authority as the Prosecutor General. T...

Junior Prosecutor Serving as a junior prosecutor is the first step in most prosecutors' careers. A junior prosecutor has relatively little work experience as a lawyer. The position of junior prosecutor is a fixed-term public-service employment rel...

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 ...

Prosecutor as a profession The work of a prosecutor is diverse, independent and demanding handling of criminal matters, also involving international duties. Of all authorities handling a criminal matter, the role of the prosecutor is the most exte...

The right of a person fined to submit an account to the prosecutor If you have received a fine request, you have the right to provide an account on the matter. You can submit an account on a material change in your ability to pay, your maintenance...

9.10.2025 | The Deputy Prosecutor General has filed a notice of appeal and will appeal the Helsinki District Court's decision to rule inadmissible charges related to cable breaches suspected to have been caused by the vessel Eagle S outside Finnish territorial waters.

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 ...

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...

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...

Fine procedure A fine procedure means that the prosecutor or police resolve the fine in writing, that is, the case is not heard in court. The authorities use the fine procedure to issue three types of fines: fixed petty fine orders, fine orders an...

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...

Enforcement of penalties The enforcement authorities are responsible for the enforcement of penalties. The Legal Register Centre and, if necessary, the bailiff are responsible for the enforcement of fines. If a fine cannot be collected from the de...

Criminal matters involving the police A suspected offence committed by the police When a suspected or alleged criminal offence is committed by someone in the police, the investigating officer in the pre-trial investigation is, exceptionally, the p...

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...

Training The National Prosecution Authority is a high-level expert organisation that supports the expertise of its personnel with wide-ranging and diverse training. The training of prosecutors and secretaries supports their expertise and reinforce...

Change in solvency The total monetary amount of the fine is calculated according to the day fine system. The number of day fines based on the nature of the act is multiplied by the monetary amount of the day fine, which in turn is determined by th...

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...

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...