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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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Contact information Public customer service is available from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on weekdays. The customer service numbers are: Prosecution District of Southern Finland +358 29 56 22106 Prosecution District of Western Finland +358 29 56 24625 Prose...

Witness In criminal proceedings, the particulars of the incident described in the charge are often unclear or disputed. The parties attempt to prove how the events proceeded in their opinion. The witnesses named by the parties play a key role in t...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

31.10.2024 | The Deputy Prosecutor General of Finland has filed charges in the Helsinki District Court against a suspect imprisoned in Finland for five war crimes suspected to have committed in Ukraine in 2014.

31.1.2024 | The prosecutors of National Prosecution Authority Finland's Northern Finland prosecution district have brought charges for 56 counts of aggravated trafficking in human beings against Vernu Vasunta, CEO of Kiantama Oy. Charges for 56 counts of aggravated trafficking in human beings have been brought against Vasunta's Thai business partner in the same case.