Rulings by Finnish courts in cases of trafficking in human beings in the 2000s

further information / Court of Appeal
Espoo District Court / R 11/937
20 Oct 2011 / charges rejected / twodefendants, onecomplainant / the District Court's judgment upheld
Southern Karelia District Court / R 13/1243
9 Sept2013 / no judgment, returned to the prosecutor
Southern Karelia District Court / R 16/477
28 Apr2016 / no judgment, returned to the prosecutor
Helsinki District Court / R 08/10613
28 Nov 2008 / chargepartiallyrejected
imputed offence: pandering / two defendants and one complainant in respect of trafficking in human beings / TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
- 1 year 6 months
- 4000 € in damages for temporary handicap and 6000 € for suffering
Helsinki District Court / R 11/8106
1 Feb2013 / chargepartiallyrejected
imputed offence: aggravated usury / one defendant, one complainant / imputed offence: extortionate work discrimination
Helsinki District Court / R 12/2465
30 Mar2012 / TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
- combined punishment for two acts, 2 years 4 months
- damages for mental suffering:
a) 15000 € and b) 5000 € / two defendants, two complainants / the defendants withdrew their appeals;the District Court's judgment upheld
Helsinki District Court / R 15/5840
1 Oct 2015 / 1) TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS (petty assault)
- combined punishment 1 year 8 months, suspended
2) TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
- 1 year, suspended
- 10000€ in damages for mental suffering and approx.56000 €in compensation for unpaid wages / two defendants, one complainant / no appeal
Central Ostrobothnia District Court / R 12/313
17 Dec 2013 / chargerejected / appeal rejected, the District Court's judgment upheld
Central Ostrobothnia District Court / R 14/297
17 Apr 2015 / TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
- 7 months, suspended imprisonment
- 5000 € in damages for mental suffering and 28000 € in compensation for unpaid wages / three defendants / two defendants released from sentenced punishment;
one defendant acquitted of the charge of trafficking butfound guilty of extortionate work discrimination;
the defendants exonerated from payingthe damages for suffering and the compensation for wages based on the employment contract
Kymenlaakso District Court / R 13/1393
4 Apr2014 / chargepartiallyrejected
imputed offence: fraud / three defendants, one complainant / two defendants have appealed;
imputed offence before the Court of Appeal: TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
- 8 months
- 10 months (combined punishment)
- 4000 € in damages forsuffering and more than 11000 € in compensation for unpaid wages
Oulu District Court / R 14/2786
10 Jun2015 / chargepartiallyrejected
imputed offence: extortionate work discrimination / leave to appeal rejected;the District Court's judgment remains final
Pirkanmaa District Court / R 12/2271
29 Jun2012 / TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS (etc.)
- combined punishment 6 years 10 months
- 15000 – 30000 € in damages for suffering
- 10000 – 230000 € in compensation for unpaid wages / two defendants, a number of complainants / charges of trafficking rejected;
imputed offences:extortionate work discrimination;
amount of damages reduced
Pirkanmaa District Court / R 12/5728
18 Dec 2012 / 1) TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
- 1 year 6 months
2) TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS (etc.)
- 2 years 1 month
- 12000 € in damages for suffering and 108000 € in compensation for unpaid wages / two defendants, one complainant / the District Court's judgment upheld in respect of the punishment for trafficking and the damages and compensation
Ostrobothnia District Court / R 09/528
30 Apr2010 / charge rejected / no appeal
Ostrobothnia District Court / R 11/756
15 May 2013 / TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS (and aggravated embezzlement)
- combined punishment 2 years 6 months
- 10000 – 30000 € in damages for suffering / two defendants, a number of complainants / the District Court's judgment upheld in respect of imputation and punishment;
damages for suffering reduced to 8000 – 20000 €
Ostrobothnia District Court / R 12/1649
3 Oct 2013 / chargepartiallyrejected
imputed offence: aggravated usury / appeals rejected, the District Court's judgment upheld(vote)
Ostrobothnia District Court / R 12/1683
28 Jan 2013 / TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS (aggravated embezzlement and assault)
- combined punishment 3 years 6 months
- 313–10000 € in damages for mental suffering / one defendant and a number of complainants in respect of trafficking / appeal rejected, the District Court's judgment upheld
Finland Proper District Court / R 15/4967
21 Apr2016 / TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
- 1 year of suspended imprisonment
- supplementary fines in the amount of 50 day-fines
- 10000 €in damages for suffering caused by violation / has been appealed,
the Court of Appeal has not yet ruled on the appeal