Measure Implementation

Is this measure possible in your Member State under International Judicial Cooperation?

Finland has when implementid the FD added as mandatory ground for non-execution the following: 1) there is justifiable ground to suspect that the requested person is threatened by capital punishment, torture or other degrading treatment or that he or she would be subjected, on the basis of origin, membership in a certain social group, religion, belief or political opinion, to persecution that threatens his or her life or liberty or to other persecution, or there is justifiable cause to assume that he or she would be subjected to a violation of his or her human rights or constitutionally protected due process, freedom of speech or freedom of association. 2) the surrender, in view of the age, state of health or other personal circumstances or special circumstances of the person in question would be unreasonable on humanitarian grounds and this unreasonableness cannot be avoided by postponing execution .

Legal Framework

International legal framework applicable for this measure in your Member State

Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States

Competent Authority

* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation

Prosecution District of Southern Finland

Accepted languages

Accepted languages for the request/decision

Finnish, Swedish, English There is no specific time limit in place for receipt of an EAW translation in Finland. The competent authority would expect to receive the translation within a few days. Finland accepts transmission of EAW translations via SIS.

Execution deadline

Deadlines for the execution of the request/decision (where applicable)

No deadline stipulated in law. In practice some days. Finland will only permit surrender also for accessory offences is they are also offences according to Finnish legislation.

Concise legal practical information

Special requirements

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Last reviewed on 20 August 2025 by EJN Secretariat

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