In 2023, 56 offenses against life, including manslaughter, murder, and killing, were solved by authorities in Finland. The number of solved offenses against life peaked in 2021, with 157 cases.
Number of solved manslaughter, murder, and killing offenses in Finland from 2013 to 2023
Characteristic
Number of solved offences
2023
56
2022
64
2021
157
2020
73
2019
73
2018
58
2017
59
2016
65
2015
74
2014
80
2013
85
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The source adds the following information: "An offence known to the authorities (police, customs or border guard) is regarded as solved when the circumstances in which the offence was committed, the parties involved as well as other factors necessary for making the decision on bringing charges and for the trial have been clarified. The decision is made by the officer in charge of the pre-trial investigation."
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Statistics Finland. (May 16, 2024). Number of solved manslaughter, murder, and killing offenses in Finland from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447970/number-of-solved-offenses-against-life-finland/
Statistics Finland. "Number of solved manslaughter, murder, and killing offenses in Finland from 2013 to 2023." Chart. May 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447970/number-of-solved-offenses-against-life-finland/
Statistics Finland. (2024). Number of solved manslaughter, murder, and killing offenses in Finland from 2013 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447970/number-of-solved-offenses-against-life-finland/
Statistics Finland. "Number of Solved Manslaughter, Murder, and Killing Offenses in Finland from 2013 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447970/number-of-solved-offenses-against-life-finland/
Statistics Finland, Number of solved manslaughter, murder, and killing offenses in Finland from 2013 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447970/number-of-solved-offenses-against-life-finland/ (last visited February 20, 2025)
Number of solved manslaughter, murder, and killing offenses in Finland from 2013 to 2023 [Graph], Statistics Finland, May 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447970/number-of-solved-offenses-against-life-finland/
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