Hands Off Cain
FINLAND·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 1, 2002·1 MIN READ

The Constitution Act of Finland (1919 as amended in...

The Constitution Act of Finland (1919 as amended in 1995), Section 6, states in part: "Everyone shall have the right to life and personal liberty, physical integrity and security of person

The Constitution Act of Finland (1919 as amended in 1995), Section 6, states in part: "Everyone shall have the right to life and personal liberty, physical integrity and security of person. No one shall be sentenced to death, tortured or otherwise treated in a degrading manner." The country has been completely abolitionist since 1972, and abolitionist for ordinary crimes since 1949. The last execution was conducted in 1944.