Chapter 11 (212/2008)
War crimes and crimes against humanity

Section 1 (212/2008)
Genocide

A person who, for the purpose of entirely or partially destroying a national, ethnical, racial or religious group or another comparable group,

1) kills members of the group,
2) causes serious bodily or mental illness or injuries to members of the group,
3) inflicts on the group conditions of life that can bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part,
4) imposes forcible measures intended to prevent births within the group, or
5) forcibly transfers children from one group to another shall be sentenced for genocide to imprisonment for at least four years or for life.

An attempt is punishable.

Chapter 15 (563/1998)
Offences against the administration of justice

Section 10 (563/1998)
Failure to report a serious offence

A person who knows of an imminent genocide, preparation of genocide, crime against humanity, aggravated crime against humanity, crime of aggression, preparation of a crime of aggression, war crime, aggravated war crime, torture, violation of the prohibition of chemical weapons, violation of the prohibition of biological weapons, violation of the prohibition of anti-personnel mines, compromising of the sovereignty of Finland, treason, aggravated treason, espionage, aggravated espionage, high treason, aggravated high treason, rape, aggravated rape, aggravated sexual abuse of a child, aggravated rape of a child, murder, manslaughter, killing, aggravated assault, robbery, aggravated robbery, trafficking in human beings, aggravated trafficking in human beings, hostage taking, aggravated criminal mischief, aggravated endangerment of health, nuclear device offence, hijacking, an offence committed with a terrorist intent referred to in chapter 34a, section 1, subsection 1, paragraph 3, aggravated degradation of the environment or aggravated narcotics offence, and fails to report it to the authorities or to the person in danger when there is still time to prevent the offence shall be sentenced, if the offence or a punishable attempt at the offence is committed, for failure to report a serious offence to a fine or to imprisonment for at most six months. (486/2019)

However, a person shall not be sentenced for failure to report a serious offence if, in order to prevent the offence, he or she would have had to denounce his or her current or former spouse, current cohabiting partner, sibling, or relative in the direct ascending or descending line, or a person with whom he or she has another similar close relationship comparable to an intimate relationship or kinship. (735/2015)