FINNISH PRE-TRIAL INVESTIGATION ACT

Esitutkintalaki (805/2011), 5 luku 2 § — Syyttäjän toimivaltuudet esitutkinnassa

Current consolidated statute · Chapter 5, Section 2

Alkuperäinen säädösteksti

Esitutkintaviranomaisen on syyttäjän pyynnöstä toimitettava esitutkinta tai suoritettava esitutkintatoimenpide. Esitutkintaviranomaisen on muutenkin noudatettava syyttäjän määräyksiä, joilla pyritään turvaamaan asian selvittäminen 1 luvun 2 §:ssä tarkoitetulla tavalla.

Syyttäjä päättää esitutkintatoimenpiteistä asian siirryttyä hänelle esitutkinnan päättämisen jälkeen.

Syyttäjän toimimisesta tutkinnanjohtajana säädetään 2 luvun 4 §:ssä.

English translation — unofficial

At the prosecutor’s request, the pre-trial investigation authority must conduct a pre-trial investigation or carry out an investigative measure. The authority must also comply with the prosecutor’s directions intended to ensure that the matter is clarified in the manner referred to in Chapter 1, section 2.

After the matter has been transferred to the prosecutor following the conclusion of the pre-trial investigation, the prosecutor decides on investigative measures.

Section 4 of Chapter 2 governs the prosecutor’s role as investigation leader.

This English translation is unofficial. The Finnish statutory text is authoritative.

What this provision means

This section contains more than a power to request an investigative measure. It also requires the investigation authority to comply with the prosecutor’s directions aimed at ensuring that the matter is sufficiently clarified under Chapter 1, section 2. It separately addresses who decides on investigative measures after the investigation has concluded and the matter has been transferred to the prosecutor.

Chapter 1, section 2 describes the matters that must be clarified in an investigation, including the suspected offence and its circumstances, relevant parties and other matters needed for consideration of charges and consequences. This section does not mean that the prosecutor personally performs every investigative act; the legal roles and the stage of the proceedings matter.

Official source

Finlex — Esitutkintalaki 805/2011, Chapter 5, section 2

Finnish text checked against the current consolidated statute available on Finlex on 12 October 2026.