An organised crime group (OCG) in Romania and Finland allegedly ran a network for the sexual exploitation of around ten women. The suspects recruited their young female victims from poorer rural areas of Romania for sexual exploitation in Finland, often under false pretences. November 2020 – Thanks...

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) interpreted in its case-law the notion of ‘issuing judicial authority’ under Article 6(1) of the Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedures between the Member States (EAW FD). In 2019, the CJEU clarified in several...

The Finnish Desk is headed by Heli Vesaaja, who is the National Member for Finland since August 2023. In 2024, the Finnish Desk was involved in 179 new cases, 30 coordination meetings, 2 coordination centres, and 25 joint investigation teams.