Burglary - Finland

Finland

There is no crime of burglary as such in Finland. In the case of breaking and entering, the Finnish penal code states that

A person who unlawfully
(1) enters domestic premises by force, stealth or deception, or hides or stays in such premises
shall be sentenced for invasion of domestic premises to a fine or to imprisonment for at most six months.

However, if theft is committed during unlawful entering, then a person is guilty of theft or aggravated theft depending on the circumstances of the felony.

Aggravated theft: (1) If in the theft

(5) the offender breaks into an occupied residence,

and the theft is aggravated also when assessed as a whole, the offender shall be sentenced for aggravated theft to imprisonment for at least four months and at most four years.