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    • Victim Support Finland 116 006
    • Legal advice 0800 161 177
    • Support from a Service Point
    • RIKUchat – online service
    • Witness Support
    • Service for victims of human trafficking and related crimes
    • RIKU website
    • What does the service cost?
    • Refer your customers to RIKU’s service
      • Consequences for victims of crime
      • Why is it important to refer a victim of crime to further support?
      • Courses of action and principles followed at RIKU
      • What is the victims’ directive?
      • Victim Support Finland
  • Guides
    • Criminal Procedure
      • Reporting a crime
      • Preliminary investigation
      • Mediation
      • Consideration of charges
      • Trial
      • Compensation in criminal damages
      • Covering attorney expenses
      • Instructions for people considering mediation
    • Safety instructions for the internet
      • What to do if you suspect a scam
    • Hiding your own contact details
    • Restraining order
    • Safety plan for a situation of violence or its threat at home
    • Advice for victims of rape
    • Instructions for preventing domestic burglary
    • Instructions for preventing vehicle theft
    • Instructions for preventing pickpocketing
    • Instructions for the loved ones of a victim of crime
    • Instructions for the witness of a criminal case
    • Links to other services
    • Vastaamo Case from the Victim Perspective
  • As a victim of crime
    • Children and young people as victims of crime
      • Get help
      • Internet crimes
      • Bullying
      • Sexual crimes
      • Advice to the parents/custodians
      • A minor in the criminal process
      • Supporting children and young people
      • Symptoms in children and young people and identifying the symptoms
      • Crimes at school
      • Child Welfare
      • Reporting obligation
    • Honor related violence
    • Violence against women
    • Older people as victims
    • People with a foreign background
    • People with disabilities
  • Various crimes
    • Violent crimes
      • Violence Against Men
      • Honor related violence
    • Domestic violence
    • Sexual Violence
    • Crime against life
      • Terrorism and massacres
    • Digital violence and stalking
      • Bullying on social media – Information and directives for victims
      • Extortion with Nude Images
      • Online Harassment
    • Property crime
      • Fraud
    • Traffic crime
    • Hate crime
    • Terrorism
    • Human trafficking
    • Labor exploitation
    • School bullying
    • Racist crime
      • Discrimination Can Be a Crime
    • Targeted harassment
    • Other crimes
    • Internet Scams
      • Phishing
      • Identity Theft and Its Prevention
      • Online Shopping Scams
      • Scam Letters
      • Hybrid Scams
      • Scam Calls
      • Social Media Account Hacked
      • Financial Difficulties and Debt After a Scam
    • Cybercrime takes many forms
      • How to recognise and avoid online scams
    • Frequently asked questions
      • How and where do I report a crime?
      • What is a preliminary investigation?
      • What is a crime where prosecution rests with the plaintiff and a crime subject to official prosecuti
      • What does a crime’s limitation period mean?
      • What is mediation?
      • Do all criminal cases lead to a trial?
      • Does a victim have to attend the trial?
      • Can a friend or support person attend the trial or mediation meeting?
      • What happens in court?
      • Do I need an attorney in trial?
      • How much does it cost to use an attorney?
      • Can I claim for compensation from the offender?
      • What if the offender does not pay compensation?
      • Can anyone attend a trial?
      • Will I have to face the offender in trial?
      • When and where can you get the trial verdict? Can the verdict be appealed against?
      • How is a restraining order applied for and how quickly can it be ordered?
      • Am I entitled to an interpreter?
      • Does becoming a victim of crime influence your residence permit?
      • What kind of psychological and social consequences can the crime cause the victim of crime?
      • What to do, if the crime was committed abroad?
      • If the victim passes away during the legal process
      • What is a victim charge?
      • Does a Suspect Learn Who Filed a Police Report?
  • Victim Support Finland
    • Trainings, happenings and seminars
    • Economy
    • Support our operations
    • Equality at Victim Support Finland
      • Safer place principles
    • Preparedness actions
    • Victim Support Finland influences in networks
      • The Finnish Civil Society Platform against Trafficking in Human Beings
  • Contact us
    • Contact Request
    • Victim Support Finland 116 006
    • RIKUchat – online service
    • Legal advice 0800 161 177
    • Leave feedback
    • Backlogs in Victim Support Finland’s Service Points
  • Become a volunteer
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If you fall victim to a data breach it is important to report the crime and take necessary blocking measures to prevent, for example, fraud ...

Possible delays in Victim Support Finland’s services due to the corona virus

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Delays might occur in Victim Support Finland’s services due to the corona virus. We kindly ask ours customers to contact us ...

Victim Support Finland’s website is updated

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Victim Support Finland’s new website is now published. During the website renewal, the web pages have been moved to the new content management system and ...

Forms and terminology

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Forms Application form for a restraining order and contact details form (In Finnish) ...

Links to other services

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Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland  The Federation of Mother and Child Homes and Shelters ...

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