Historically, the President of Finland has been the only person with the power to grant parole to the convicts imprisoned for life (see presidential pardon). Starting on October 1, 2006, this power has also been given to the Helsinki Court of Appeal (Helsingin hovioikeus/Helsingfors hovrätt), and has been effectively transferred there. A life prisoner is considered for parole after serving 12 years. If the parole is rejected, a new parole hearing is scheduled in 2 years. If the parole is accepted, 3 years of supervised parole follows until full parole, assuming no violations. If the convict was less than 21 years of age when they committed the crime, the first parole hearing is after 10 years served.
The maximum penalty for an offender who was under 18 years of age is 15 years, with possibility of parole after 7½ years.
In February 2009 triple murderer Nikita Fouganthine was paroled after serving 20 years in prison.
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