In Finland, life imprisonment is the maximum criminal penalty.
[1] Under the Finnish criminal code of 1889, life imprisonment consisted of at least 12 years of imprisonment after which the convict was conditionally released and remained on probation for the rest of their life.
Juveniles cannot be sentenced to life imprisonment in Finland, the maximum penalty for an offender who was under 18 years of age is 12 years for a single murder and 15 years for multiple murders or sentences where a murder conviction is combined with conviction for other serious crimes.
[1] As of 2017, the longest incarceration for a life sentence convict in Finland has been 22 years.
The paroled offender committed another murder the following month and was again sentenced to life imprisonment.