[3] Juveniles aged 15-17 and adult convicts in non compos mentis can receive sentences ranging from 2 to 12 years of imprisonment.
In cases involving multiple victims or exceptionally severe crimes, adult convicts in non compos mentis can also be sentenced to life imprisonment.
[citation needed] In the context of jurisprudence, the Finnish Supreme Court has considered the "brutal or cruel way" standard by comparing the actual crime to "usual" homicide cases.
Recent cases have indicated that a single axe stroke on the head or strangulation may not be considered "brutal or cruel."
Voluntary manslaughter (surma), is a crime that involves a homicide under mitigating or extenuating circumstances, carrying a punishment of four to ten years of imprisonment.