In Finland, names of convicted criminals (also those who have been acquitted, or have only been remanded for investigation) are always public information, but the media usually only publishes the names of those that have been convicted of serious crimes, such as manslaughter/murder, violent crimes, sexual assault etc., if the convict is a celebrity or otherwise well-known, or if publishing the name clearly serves the public interest. For smaller crimes, the name is not published by the media, although it is still public information and easily obtainable from the court.

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