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KKO VL:2026-25 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal regarding severe damage to a Bronze Age settlement caused by timber harvesting.

Case Number KKO VL:2026-25
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal concerning whether timber harvesting caused severe damage to a Bronze Age settlement. The appellant argued the destruction of a historically valuable site constituted severe damage under the relevant criminal code provisions. The court found that the damage, while significant, did not meet the threshold of 'severe damage' required for the specific charge in question.

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Chapter 10 of the Criminal Code; Section 10 of the Criminal Code: The court held that damage to a historically valuable site does not automatically constitute 'severe damage' unless the overall impact meets the statutory threshold of exceptional gravity.

Keywords

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severe damage historical site timber harvesting Bronze Age settlement criminal liability damage threshold property destruction

Cited Legislation

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Chapter 10 of the Criminal Code
Section 10 of the Criminal Code
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A hade ansetts ha gjort sig skyldig till grov skadegörelse då han på uppdrag av en

markägare planerat och beställt avverkning av ett skogsskifte, vilket hade åsamkat

en bosättning från bronsåldern skada.

Fråga om skadegörelsen hade vållat avsevärd skada på egendom som var synnerligen

värdefull i historiskt eller kulturellt hänseende samt om skadegörelsen även bedömd

som en helhet var grov.

Besvärstillståndskortet innehåller en beskrivning av den fråga i anknytning till

vilken besvärstillstånd meddelats i ärendet. Dess innehåll är inte bindande för

högsta domstolen och begränsar heller inte handläggningen av ärendet inom ramen

för det meddelade besvärstillståndet.