Failure to pay fines on time constitutes economic benefit acquisition under Criminal Code Section 10.4.

The Supreme Court of Finland ruled that failing to submit pre-trial detention and other fees within the prescribed deadline constitutes acquiring economic benefit under Section 10.4 of the Criminal Code. The prosecution argued that the delay allowed the defendant to retain funds that should have been forfeited, thereby creating an economic advantage. The court agreed, establishing that the statutory requirement for timely payment is a condition precedent to the loss of the funds, and non-compliance inherently generates the prohibited economic benefit.