Supreme Court allows prior sentence consideration under Criminal Code s. 6.3 when new sentence is longer.

The Supreme Court of Finland allowed the lower court to consider a previously imposed absolute prison sentence when determining a new penalty. The prosecution argued that the prior sentence should be disregarded, while the defense contended it must be accounted for to ensure proportionality. The court ruled that the statutory requirement to consider prior sentences applies whenever the new sentence exceeds the previous one, thereby validating the lower court's approach.