rikosjuttu
Rikosjuttu is a Finnish term that roughly translates to “crime case” or “criminal matter.” It denotes either a specific case involving criminal acts that is under police investigation or court proceedings, or a news item reporting on such a case. In everyday Finnish, juttu can mean a story, an issue, or an article, and rikosjuttu combines these senses with the notion of crime.
In journalism, rikosjuttu is commonly used to label crime-related reporting. It can refer to a police press
In a legal context, a rikosjuttu refers to a criminal case as it is handled within the
Linguistically, rikosjuttu illustrates how Finnish compounds combine a concrete noun (rikos, crime) with juttu (story, matter,
Translations include “crime case” or “criminal case” in a legal sense, and “crime report” or “crime story”