What are the requirements for a lawful arrest on other than criminal grounds?
There are also some situations, not connected to investigation or suspicion of committing a crime, when police may arrest you based on the Act on Police Force. Those situations include for example a person who:
- directly endangers his or her life or health or the life and health of other persons or property
- was caught committing an offense if there is a reasonable fear that it will continue, or if it is strictly necessary to properly establish or clarify the matter
- insults a police officer or another person or behaves otherwise aggressively
- is the subject of an international police search
- must disclose his or her identity, if located at the place where there is a threat of a terrorist attack or at the place where the terrorist attack took place
The arrest must be carried out according to the procedure and time limits prescribed in the Act on Police Force. Read more about time limits.