The Lapland District Court handled a large drug crime case, with the main perpetrator receiving over two years in prison for drug trafficking, evading police, and violent resistance against an official.

A local politician in Pelkosenniemi, Finland, has been ordered by the Lapland District Court to pay thousands of euros in damages for publishing false information about an official's education and implying falsehoods.

The Lapland District Court is considering a case of alleged reindeer theft in Utsjoki, where suspects have admitted to some thefts but claim the number of stolen reindeer has been exaggerated in the indictment.

The Lapland District Court considers the act serious due to the convicted person's position, the value of the procurement, and the lack of competitive bidding.

The trial for the Rovaniemi sword attack was interrupted at the Lapland District Court because the 20-year-old accused of attempted murder did not appear, prompting police to search for him.