The Rovaniemi Court of Appeals has revised the sentence of a 29-year-old man who was previously convicted of attempted murder for a shooting incident that occurred on New Year's Eve in Ii. The original sentence handed down by the Oulu District Court was 4 years and 10 months, but the Court of Appeals deemed this insufficient, extending the punishment to 5 years and 4 months. The shooting incident, which occurred in the municipality of Ii, involved a total of five individuals.

According to reports, the man fired shots with a small-caliber rifle towards a house in Olhava, a northern area of Ii. The bullets penetrated the windows and struck the structure of the house while there were two men and two women inside at the time of the shooting. After targeting the building, the assailant shot at two people who were present inside the house, injuring a woman in the side and a man in the lower body. The prosecution argued that the initial sentence was too lenient given the nature of the offenses committed by the shooter.

This case highlights ongoing concerns regarding firearm-related violence and the judicial system's approach to dealing with such incidents. The escalation of the sentence reflects a judicial acknowledgment of the serious implications of using firearms in populated areas, and it may serve as a deterrent to similar future offenses, emphasizing the need for stricter consequences for acts of violence involving weapons in Finnish society.