In July 2020, a violent incident occurred in Kuopio, Finland, when a 27-year-old man woke up to find his girlfriend being raped by another man. The couple, along with a friend, had been drinking and staying at the rapist's apartment when the attack happened. The woman attempted to resist, calling out for her boyfriend, who was unconscious at the time.

Upon waking up to his girlfriend's cries, the 27-year-old man immediately intervened and assaulted the 32-year-old rapist with a knife, inflicting a deep wound to the chest. He then knocked the perpetrator unconscious by hitting his head against a kitchen counter, showcasing the extreme violence of the retaliation. This act of vigilante justice has sparked discussions about self-defense laws and the implications of taking the law into one's own hands in Finland.

While the attacker received a prison sentence for his actions, the incident raises important questions about the boundaries of self-defense and societal reactions to sexual violence. The defense of one's loved ones, especially in such dire circumstances, continues to be a contentious topic, with varying legal interpretations potentially impacting future cases of similar nature in the Finnish legal landscape.