The suspected offences relate to the treatment of hospice patients between 2009 and 2014.
There are several serious suspected crimes suspicions associated with the operation of a private hospice. File photo.
Image: Eleni Paspatis / Yle
The District Court of Southwest Finland on Thursday began proceedings in a trial in which six people stand accused of a string of serious crimes in relation to the treatment of patients at home run by a small private hospice firm.
The offences are suspected to have taken place over the course of a five and a half year period, from December 2009 to May 2015.
The firm at the centre of the case, Kotisairaala Luotsi, had a four-year contract with the city of Turku that ended in late 2014, during which time the company was responsible for the care of about 185 patients.