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5. 635 Years of Suffering

After three years, Julius Kivim盲ki is finally put on trial. By victim numbers, it鈥檚 the biggest crime in Finland鈥檚 history. Will he be proven guilty?

Within a month of the Vastaamo data breach, Tomi Haustola, a Finnish stand up comedian, is on stage making jokes about it.

But Tomi himself is one of the thousands of victims. He tells Jenny how he went to Vastaamo because he was burnt-out and anxious and couldn鈥檛 tell anyone - except his therapist.

When he discovers a hacker had stolen his therapy notes, Tomi decides to share his story with the audience. Many of them are victims themselves.

But he doesn鈥檛 expect a letter to arrive for him, years after the hack, inviting him to view the trial of Julius Kivim盲ki, the man authorities suspected of being the extortionist ransom_man.

Bringing the case against him is the Prosecutor Pasi Vainio.

Kivim盲ki is defended by the lawyer who has been with him since the beginning - Peter Jaari.

Also present is Jenni Raiskio, the lawyer representing victims of the hack, making sure they are not forgotten amidst the TV cameras and photographers.

As Jenny follows the unfolding of the court case and the trial nears its conclusion, something happens that puts everything in jeopardy.

Written and presented by Jenny Kleeman.
Producer: Sam Peach.
Executive Producer: Georgia Catt.
Sound Design: Sam Peach
Original music composed, performed and produced by Echo Collective: Neil Leiter, Margaret Hermant and Fabien Leseure.
A 麻豆社 Studios Production
Commissioning Executive is Tracy Williams
Commissioner: Dan Clarke

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Tue 17 Feb 2026 09:00

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  • Wed 18 Feb 2026 21:00

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