On Tuesday, regional newspaper Turun Sanomat reported about an incident in Turku where private health care firm Terveystalo refused to lend a defibrillator to a person who asked for the device to revive a suspected heart attack victim nearby.
The previous day, the paper reported that several people tried to resuscitate an elderly person at the city's central bus station.
A person left the group to try to get a defibrillator from the Terveystalo clinic across the street. However, the private health care firm's reception desk staff did not agree to lend the potentially life-saving device.
Terveystalo later told Turun Sanomat a mistake had been made and that they regretted what happened.
The Southwestern Finland Police Department has confirmed that it filed a criminal complaint about the incident. Police departments are able to file complaints themselves if a crime is suspected.
"The police opened a preliminary investigation into the case. Initially, the case is being investigated as neglect of rescue," Katri Tammio, the department's communications specialist, told Yle.
Yle also contacted Terveystalo's communications department about the incident, but the firm said that its CEO, Tomi Gustafsson, would not comment on the matter at the moment.
Tabloid Iltalehti was first to report that the police had filed a criminal complaint.