Preparing for coronavirus in the judicial administration
The Ministry of Justice and the agencies in its administrative branch monitor the coronavirus situation closely and follow the guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus.
At the moment, the primary modes of contacting the judicial authorities are the telephone, email and electronic services. Agencies in the Ministry’s administrative branch keep informing the public about current issues in their areas of responsibility and about preparedness in their respective sectors.
Read more on the website of of the Ministry of Justice
The offices of legal aid and public guardianship prepairing for coronavirus
Information and advice on the coronavirus on the Government website:
- general information on the coronavirus
Frequently asked questions on the effects of the coronavirus
- Telephone helpline and chat
Covid-19 updates and guidance on the website of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
How to contact the offices of judicial arministration during COVID-19 situation
Judicial administration
The judicial administration consists of the independent courts of law, prosecution service, enforcement authorities, who see to the enforcement of judgments, The Criminal Sanctions Agency, who sees to the enforcement of custodial sentences, and Bar Association and the other avenues of legal aid.
The competent unit within the judicial system can be searched by the name of the municipality on the contact information page.
With the name of the municipality, you can identify the competent
district court
court of appeal
administrative court
prosecution unit
enforcement unit
public guardianship office
as well as nearest
state legal aid office
A customer may approach any of the legal aid offices; it is often convenient to use the services of the nearest one.
Some types of matter have been assigned to only a few district courts. Please see the separate lists of municipalities for land court matters, enforcement appeals and corporate restructurings. These lists are available only in Finnish.
The legal aid chat and the financial and debt counselling chat provide general advice.
The legal aid chat is open from Monday to Friday at 10–12.
The financial and debt counselling chat is open from Monday to Friday at 10–12 and on Thursdays at 15–17.
Chat in English is provided on Wednesdays at 10–12.
The chat service can be accessed via the legal aid website.
In Finland, the judicial powers are exercised by independent courts of law. Any party dissatisfied with a ruling of a court of law may appeal against the ruling in accordance with appeal instructions provided by the court of law.
Anyone considering that a public authority or a public official has conducted unlawfully may refer the matter to the Chancellor of Justice of the Government or the Parliamentary Ombudsman by means of a written complaint.
