About this site

The Oikeus.fi website contains information about the Finnish judicial system and links to the websites of the independent courts, the public legal aid and guardianship districts, the National Prosecution Authority, the National Enforcement Authority Finland, and the Criminal Sanctions Agency. The Oikeus.fi website also contains links to the websites of other authorities in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Justice.

The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the pages providing general information and those concerning legal aid, financial and debt counselling and public guardianship, the National Courts Administration is responsible for the pages concerning the judiciary, and the courts are responsible for their own pages. The National Prosecution Authority, the National Enforcement Authority Finland and the Criminal Sanctions Agency are responsible for their own websites.

Links to the pages of judicial authorities and agencies can be found on the ‘Contact information’ page. These pages contain information specific to the agency in question, whereas general and common issues are presented on this website.

Feedback

Did you notice something that could be improved? Or would you like to give some other feedback on this website? Please contact us and we will do our best to address the issue.‍

• If your feedback concerns the Oikeus.fi website, please send your feedback to the Ministry of Justice at [email protected].
• If your feedback concerns the pages of the judiciary, please send your feedback to the National Courts Administration at [email protected].

‍If your feedback concerns the pages of some other judicial authority, the Ministry of Justice will forward your feedback to that authority under the Administrative Procedure Act. Or, if your feedback concerns the pages of an individual court, the National Courts Administration will forward your feedback to that court under the Administrative Procedure Act.

Further information on data protection and on how we process feedback is available on the page ‘Data protection ’.

Copyright

The Ministry of Justice and the judicial agencies have copyright in all material produced for the Oikeus.fi website (text, factual content and images). The contents on the website may not be used or quoted in any other context without permission and reference to the source. If the material on the page is not produced by the Ministry of Justice or the judicial agencies, the copyright holder is expressly mentioned.

This website provides general information about the activities of the judicial authorities. Special cases and exceptions have been omitted. For this reason, the procedure in an individual case may differ from what is described here.

In individual legal questions, please turn to an attorney’s office, a lawyer’s office or a legal aid office. You can contact any legal aid office, but it is usually easiest to use the services of the nearest one.

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Technical log data on the website and telecommunications connections

Technical log data that is necessary for transmitting information, providing the service and ensuring information security is collected on the use of the Oikeus.fi website and the telecommunications connections used to access it. The log data includes data relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as their IP address and timestamp. This log data is used only to enable the provision of the service via the telecommunications network and to investigate any disruptions and information security incidents.

In respect of the log data, each of the above-mentioned authorities acts as the controller responsible for the processing of personal data for its own part. The Legal Register Centre is responsible for the technical management of log data.

The log data collected for the purpose of monitoring the use, disclosure and legality will be retained for five years.

The Act on the Provision of Digital Services requires that authorities ensure data protection and information security in connection with providing digital services. The General Data Protection Regulation also requires that personal data be protected.

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