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Civil Matters - General Information International legal assistance may be divided in to legal assistance in civil matters and in criminal matters. This section contains information on legal assistance in civil matters. Petitionary matters and disp...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/civil-matters
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Enforcement of Civil Judgments This page contains general information on the enforcement of judgments in civil matters (such as judgments establishing a payment liability) in Finland. There are international treaties, EU legislation and national l...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/enforcement-of-civil-judgments
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Civil society and voluntary activities The Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy (KANE), operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice and appointed by the Government for four years at a time, is responsible for fostering cooperation an...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/civil-society-and-voluntary-activities
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Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy (KANE) The Government has appointed a new Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy (KANE) for a four-year term from 27 January 2022 to 26 January 2026. The Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy works under the...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/advisory-board-on-civil-society-policy
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Department for Private Law and Administration of Justice The Department for Private Law and Administration of Justice is responsible for law drafting in the fields of private law, insolvency law, and judicial procedure in civil and petitionary mat...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/department-for-private-law-and-administration-of-justice
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Finland – a state governed by the rule of law Finnish democracy is built on the rule of law. The rule of law and respect for fundamental rights are key principles enshrined in the Constitution of Finland. Finland is also committed to these princip...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/finland-a-state-governed-by-the-rule-of-law
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Other Legal Assistance in Civil Matters Information on foreign law It is sometimes necessary to acquire information on the legislation of a foreign country in a matter pending in a court or before another judicial authority. In such a case, the au...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/other-legal-assistance
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We work for a strong rule of law The updated strategy of the Ministry of Justice strengthens the role of the Ministry of Justice as the ministry responsible for the rule of law and democracy. The six impact objectives of the strategy form the key ...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/strategy
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Personnel search Department for Administration and Oversight Administrative Support Functions Mirja Al-Khafaji, Administrative Assistant Department for Administration and Oversight, Administrative Support Functions Phone number +358295150197 Email...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/browse-by-department-and-unit
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International Legal Assistance These pages contain information on international legal assistance in all its aspects, the relevant legislation and treaties and their ratification as well as links, addresses and instructions. This is only a general ...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/international-legal-assistance
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Influencing the preparation of decisions and legislation Under Finnish legislation, authorities must act in an open and transparent manner. Citizens must be provided with opportunities to protect their rights and interests, receive information abo...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/influencing-the-preparation
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Democracy policy The goal of the Government's democracy policy is to address topical democracy-related challenges and ensure that citizens are provided with opportunities for participating and exerting influence in society. Promoting democracy is ...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/democracy-policy
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Organising and securing the exercise of rights of access under the hague convention on international child abduction A child has the right to keep in touch and spend time with the parent with whom he or she does not reside also when the parent res...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/organising-and-securing-the-exercise-of-rights-of-access-under-the-hague-convention-on-child-abduction
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Departments and units There are four departments at the Ministry of Justice: Department for Democracy and Public Law, Department for Administration and Oversight, Department for Criminal Policy and Criminal Law, and Department for Private Law and ...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/departments-and-units
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Taking of evidence Taking of evidence through international legal assistance is required when a witness to be heard or a document to be used as evidence in judicial proceedings is located abroad. As a rule, courts have three options if they wish t...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/taking-of-evidence
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EU funding programmes for 2021–2027 In 2021–2027, EU funding in the area of justice will consist of two different funding programmes: the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) and the Justice Programme. Together, these programmes ...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/eu-funding-programmes
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Service of Documents In connection with judicial proceedings, courts sometimes need to serve documents, such as summonses and invitations to appear in court, on persons residing or companies located in another country. When the service of document...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/service-of-documents
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Contact information Niklas Wilhelmsson , Ministerial Adviser Ministry of Justice, Department for Democracy and Public Law, Democracy and Elections Telephone: Email Address: [email protected] Maria Wakeham-Hartonen , Senior Specialist Ministry of J...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/monitoring-and-promotion
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International child abduction A case usually concerns international child abduction if the following criteria are met: A child is taken to or retained in a foreign country without the consent of the person who has custody of the child , the child ...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/child-abduction
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Sign up for press releases and news by the Ministry of Justice You can subscribe to receive press releases of the Ministry of Justice by email. Please select the materials and topics you wish to subscribe to from the list below. To activate your s...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/sign-up-for-press-releases