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Finnish law for the AI you already use.

Legislation, the highest courts and the special courts, decisions you can find by the legal question they answered, and Finnish document workflows.

Finnish legal sources in Ordfeste

SourceTypeFrom
LegislationSuomen lainsäädäntöConsolidated legislation, section by section, with the dates each wording is in force, from the first consolidated version Finlex publishes.LegislationFinlex
Government billsHallituksen esityksetThe preparatory works of statutes: the reasoning and printed pages that show a law's purpose and how to read it.Preparatory worksFinlex
Supreme CourtKorkein oikeusSupreme Court precedents in civil and criminal cases.Court decisionsFinlex
Courts of appealHovioikeudetThe decisions the courts of appeal publish, in the same matters as the Supreme Court.Court decisionsFinlex
Supreme Administrative CourtKorkein hallinto-oikeusThe final instance in administrative matters: taxation, building, the environment, immigration, social and health care, procurement.Court decisionsFinlex
Administrative courtsHallinto-oikeudetThe regional administrative courts: the first appeal instance in the same administrative matters.Court decisionsFinlex
Market CourtMarkkinaoikeusPublic procurement, competition and supervision, market law and intellectual property.Court decisionsFinlex
Labour CourtTyötuomioistuinDisputes over collective agreements and civil service collective agreements.Court decisionsFinlex
Insurance CourtVakuutusoikeusSocial security and social insurance matters.Court decisionsFinlex
Chancellor of Justice decisionsValtioneuvoston oikeuskansleriThe Chancellor of Justice's rulings on complaints and opinions: whether authorities and courts acted lawfully.Authority decisionsFinlex

Finlex consolidated texts are informative; the official Statute Book (Suomen säädöskokoelma) prevails. Ordfeste shows the date from which each wording applies.

Finnish document workflows

Each document type follows the standard Finnish layout for official documents and has its own structure, required facts and legal notes.

  • Valitus
  • Oikaisuvaatimus
  • Haastehakemus
  • Kantelu
  • Vastine
  • Reklamaatio
  • Lausunto
  • Lausuma
  • Muistutus
  • Hakemus
  • Tietopyyntö
  • Valtakirja
  • Irtisanomisilmoitus
  • Purkuilmoitus
  • Varoitus
  • Vastine varoitukseen
  • Kuulemiskirje
  • Muistio
  • Kirje
  • Todistus
  • Esityslista
  • Pöytäkirja

Language

Ask in Finnish, Swedish or English. Ordfeste searches the Finnish sources and your assistant answers in your language.