Courts of appeal

There are six courts of appeal in Finland: Eastern Finland (in Kuopio), Helsinki, Kouvola, Rovaniemi, Turku and Vaasa.

Most of the cases dealt with by the courts of appeal are appeals against decisions of the district courts. In addition, courts of appeal decide, as the first instance, matters of treason and high treason, as well as certain offences in public office.

Another task of the courts of appeal is to supervise the operations of the district courts in their jurisdiction on a general level.

the Court of Appeal of Eastern Finland
the Court of Appeal of Helsinki
the Court of Appeal of Kouvola
the Court of Appeal of Rovaniemi
the Court of Appeal of Turku
the Court of Appeal of Vaasa
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Updated on 15 March 2010