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The search tool below will help you to identify court(s)/authority(ies) competent for a specific European legal instrument. Please note that although every effort has been made to ascertain the accuracy of the results, there may be some exceptional cases concerning the determination of competence that are not necessarily covered.
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List of competent authorities
The Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Offices are competent throughout Finland.
Applications may be delivered to the receiving authority in person or sent by post, fax or, under certain conditions, by e-mail (further information available from http://www.oikeus.fi/oikeusapu/fi/index.html
The receiving authority will accept applications in Finnish, Swedish or English.
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