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Yes.
Automatic processing is available for submitting applications for a summons in the case of uncontested claims, for legal aid applications (and for applying for defence counsel or a public legal aid attorney to be appointed and for attorneys applying for reimbursement for fees and costs from the State) and for enforcement applications (in the case of private law applications for the enforcement of debts that are based on a district court’s (käräjäoikeus) ruling or judgment).
Finland has no proceedings that are available exclusively via the internet.
The facility is available at all times.
An XML template is available for corporations and organisations that frequently file applications for a summons. A separate electronic online form is available for citizens and businesses.
The automatic processing facility of Finnish courts is secured by an encrypted https file transfer protocol. Data submitted by courts are kept on a secure server from where interested parties can download their documents.
Users need to log in to download files from the secure server.
The same fees are charged for electronic procedures as for non-electronic procedures. District courts charge fees to applicants and claimants at the end of each procedure. The amount of the fee depends on the nature of the case and the complexity of the procedure.
The same principles apply to electronic procedures as to claims filed by conventional, non-electronic means.
Defendants can respond via the internet but using the internet is not compulsory.
In civil cases there are no differences between electronic and non-electronic procedures.
In civil cases there are no differences between electronic and non-electronic procedures.
Yes. Applications for a summons, responses and other court documents can also be sent to courts via email.
Documents that do not require acknowledgement of receipt (such as responses, summonses to preliminary and main hearings and court summaries) can be sent to the interested parties via email.
Judicial decisions can be sent to the interested parties electronically upon request. The recipient or his or her agent must log in to download judicial decisions from the online facility.
It is not currently possible to make appeals electronically.
Applications for the enforcement of judgment debts can be submitted electronically. Automatic processing is available for private law applications for the enforcement of debts that are based on a district court’s ruling or judgment.
Yes. Claimants can monitor the progress of their cases by logging into an online facility if the proceedings were initiated via the internet.
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