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FINDING COMPETENT COURTS/AUTHORITIES

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.

FINDING COMPETENT COURTS/AUTHORITIES

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.

Finland
Family law – succession matters
mandatory input

Article 78 (a) - the names and contact details of the courts or authorities with competence to deal with applications for a declaration of enforceability in accordance with Article 45(1) and with appeals against decisions on such applications in accordance with Article 50(2)

Article 78 (b) - the procedures to contest the decision given on appeal referred to in Article 51

Supreme Court

Contact information: http://korkeinoikeus.fi/fi/index/yhteystiedot.html

The appeal referred to in Article 51 of the Regulation is an appeal to the Supreme Court, if it grants leave to appeal (Chapter 30, Sections 1-3 of the Code of Judicial Procedure).

Article 78 (c) - the relevant information regarding the authorities competent to issue the Certificate pursuant to Article 64

The certificate is issued by:

The Digital and Population Data Services Agency

Lintulahdenkuja 2

FI – 00530 Helsinki

Telephone: +358 29 55 390 99

Email address: perintotodistus@ddv.fi

Article 78 (d) - the redress procedures referred to in Article 72

Redress procedures are dealt with by:

Helsinki Administrative Court

Radanrakentajantie 5

FI – 00520 Helsinki

Customer Services/Registrar: +358 29 56 42 069

Fax: +358 29 56 45079

Email: helsinki.hao@oikeus.fi

Article 79 - Establishment and subsequent amendment of the list containing the information referred to in Article 3(2)

Executor appointed by the court

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