- Legislation
- Legislative information in FINLEX is organized in six databases. The
database of translations of Finnish acts and decrees contains
translations of Finnish Acts of Parliament (mostly in English). The
consolidated texts of acts and decrees in (Finnish and in Swedish) and
the original texts of acts and decrees are in separate databases. The
reference database of legislation includes a list of changes made on any
act or decree. All Sámi language acts and decrees are also available.
The most recent acts are found daily in the Electronic Statutes of Finland.
Translations of Finnish acts and decrees - Consolidated legislation - Original texts of acts and decrees - Reference database of legislation - A database in Sámi language - Electronic Statutes of Finland - Case-law
- Case-law in Finlex consists of over ten databases. The precedents of the
following courts are available: The Supreme Court ((Korkein oikeus, in
Finnish and Swedish), the Supreme Administrative Court, (Korkein
hallinto-oikeus), the Courts of Appeal (Hovioikeus), the Administrative
Courts (Hallinto-oikeus), the Market Court (markkinaoikeus, in Finnish
and Swedish), the Labour Court (Työtuomioistuin) and the Insurance Court
(Vakuutusoikeus). In addition, there are databases with the summaries of
judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice
of the EC. The database on Case-law in Legal Literature is available in English.
Case-Law in Legal Literature - Supreme Court - Supreme Administrative Court - Courts of Appeal - Administrative Courts - Market Court - Labour Court - Insurance Court - European Courts - Secondary legislation
- The section of secondary legislation consists of four databases. The
database of the decrees, decisions and regulations of Ministries and
Central Agencies is available in Finnish and Swedish. The decisions of
the Chancellor of Justice (Valtioneuvoston oikeuskansleri) and the Data
Protection Board (Tietosuojalautakunta) are only in Finnish. A special
database consists of the Collective Agreements concluded by the
registered associations of employers and employees.
Decrees of Ministries - Collective Agreements - Chancellor of Justice - Data Protection Board - International treaties
- The texts of the multilateral and bilateral treaties concluded by
Finland are found in a Finnish-language database.
The reference database of the treaties includes reference data, e.g. the
date of entry-into-force, ratification date, a list of parties to the
treaties and the reservations made by the parties. The most recent
treaties are found in the Electronic Treaty Series of Finland, with all
treaties published in the Statutes of Finland since 1999, with the same
lay-out as in the printed version, in PDF. The PDF version includes also
treaties in the original languages, e.g. English and French.
International Treaties - Reference database of treaties - Electronic Treaty Series - Government Bills
- The Government Bills (draft laws) are available since 1992. In addition,
the bills since 2001 are available with the same lay-out as in the
printed version, in PDF. A separate list of the pending Government Bills
is available.
Neither the Ministry of Justice nor Edita Ltd. are responsible for the possible errors in the contents of the databases or for the damage caused by the use of these materials, directly or indirectly.