The mediation procedure can be terminated, if one of the parties so wishes. It is also possible for the judge to terminate the mediation procedure, if he or she finds that no real prospect for conciliation exists.

After the termination of the mediation procedure, the parties may, if they so wish, initiate court litigation proceedings. If a litigation procedure was started already before mediation, it shall be continued. The judge presiding over the trial is not the same person as the judge acting as mediator. Circumstances put forward by a party during the mediation shall not be invoked before the court.

Mediation may also be applied at the Court of Appeal to cases decided by a District Court.

More detailed information: District Courts and www.oikeus.fi