Special CourtsText version

The High Court of Impeachment (valtakunnanoikeus), which has been convened only a few times, hears criminal cases relating to offences in office allegedly committed by a member of the Council of State, the Chancellor of Justice, the Parliamentary Ombudsman or a member of either the Supreme Court or the Supreme Administrative Court. In such cases the prosecution is the responsibility of the Prosecutor General, the Chancellor of Justice or the Parliamentary Ombudsman.

The Market Court (markkinaoikeus) hears i.a. disputes regarding public acquisition, competition between firms and improper marketing.  Depending on the nature of the case, the rulings of the Market Court are open to appeal before the Supreme Administrative Court or the Supreme Court.

The Labour Court (työtuomioistuin)  hears disputes relating to collective agreements on employment relationships and on civil service relationships. Its decisions are not subject to appeal. Disputes relating to individual employment relationships are heard by the general courts and individual civil service relationships by the administrative courts.

The Insurance Court (vakuutusoikeus) considers certain cases falling within the field of social insurance, e.g. occupational accident insurance and pensions. Such cases are usually first heard by an appellate board, whose decisions are then subject to appeal to the Insurance Court. In certain cases related to accident insurance, the decisions of the Insurance Court are open to appeal before the Supreme Court, subject to leave by the Supreme Court.

The Prison Court (vankilaoikeus) makes decisions on the isolation of dangerous repeat offenders and orders young offenders to serve their sentence in the juvenile prison.