Country information
Finland
Texts providing an overview of the state of affairs
'Finland' , in Mapping Restorative Justice. Developments in 25 European countries, edited by David Miers and Jolien Willemsens for the European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice (2004).
'Challenges of organising victim-offender mediation in Finland', in Newsletter of the European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice, Vol. 2, Issue 2.
Legislation and policy documents
Law on Mediation in Criminal and Certain Civil Cases, which entered into force on 1 January 2006.
Explanatory Memorandum with the Law on Mediation in Criminal and Certain Civil Cases.
(Umbrella) organisations active in the field of restorative justice
Finnish Mediation Association "Suomen Sovittelun Tuki"