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Appendix table 2. Civil cases concluded at district courts by case group in 2008 to 2013

Case groups 2013    2012    2011    2010    2009    2008   
CIVIL CASES, TOTAL 491 727 468 976 393 511 360 658 350 541 273 748
CIVIL MATTERS 441 695 422 727 347 997 316 126 304 928 230 148
Family law 1 680 1 592 1 477 1 396 1 400 1 361
Guardianship and trusteeship 3 1 5 6 1 -
Inheritance and wills 214 199 179 211 179 190
Real estate 1 198 1 173 1 173 1 280 1 210 1 111
Tenancy cases 25 510 24 475 24 363 24 811 25 918 24 916
Personal property 43 273 46 390 33 625 27 717 31 632 27 286
Incorporeal rights 94 166 186 168 127 98
Indebtedness and receivables 298 850 269 618 232 783 211 983 205 202 134 502
Service contracts, commissions, agreements regarding the product of work 63 214 72 671 47 579 42 453 33 316 35 025
Maritime law 9 25 23 23 29 30
Insurance agreements 133 135 125 137 110 120
Right of recourse of the insurer 374 424 561 372 362 316
Responsibility for compensation outside contract 2 386 1 325 1 248 1 061 1 124 1 114
Societies and foundations 1 856 1 612 1 437 1 304 1 086 886
Title to personal property under distraint - 1 2 4 - -
Bankruptcy and composition 348 286 349 337 197 204
Debt rearrangement and company restructuring procedure 13 11 10 18 17 26
Security measures, evictions, executive assistance 1 303 1 350 1 391 1 422 1 665 1 536
Other civil suit 679 718 804 744 738 788
Land rights matters 558 555 677 679 615 639
PETITIONARY MATTERS 50 032 46 249 45 514 44 532 45 613 43 600
Child legislation 3 195 2 837 2 748 2 695 2 617 2 480
Marriage law and cohabiting partnership law 18 681 18 311 18 795 19 114 19 061 18 937
Guardianship cases 9 442  8 567 8 129 7 504 7 516 7 426
Inheritance and wills 1 761 1 623 1 545 1 517 1 455 1 524
Debt rearrangement procedure of a private person 4 813 4 555 4 311 3 704 3 644 3 723
Restructuring of companies 669 601 611 647 468 352
Other non-contentious civil claims 6 243 4 734 4 417 4 504 5 955 4 871
Bankruptcies 3 386 3 267 3 285 3 260 3 314 2 747
Enforcement of decisions 540 486 482 446 449 458
Distraint 1 176 1 143 1 089 1 051 1 061 1 016
Applications regarding registered partnership 126 125 102 90 73 66

Source: Justice Statistics, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Heli Hiltunen 09 1734 3314, oikeus@stat.fi

Director in charge: Riitta Harala


Updated 2.4.2014

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Decisions by district courts in civil cases [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-2408. 2013, Appendix table 2. Civil cases concluded at district courts by case group in 2008 to 2013 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
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