Appellate authority
A party who is dissatisfied with this decision may lodge a written appeal against it with the Administrative Court of Eastern Finland. The appellate document shall be addressed to the appellate authority and submitted to the Administrative Court of Eastern Finland within the appeal period.
Appeal period
The time limit for appeal is 30 days from the moment the appellant was notified of the decision. The appeal period is calculated from the day following the date of service. If the last day of the appeal period is a holiday, Saturday, Independence Day, First of May, Christmas Eve or Midsummer Eve, the appeal may be submitted within working hours on the following weekday.
The date of service is calculated as follows:
• Regular service shall be effected by sending a letter to the addressee. The addressee shall be deemed to have received the service in seven days from the sending of the letter, unless otherwise is proven.
• In the case of regular electronic service, the addressee shall be deemed to have received the service in seven days from the sending of the message, unless otherwise is proven.
Contents of the appeal
The appellate document shall indicate:
• Which decision the appeal concerns (the decision subject to appeal);
• The parts of the decision that are being appealed against and what changes are demanded to be made to it (demands);
• Grounds for the appeal;
• What the right of appeal is based on, if the decision subject to appeal is not directed at the appellant themselves;
• The appellant’s name, postal address, telephone number and other necessary contact information, e.g., an e-mail address; and
• the postal address and any other address to which documents related to the court proceedings can be sent (process address).
If the appellant has appointed a legal representative, agent or legal counsel to speak for themselves or the appeal has been drafted by a third party, the appellate document must also indicate the name, postal address, telephone number, and other necessary contact details, e.g., an e-mail address, of such persons.
The Administrative Court must be notified of any changes in contact details without delay when the appeal is pending.
Appendices to the appeal
The appeal shall be accompanied by the following documents:
• The decision subject to appeal with appeal instructions, original or copy;
• Proof of when the appellant was notified of the decision or another indication of the date of commencement of the appeal period;
• The documents the appellant refers to in support of their appeal, unless the documents have already been delivered to the authority; and
• The power of attorney, unless otherwise is regulated in section 32(2) of the Administrative Judicial Procedure Act.
Delivery of the appellate document
The appeal may be submitted in person, by post, by electronic means or by using an agent or courier. If delivered by post or by electronic means, the appeal will be sent at the sender’s own risk.
The appeal must be submitted to the appellate authority during office hours before the end of the 30-day appeal period. The electronic document must all be available to the Administrative Court in a reception device or information system so that the message can be processed before 16:15 on the last day of the appeal period.
The office of the registry of the Administrative Court is 8:00–16:15 from Monday to Friday.
An appeal may also be lodged in the e-Services of Administrative and Special Courts at https://asiointi.oikeus.fi/hallintotuomioistuimet (in Finnish and Swedish).
Contact details of the Administrative Court of Eastern Finland:
Postal address: P.O. Box 1744, FI-70101 KUOPIO, FINLAND
Visiting address: Minna Canthin katu 64, Kuopio
Telephone: +358 29 56 42500 (switchboard), fax: +358 29 56 42501
Email: ita-suomi.hao@oikeus.fi
Court fee
A court fee will be charged for the processing of the matter at the Administrative Court in accordance with the Court Fees Act (1455/2015). The amount of the fee is EUR 270. The Court Fees Act contains separate provisions on cases where no charge is levied. The Court Fees Act can be found at https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2015/20151455 (in Finnish and in Swedish).