Subject Groups
Cases handled by the administrative courts are closely connected to people’s lives and the activities of communities and businesses. The main subject groups of cases include governmental functions and general administration, self-government, matters related to immigration and international protection, building, environment, social welfare and health care, economic activities, transport and communications as well as taxation.
The Supreme Administrative Court, the regional administrative courts, and the Administrative Court of Åland share a common case classification system. Under this system, matters are divided into eight main subject groups, approx. 50 case groups, and approx. 370 specific case titles.
Governmental functions
General rights of citizens
Other constitutional law matter
Emergency conditions legislation
Parties
Religious freedom matter
National elections
Citizenship matters
Citizenship matter
General administrative law
Document publicity
Restitution and damages
Pension matter
Discretionary and other government transfers and grants
Guardianship
Payment deposit
Exemption from payment
Other general administration matter
Name matter
Court fee
Legal aid matter
Passport matter
Data protection
Inheritance by the state
Prison administration matter
Population information matter
Equality and non-discrimination matter
Education and cultural administration
Universities of applied sciences
Vocational training
Libraries
Other education and cultural administration matter
Basic education and general upper secondary education
Early childhood education and care
Universities
Civil servant matters
Other civil servant law matter
Government employment security matter
Appointment to a government post or public-service relationship
Remuneration, working hours and annual leave of civil servants
Labour matters
Other labour matter
Wage security and other income security matter
Non-military service
Contractor’s liability
Occupational safety and health
Labour market training for adults
Firearms matters
Firearms matter
Witness protection
Witness protection
Safety, public order and certain permits
Lottery and money collection licence
National defence matter
Other matter concerning safety, public order and certain permits
Fire and rescue services and civil defence
Labour and education services matters (Åland)
Vocational degree scholarship and adult education matter
Pension matter
Student financial aid matter
Wage security matter
Employer’s liability component matter
Unemployment security matter
Åland
Self-government of Åland
Matters involving wellbeing services counties
County elections
Employment relationship security in wellbeing services counties
Rules and rates of wellbeing services counties
Wellbeing services county finances
Wellbeing services county sector
Pay, working hours and annual leave of wellbeing services county officials
Recruitment in wellbeing services counties
Division into wellbeing services counties
Other wellbeing services county matter
Other wellbeing services county HR matter
Municipal matters
Municipal pay, working hours and annual leave
Municipal employment security
Municipal recruitment
Municipal rules and rates
Municipal elections
Municipal finances
Municipal sector
Municipal division
Other municipal HR matter
Other municipal matter
Church matters
Church employment security
Other church matter
Other church HR matter
Sámi Parliament elections
Sámi Parliament elections
Sámi matters
Sámi matter
Matters related to immigration and international protection
Assistance system for victims of human trafficking
International protection / management regulation
International protection / expedited processing
International protection / border procedure
International protection
Withdrawal of international protection
Withdrawal of international protection / article 68(3) if the procedure regulation
Deportation
Alien’s passport and other travel document
Other residence permit
Other matter related to immigration and international protection
Residence permit on the basis of family reunification
Student residence permit
Termination and withdrawal of refugee and subsidiary protection status
Temporary protection
Employee’s residence permit
Refusal of entry to a foreign national
Visa matter
Residence permit for entrepreneurs
Land use and building matters
Local detailed plan
Streets and public areas
Expropriation based on a plan
Regional plan
Landscape work permit
Other land use and building matter
Request for rectification in a plan matter
Derogation / land use and building matter
Derogation permit / building
Clean transition placement permit
Demolition permit
Building regulations
Building ban and restriction of measures
Building permit
Building easements and joint arrangements
Market surveillance of construction products
Building control
Reminder to build
Building permit
Coastal plan
Placement permit
Planning needs solution
Temporary building
Action permit
Plot division
Placement of civil engineering equipment
Master plan
Environmental management and building maintenance
Road matters
Public road
Other road matter
Private road
Real estate matters
Right of pre-emption
Expropriation matter
Other real estate matter
Environmental protection
Environmental tax and charge / environmental protection
Waste charge
Waste transport
Off-road and water transport
Noise declaration
Other matter under the Waste Act
Other environmental permit matter
Other environmental protection matter
Other matter under the Environmental Protection Act
Matter under the Emissions Trading Act
Health control
Matter under the Nuclear Energy Act
Environmental permit / shooting range
Environmental permit / food and feed production
Environmental permit / animal shelters
Environmental permit / energy production
Environmental permit / conveying of wastewater / wastewater treatment plant
Environmental permit / waste processing
Environmental permit / mine
Environmental permit / chemical industry and chemical treatment
Environmental permit / airport or aerodrome
Environmental permit / excavation, crushing, asphalt mixing plant, concrete mixing plant
Environmental permit / ore mining and mineral production
Environmental permit / metal industry
Environmental permit / forest industry
Environmental permit / motor-racing track, boat training track
Environmental permit / treatment of contaminated soil and groundwater
Environmental permit / fuel distribution station/storage
Environmental permit / port
Environmental permit / fur farming
Environmental permit / peat production
Permit matter covered by joint processing under the Environmental Protection Act and Land Extraction Act
Notification matter under the Environmental Protection Act
Supervision and administrative enforcement under the Environmental Protection Act
Payment and compensation matters under the Environmental Protection Act
Environmentally hazardous substances
Oil spill response
Water management
Conveyance of wastewater
Changing the mean water level
Access routes and other water traffic areas
Other water management matter
Drainage
Floating of timber
Construction in a body of water
Conveyance of water for liquid use and abstraction of groundwater
Supervision and administrative enforcement under the Water Act
Payment and compensation matters under the Water Act
Regulation of water bodies
Utilisation of hydropower
Matter under the Water Services Act
Matter concerning the obligation to connect a property
Other matter under the Water Services Act
Matter concerning the area of operation of a water utility
Matters concerning joint processing referred to in the Environmental Protection Act and Water Act
Administrative enforcement in a matter concerning joint processing under the Environmental Protection Act and Water Act
Joint processing matter under the Environmental Protection Act and Water Act concerning a mining project
Other matters covered by joint processing under the Act on Environmental Protection and Water Act
Permit matter covered by joint processing / fish farming
Permit matter covered by joint processing / peat production
Matters concerning joint processing referred to in the Environmental Protection Act and Land Extraction Act
Other matter covered by joint processing under the Act on Environmental Protection and Land Extraction Act
Supervision and administrative enforcement in a matter concerning joint processing under the Environmental Protection Act and Land Extraction Act
Permit matter covered by joint processing under the Environmental Protection Act and Land Extraction Act
Nature conservation
Animal welfare
Other nature conservation matter
Natura 2000 network
Protection of buildings
Matter under the Nature Conservation Act
Soil matter
Antiquities matter
Outdoor activities and camping
Camping matter
Outdoor activity matter
Housing production and housing matters
Other housing matter
State Housing Board matter
Resident selection
Social welfare matters
Special care for persons with intellectual disabilities
Reimbursement of child welfare costs
Other social welfare matter
Other reimbursement of social welfare costs
Substance abuse services
Social welfare client fees
Granting social assistance / Kela
Granting social assistance / wellbeing services counties
Services for the disabled
Adoption
Reimbursement of informal care costs
Granting of informal care support
Recovery of informal care support
Family care
Services under the Social Welfare Act
Involuntary special care for persons with intellectual disabilities
Recovery of social assistance / Kela
Recovery of social assistance / wellbeing services counties
Reception allowance
Child welfare matters
Special care
Taking into care and placement in substitute care
Termination of care
Emergency placement and its continuation
Permission to examine a child
Other child welfare matter
Other restriction in substitute care
Changing the place of substitute care
Restriction of contact
Health care and medical care
Food control
Care guarantee
Public health work
Other health care and medical care matter
Hospitals
Infectious disease matter
Health care client fees
Practising health care and medical professions
Reimbursement of health care costs
Mental health matters
Ordering treatment in a mental health matter
Restricting the right to self-determination in a mental health matter
Other mental health matter
Involuntary pharmacotherapy in a mental health matter
Pharmaceutical matters and the pharmacy system
Pharmacy rights matter
Pharmaceutical price control (Pharmaceuticals Pricing Board)
Marketing authorisation, marketing and import of medicinal products
Other pharmaceutical and pharmacy matter
Insurance Court matters
Extraordinary appeal in an Insurance Court matter
Legal entities
Other matter related to legal entities
Legal entities under civil law
Administrative measures under company law
Trade and association register matter
Commerce and industry matters
Food trade
Mining
Real estate and housing agency
Application of accounting legislation
Consumer protection
Accommodation businesses and restaurants, liquor licence matters and retail sale of alcohol
Other commerce and industry matter
Supervision of financial markets
Explosives and inflammable liquids
Electricity market matter / standard compensation
Electrical safety
Insurance business
Product safety
Agriculture and forestry
Plant protection
Steering of agricultural production / e.g. national subsidies
Forestry
Other agriculture and forestry matter
Reindeer husbandry
Holiday and stand-in services for agricultural entrepreneurs
Hunting and fishing
EU Structural Fund interventions
European Regional Development Fund / ERDF
European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
European Social Fund / ESF
Other EU Structural Fund intervention
Transport and communications
Inspection and registration of road and water vehicles
Driving licence, right to drive and professional driving licence
Professional motor vehicle transport
Driving school
Speed and weight restrictions and speed competitions
Rail transport, shipping and aviation
Telecommunications
Vehicle transfer matter
Public transport inspection fee
Motor insurance premium
Traffic penalty fee
Licence matter concerning seafarers, pilots, etc.
Other transport and communications matter
Post matter
Parking fine
Telecommunications inspection fee
Overload fee
Appeals related to competition and supervisory matters
Competition matter
Natural gas market matter
Other supervisory matter
Electricity market matter
Corporate acquisition matter
Proposals related to competition and supervisory matters
Proposal in a corporate acquisition matter
Other proposal for an administrative fine in a supervisory matter
Proposal for an administrative fine in a competition matter
Proposal for an administrative fine in a consumer protection matter
Procurement matters
Procurement matter in a specialised field
Procurement matter
Matter under the Act on Transport Services
Other procurement matter
Defence and security procurement matter
Electronic auction
Proposals related to procurement matters
Proposal for an administrative fine in a procurement matter
Intellectual property right and copyright matters
Utility model matter
Design copyright matter
Other matter concerning a trade register entry
Other industrial property rights matter
Patent matter
Trademark matter
Matter concerning the registration of a business name
Domain matter
Income taxation
Taxation of business income
Collection at source and employer’s social security contribution
Changes to withholding tax and tax prepayment
Taxation of personal income
International taxation
Taxation of agriculture
Transfer pricing
Tax Administration preliminary ruling on an income tax matter
Central Tax Board preliminary ruling on an income tax matter
Tax at source
Other income tax matter
Matter concerning a special permit for the deduction of losses
Value-added tax
VAT registration and group registration
Central Tax Board preliminary ruling on VAT
Value added tax on imports / Finnish Tax Administration
Other matter concerning VAT or insurance premium tax
Insurance premium tax
Tax Administration preliminary ruling on value added tax
Value-added tax
Taxes and charges on vehicles
Vehicle tax
Car tax refund
Other vehicle tax matter
Fuel charge
Car tax / Finnish Tax Administration
Preliminary ruling on car tax / Traficom
Preliminary ruling on car tax / Finnish Tax Administration
Car tax / Traficom
Prohibition of use
Tax relief
Car tax / Customs
Excise duties and customs matters
Other customs matter
Customs controls / e.g. EU subsidies
Tariff headings
Preliminary ruling on excise and customs matters
Customs clearance
Excise duty
Other taxes and taxation procedure
Real estate tax
Building tax
Lotteries tax
Waste tax
Other tax matter
Inheritance and gift tax
Railway tax
Tonnage tax
Transfer tax
Finnish Tax Administration preliminary ruling in another tax matter
Negligence penalty related to taxation
Taxation procedure
Other fees charged by the state / e.g. based on the Act on Criteria for Charges Payable to the State
Finnish Tax Administration preliminary ruling on an inheritance and gift tax matter
Preliminary ruling of the Finnish Tax Administration on asset transfer tax
Tax collection matter
Shipping route fee