Certificate of finality

A certificate of finality may be issued once the appeal period has expired. An application for a certificate of finality, together with the relevant documents, may be submitted to the Supreme Administrative Court before the expiry of the appeal period. The fact that a decision has become final is noted in the documents, after which they are returned to the applicant.

How to apply for a certificate of finality

Send your written request for a certificate of finality to the Supreme Administrative Court registry at korkein.hallinto-oikeus(at)oikeus.fi. Replace (at) in the email address with the @ symbol.

Enclose the following with your application:

• the full text of the decision by an administrative court or the Market Court
• the appeal instructions attached to the decision
• proof of when you were served notification of the matter (e.g. a certificate of receipt)
• your postal and billing address.

The Supreme Administrative Court charges a fee of EUR 37 for a certificate.

This information on the issuing of a certificate of finality is of a general nature and specific cases or exceptions are not described. Further information is available from the Supreme Administrative Court registry.