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Appendix table 1. Civil cases concluded, received and carried forward at district courts by case group in 2013
Case groups | Cases concluded total | change from the previous year, % | Cases carried forward from the previous year | change from the previous year, % | Cases received in 2013 | change from the previous year, % | Cases carried over to the following year | change from the previous year, % |
CIVIL CASES, TOTAL | 491 727 | 4,9 | 117 308 | 30,9 | 447 253 | -4,9 | 72 834 | -20,1 |
CIVIL MATTERS | 441 695 | 4,5 | 95 948 | 38,0 | 400 507 | -5,9 | 54 760 | -24,2 |
Family law | 1 680 | 5,5 | 705 | 7,0 | 1 653 | 4,6 | 678 | 4,8 |
Guardianship and trusteeship | 3 | 200,0 | 2 | . | 1 | -66,7 | - | -200,0 |
Inheritance and wills | 214 | 7,5 | 210 | 22,8 | 185 | -20,9 | 181 | -12,1 |
Real estate | 1 198 | 2,1 | 543 | 9,9 | 1 129 | -2,5 | 474 | -1,0 |
Tenancy cases | 25 510 | 4,2 | 4 436 | 14,3 | 23 473 | -0,8 | 2 399 | -21,9 |
Personal property | 43 273 | -6,7 | 9 792 | 61,2 | 37 779 | -20,6 | 4 298 | -40,7 |
— of which indebtedness based on sale of personal property | 41 631 | -6,8 | 9 191 | 68,5 | 36 297 | -21,0 | 3 857 | -42,7 |
Incorporeal rights | 94 | -43,4 | 90 | -9,1 | 77 | -50,3 | 73 | -17,0 |
Indebtedness and receivables | 298 850 | 10,8 | 59 127 | 46,1 | 274 447 | 0,6 | 34 724 | -20,4 |
— of which other claim based on indebtedness | 293 294 | 11,2 | 57 655 | 46,9 | 269 490 | 0,9 | 33 851 | -20,3 |
Service contracts, commissions, agreements regarding the product of work | 63 214 | -13,1 | 15 370 | 27,0 | 55 637 | -23,0 | 7 793 | -33,1 |
— of which indebtedness based on other service contracts, commissions, agreements regarding the product of work | 61 623 | -13,1 | 13 896 | 31,3 | 54 069 | -23,4 | 6 342 | -38,1 |
Maritime law | 9 | -64,0 | 41 | -18,0 | 11 | -38,9 | 43 | 0,0 |
Insurance agreements | 133 | -1,5 | 174 | -3,3 | 100 | -23,1 | 141 | -19,4 |
Right of recourse of the insurer | 374 | -11,8 | 119 | 20,2 | 305 | -26,5 | 50 | -44,4 |
Responsibility for compensation outside contract | 2 386 | 80,0 | 3 248 | 1,5 | 1 313 | 14,1 | 2 175 | -28,4 |
— of which civil (law) cases based on the Damages Act | 784 | -4,6 | 674 | 1,7 | 1 060 | 33,0 | 950 | 48,9 |
— of which compensation liability based on a crime | 1 489 | 227,3 | 1 706 | -4,5 | 207 | 13,7 | 424 | -72,0 |
Societies and foundations | 1 856 | 15,1 | 636 | 8,9 | 1 774 | 12,0 | 554 | -0,4 |
Title to personal property under distraint | - | -100,0 | - | 0,0 | - | -100,0 | - | 0,0 |
Bankruptcy and composition | 348 | 21,7 | 336 | 10,2 | 295 | 1,4 | 283 | -8,7 |
Debt rearrangement and company restructuring procedure | 13 | 18,2 | 6 | -40,0 | 13 | 85,7 | 6 | 0,0 |
Security measures, evictions, executive assistance | 1 303 | -3,5 | 262 | 9,6 | 1 180 | -10,3 | 139 | -32,2 |
Other civil suit | 679 | -5,4 | 506 | -4,0 | 587 | -16,1 | 414 | -18,7 |
Land rights matters | 558 | 0,5 | 345 | -6,0 | 548 | 7,5 | 335 | 4,0 |
PETITIONARY MATTERS | 50 032 | 8,2 | 21 360 | 6,2 | 46 746 | 3,8 | 18 074 | -4,3 |
Child legislation | 3 195 | 12,6 | 1 481 | 18,6 | 2 936 | -0,5 | 1 222 | -10,3 |
— of which decision regarding custody of child and visiting rights | 1 413 | 18,1 | 798 | 23,5 | 1 261 | -2,4 | 646 | -12,9 |
— of which amendment of decision regarding custody of child | 1 081 | 5,6 | 441 | 12,8 | 1 003 | -2,4 | 363 | -8,1 |
— of which change of decision regarding visiting rights | 373 | 24,3 | 214 | 19,6 | 358 | 7,8 | 199 | -5,7 |
Marriage law and cohabiting partnership | 18 681 | 2,0 | 12 062 | 1,9 | 17 060 | -3,2 | 10 441 | -6,3 |
— of which divorce (no ancillary claims) | 17 158 | 3,4 | 11 171 | 2,7 | 15 821 | -2,0 | 9 834 | -5,7 |
— of which divorce (with ancillary claims) | 1 055 | -4,3 | 806 | -2,2 | 814 | -13,1 | 565 | -14,3 |
Guardianship cases | 9 442 | 10,2 | 1 089 | 42,0 | 8 906 | 6,2 | 553 | -6,0 |
— of which appointment of a representative of interests because of declined state of health | 6 048 | 4,0 | 570 | 20,0 | 5 737 | 0,9 | 259 | -26,0 |
Inheritance and wills | 1 761 | 8,5 | 353 | 23,0 | 1 669 | 5,3 | 261 | 4,8 |
Debt rearrangement procedure of a private person | 4 813 | 5,7 | 2 306 | 8,4 | 4 348 | -2,0 | 1 841 | -8,4 |
Restructuring of companies | 669 | 11,3 | 411 | 28,4 | 640 | 11,5 | 382 | 30,4 |
Other non-contentious civil claims | 6 243 | 31,9 | 905 | 7,2 | 6 205 | 35,7 | 867 | 27,3 |
Bankruptcies | 3 386 | 3,6 | 2 147 | 2,4 | 3 286 | 1,6 | 2 047 | -0,8 |
Enforcement of decisions | 540 | 11,1 | 158 | 0,6 | 500 | 9,4 | 118 | -7,8 |
Distraint | 1 176 | 2,9 | 370 | 6,6 | 1 070 | -2,1 | 264 | -11,1 |
Applications regarding registered partnership | 126 | 0,8 | 78 | -1,3 | 126 | 9,6 | 78 | 13,0 |
Source: Justice Statistics, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Heli Hiltunen 09 1734 3314, oikeus@stat.fi
Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 2.4.2014
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