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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
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
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Appendix table 2. Civil cases concluded at district courts by case group in 2008 to 2013
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