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Justice of the Supreme Court

  • Finnish: oikeusneuvos
  • Swedish: justitieråd

Supreme Court of Finland · Finland

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In plain words
Appointed by the President of the Republic
Exact method
Appointed by the President of the Republic (Constitution section 102). The number of justices is not fixed in the Constitution; 19 were listed on 2026-10-12.
Seats
No fixed number
Source: korkeinoikeus.fi, checked

Sources

  • korkeinoikeus.fi · checked Supreme Court of Finland, Members and staff, read 2026-10-12: President Tatu Leppanen and the justices listed. For: Justice of the Supreme Court
  • eduskunta.fi · checked Official Finnish and Swedish names of the institutions as used on eduskunta.fi, presidentti.fi, valtioneuvosto.fi, korkeinoikeus.fi, kho.fi, lagtinget.ax and regeringen.ax, read 2026-10-12 and Statistics Finland regional classification for the 19 region names. For: Justice of the Supreme Court in Finnish, Justice of the Supreme Court in Swedish

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