Finland Court

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The court structure in Finland is essentially the same as found in Sweden. Rural areas were divided into districts in the 1400s presided over by a rural judge (Finnish: maatuomari, Swedish: landsdomare). Records in the FamilySearch Catalog can be identified by the term Kihlakunnanoikeus (Swedish:Förlovningsdomstol) as the author. For additional information see Swedish Domsaga.

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The tuomiokunta was an appellate court to the käräjäkunta.