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Supreme Administrative Court of Finland

Helsinki

Why visit

On Fabianinkatu stands a four-storey brick building that began life as a bank. Its exterior has not changed over the years, and it still carries its original dignity.

Look for: Pause to take in the facade: it is faced with marble from Ruskeala, lending the building a restrained, enduring lustre.

About this site

Four-storey brick building, originally a bank building. Facade of Ruskeala marble. The exterior is unchanged.

Official description (Museovirasto) — machine-translated from Finnish

The Supreme Administrative Court of Finland is the highest court in the Finnish administrative court system, parallel to the Supreme Court of Finland. Its jurisdiction covers the legality of the decisions of government officials, and its decisions are final. Appeals are made to the Supreme Administrative Court from the decisions of the administrative courts of Helsinki, Turku, Hämeenlinna, Kouvola, Kuopio, Vaasa, Oulu, Rovaniemi and Åland, the Market Court, and the Council of State.

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