Hallintooikeudella

Hallintooikeudella is a Finnish legal term used in the context of administrative law and the Finnish court system. It derives from hallintooikeus, which can refer to either the Administrative Court as an institution or to administrative law itself. The form hallintooikeudella is the adessive case in Finnish and is used in legal language to indicate action, jurisdiction, or authority by the Administrative Court. In practice, the expression signals that a matter is to be handled by the Administrative Court or under its jurisdiction.

The Administrative Court (hallinto-oikeus) is part of Finland’s judiciary and acts as the first instance for many appeals against decisions of public authorities. Decisions made by the Administrative Court can, in turn, be appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court (Korkein hallinto-oikeus). The use of hallintooikeudella appears in statutes, court decisions, and legal formulations, for example in phrases such as “asian käsittely hallintooikeudella” or “päätös hallintooikeudella annettu,” indicating that the matter falls under administrative-court jurisdiction.

Overall, hallintooikeudella functions as a linguistic marker of jurisdiction and procedural path within Finnish administrative law. It should be distinguished from hallinto-oikeus, the Administrative Court itself, and from broader references to administrative law as a field. The term is most commonly encountered in official texts, legal drafting, and case law, where precise jurisdictional language is required.