käräjäoikeus

Noun

 * 1) the principal trial court or court of first instance in the Finnish judicial system (since Dec. 1993); officially translated into English as "District Court"; the names of corresponding courts in English-speaking countries vary by jurisdiction: district court, municipal court , circuit court , magistrates court , Magistrate's Court , county court , provincial court

Usage notes

 * is always decapitalized in Finnish.