The Finnish Mediation Forum's member magazine Sovittelusanomat issue 1/2025 has been published! The magazine is distributed electronically to members and selected stakeholders.
We also share articles about VERSO as free reading samples here on our website. You can read the article by our long-time programme manager Maija Gellin, PhD, My starting point. here!
You can secure your future membership by becoming a member of SSF ry at. https://sovittelu.com/liity-jaseneksi/
We will offer distance learning for new Verso adults in February 2026! For the best introduction to your important role, contact the mediation team at your school or college. If you are new to the house or also need training to support your role, the next opportunity will come in February! Jump on board for a free distance learning session on Wed 4 Feb from 14:15-15:45 with our trainers Nina and Mick. You can get the link and materials by pre-registering at nina.huhtinen@sovittelu.com!
In 2026, we will celebrate 25 years of VERSO in partnership with you! The jubilee year will bring new events in our core work of education, and as the first events of the year we will participate in the EDUCA event at Helsinki Fair and Exhibition Centre on 23-24 January and the Northern Finland Teachers' Days at the University of Oulu on 30-31 January! Come and exchange news and grab some of our new material for your trip! 👋🤩
Based on the field's request, we have opened registration for the new open RESTO - Restorative and Reconciliatory Community Training in Spring 2026. Read more below and register! Restorative and Conciliatory Community (RESTO) training provides participants with the knowledge and skills to implement a restorative approach and mediation in their own work and in various conflict situations. The training is practical and collaborative. The training will provide the necessary practical working material,...
12.9.2025 The Finnish Mediation Forum's member magazine Sovittelusanomat issue 2/2025 has been published! The magazine is distributed electronically to members and selected stakeholders. We also distribute articles on the VERSO programme as free reading samples here on our website. You can read about the formation of the new European Peer Mediation Network and the experiences of the Renkomäki School in Lahti with VERSO and RESTO here! To secure your future subscription to the members' magazine, please join SSF ry as a member at https://sovittelu.com/liity-jaseneksi/
7.10.2025: This training group is already full, in spring 2026 there will be another open Swedish group, which you will find here on our News page in the coming weeks! Based on the request of the field, we have opened registration for a new open RESTO - Restorative and Reconciliatory Community training in spring 2026. Read more below and register! Restorative and Reconciliatory Community (RESTO) training provides participants with the knowledge and skills to apply a restorative approach to...
The national VERSO week in early September is an annual theme week to highlight mediation in the education field. The theme weeks can be implemented in your own way or another, this year we encourage you to involve children and young people in the brainstorming, for example by visiting the materials bank with them at your next joint meeting! Today, Monday, we are organising a nationwide remote meeting for those working at the Verson from 14:00 to 15:30! You are welcome to join us to discuss or hear about...