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May Mediation Living Room 6.5. from 4 PM to 5:30 PM
ByNina Huhtinen 20.4.202620.4.2026

Our supporting association, the Finnish Mediation Forum, is holding its next free remote meeting on Wednesday 6th May. Read more below! May's Mediation Living Room: Explaining the mediation process and principles to parties undergoing mediation (especially in workplace mediation) Welcome to the Mediators' Living Room on Wednesday 6th May from 16:00-17:30! This time, we will be looking particularly at experiences and questions related to workplace mediation. The facilitator will be Maija Gellin, who will initiate a discussion on what and how we explain our mediation process to the parties involved in mediation…

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MiniVerso | Verso | Yleinen

Upcoming remote meetings: the SOPULA meeting on 17.4. and the Verso's own meeting on 5.5.
ByNina Huhtinen 2.4.20262.4.2026

The next joint SOPULA meeting of MiniVerso leaders and mentors is coming up! Join us for a remote meeting on Fri 17.4 at. 12:30-13:30! INCLUDING: joyful colleague encounters from all over Finland as guests from the Oulu Kisakentän kindergarten MiniVerso leaders and Mentors have received a link to participate in an email. If you have not received the link, please contact miniverso@sovittelu.com! What is it about? SOPULA meetings are free maintenance support for trained units and at the same time an opportunity to learn more...

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SSF Mediation Living Room 1.4. from 16-17:30
ByNina Huhtinen 30.3.202630.3.2026

The next free distance meeting of the Finnish Mediation Forum Association is on Wednesday this week. Read more information below! April Mediation Living Room. On Wednesday 1 April at 16.00-17.30, the April Olo room will offer peer support and a look into the future! We will discuss what we mediators are currently thinking about and interested in. On this basis, we will also ask what kind of topics should be discussed in future Living Rooms. The SSF's Living Rooms have been...

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VERSO participates in the Rule of Law Clinic on Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
ByNina Huhtinen 10.3.202616.3.2026

Our Programme Manager Janne Johansson and our trainer Nelli Marjakanka had the honour to represent VERSO today at the Rule of Law Clinic on the topic of mediation and alternative dispute resolution. The topic had been requested by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. The Rule of Law Clinic is part of the joint project Achieving Compliance and Cooperation for EU Justice Standards in Ukraine (ACCESS -Ukraine) between the Rule of Law Centre and Democracy Reporting International.Read more here: https://www.helsinki.fi/.../oikeusvaltio.../hankkeet-ja-klinikat Janne and Nelli presented in Finland on the...

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FULL! Open RESTO – Restorative and Accommodating Community Distance Training in Autumn
ByNina Huhtinen 6.3.202625.5.2026

25.5. This training group is full. You can join the waiting list for a potentially available place by sending an email to the trainer at nina.huhtinen@sovittelu.com. The Restorative and Mediating Community (colloquially RESTO training) will equip 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. Necessary materials related to practical work will be shared during the training, which each participant can then utilise in their own community as they see fit...

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SSF's Mediation Living Room meeting on 4.3. at 16-17:30
ByNina Huhtinen 2.3.20262.3.2026

The Finnish Mediation Forum Association organises free distance meetings for mediators and those interested in mediation in different fields. On Wednesday 4 March at 16.00-17.30 in the March Living Room, we will discuss what voluntarism and self-determination in different areas of mediation mean in practice. Voluntariness is one of the basic principles of mediation, but what does it all mean? And what does it mean in practice in different mediation contexts? What challenges can adherence to voluntarism and self-determination pose?

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MiniVerso | RESTO | Verso | Yleinen

Take part in the mediation postal exchange in February-March!
ByNina Huhtinen 9.2.20269.2.2026

Do you still remember the old days of pen pals and chain letters? To celebrate our anniversary, we are organising a mediation exchange in the same spirit, but instead of letters, we will use email! To whom? All children, young people and professionals involved in mediation. You can participate in a group or alone!How? 1. Sign up during February 2026 here: https://forms.gle/1dRPrjZwCAkvsTkKA When you sign up, you can also express any preferences you may have for the recipient of the mail. We will send you the details of the recipient in March and...

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Koulutus | Verso | Yleinen

Remote training for new Verso adults Wed 4.2. at 14.15-15:45
ByNina Huhtinen 27.1.202627.1.2026

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!

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Yleinen

We participate in EDUCA and OPI events!
ByNina Huhtinen 16.1.202616.1.2026

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! 👋🤩

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Koulutus | RESTO | Yleinen

FULL! Open RESTO training at our office in spring 2026 -
ByNina Huhtinen 16.1.20266.3.2026

Update 5.6.: This training group is full, the next open training is calendared for autumn 2026!Based on the request of the field, we have opened registration for a new open RESTO - Restorative and Reconciling 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....

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May Mediation Living Room 6.5. from 4 PM to 5:30 PM

Upcoming remote meetings: the SOPULA meeting on 17.4. and the Verso's own meeting on 5.5.

SSF Mediation Living Room 1.4. from 16-17:30

VERSO participates in the Rule of Law Clinic on Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

FULL! Open RESTO – Restorative and Accommodating Community Distance Training in Autumn

SSF's Mediation Living Room meeting on 4.3. at 16-17:30

Take part in the mediation postal exchange in February-March!

Remote training for new Verso adults Wed 4.2. at 14.15-15:45

We participate in EDUCA and OPI events!

FULL! Open RESTO training at our office in spring 2026 -

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