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Mediators' living rooms continue and the material for Mediators' Days 2025 has been published
ByNina Huhtinen 4.8.202524.11.2025

The Finnish Mediation Forum Association will continue its Olohuone meetings from autumn 2025 onwards. Previously, the meetings were held as Olo Rooms for Mediators and Peacebuilders in 2020-2024 with the Mediation Programme, and now the meetings will continue to be facilitated by the Mediation Forum board members. As usual, the meetings will feature guests and keynote speeches on a variety of topics, as well as a joint discussion in a relaxed atmosphere. Participation in the meetings is free of charge and you can join us out of curiosity without any mediation experience! Autumn...

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FULL! Open RESTO training for autumn 2025 is now open - register now!
ByNina Huhtinen 17.4.202517.12.2025

Update: This training group is full, the next open group is planned for spring 2026! Based on field demand, we have opened enrollment for a new open RESTO - Restorative and Reconciling Community training for fall 2025. Read more below and sign up soon! Restorative and Reconciling Community (aka RESTO training) provides participants with the knowledge and skills to implement a restorative approach and reconciliation in their own work and...

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KARVI evaluation report: anti-bullying methods are well suited for use in children's groups
ByNina Huhtinen 7.4.202524.11.2025

The National Evaluation Centre for Education has completed method-specific evaluation reports on anti-bullying and supporting children's emotional and interaction skills in early childhood education, and MiniVerso has been involved in a commendable evaluation study! The evaluation report summarises the following general development recommendations for the whole field (headed below, available in full in the report): - The development of anti-bullying work and a culture of equality for children should be planned and targeted....

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Medittelusanomat 1/2025 published - read free sample article
ByNina Huhtinen 4.4.202517.12.2025

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 distribute articles on the VERSO programme 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! To secure your future membership of the magazine, please join the SSF at https://sovittelu.com/liity-jaseneksi/

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Mediation Days 20-21 May in Tampere: restorative justice, mediation and social peace
ByNina Huhtinen 7.3.202517.12.2025

Welcome to Mediator Days 2025 in Tampere! The days will explore challenging, silent and visible phenomena in society and the role of mediation and other restorative practices in helping individuals and communities deal with various tensions, conflicts and crimes. The two-day event will include keynote speeches, interactive panel discussions, a wide range of workshops and opportunities for discussion and networking. The theme of Mediation Days 2025 will involve not only the mediation field but also other actors in society,...

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Mediation news: Musicality in mediation
ByNina Huhtinen 10.2.202517.12.2025

The Finnish Mediation Forum's member magazine Sovittelusanomat issue 1/2025 is already in preparation! The magazine will be distributed electronically to members and selected stakeholders. While you wait, you can read the article Musicality in mediation as a sample from the previous issue. The article is written by our trainer Anni Fabritius. Enjoy your reading! We also share articles about VERSO as free reading samples here on our website. You can find a previous sample of articles on our own page: highlights VERSO empowers inclusion. Highlights from the 2023...

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Janne Johansson as VERSO Programme Manager: ”Fostering VERSO's tradition towards the future”
ByJanne Johansson 3.2.202523.11.2025

I started as Programme Manager of the VERSO programme at the beginning of 2025. This is a historic moment for the programme, as its founder, developer and researcher Maija Gellin is leaving after a pioneering career of almost 25 years. She will now continue to work on restorative approaches and mediation in a different role - in her well-deserved retirement. At this point, one could say that ”there are big boots to fill”. In fact, Maija's boots are not...

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Sign up to join us! National caregiver webinar Tue 18.3. at 17:30-19:00
ByNina Huhtinen 29.1.202517.12.2025

Let's settle away! - How to prevent bullying through mediation in early childhood education and schools? Early childhood education and care and schools have an increasing welfare role to play, together with homes, and situations between children and young people are escalating rapidly, both online and face-to-face. Busy everyday lives challenge encounters. Dear carer, come and find out how to prevent bullying through mediation in early childhood education and care and in schools, while strengthening the well-being of the whole community. The VERSO programme has trained peer mediation...

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FULL! Open RESTO training in spring 2025 (distance learning)
ByNina Huhtinen 17.1.202517.12.2025

Update 13 Feb: This open training group is now full, you can follow future RESTO trainings in the current events section of our website or inquire about possible cancellations directly with the trainer nina.huhtinen@sovittelu.com Good news! There is now room in our training calendar for an open RESTO training group for spring 2025, and you can join the remote training from all over Finland. Read more below and register by 28.2., the course will be filled in order of registration! Restorative and Reconciliatory Community (aka RESTO training)...

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We will be at Educa 24.-25.1.! See the exhibition offer!
ByNina Huhtinen 17.1.202517.12.2025

Educa, the largest education event in the Nordic countries, will be back 24-25.1.2025! Admission to the event is free for registered visitors and our team will be available throughout the event at stand 6t68 in the Helsinki Exhibition Centre. For more information and to register, please visit: https://educa.messukeskus.com TRADE FAIR OFFER! Get -15% off the price of MiniVerso and Verso training when you book your Spring 2025 training by the end of January. There are a limited number of training days available and the offer is valid for new...

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Mediators' living rooms continue and the material for Mediators' Days 2025 has been published

FULL! Open RESTO training for autumn 2025 is now open - register now!

KARVI evaluation report: anti-bullying methods are well suited for use in children's groups

Medittelusanomat 1/2025 published - read free sample article

Mediation Days 20-21 May in Tampere: restorative justice, mediation and social peace

Mediation news: Musicality in mediation

Janne Johansson as VERSO Programme Manager: ”Fostering VERSO's tradition towards the future”

Sign up to join us! National caregiver webinar Tue 18.3. at 17:30-19:00

FULL! Open RESTO training in spring 2025 (distance learning)

We will be at Educa 24.-25.1.! See the exhibition offer!

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