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...
VERSO's national webinar RÖNSY is back! Now in its seventh year, the event will offer topical expert talks and will take place this year on Children's Rights Day on Thu 20 Nov from 12-16 as part of both Children's Rights Week (https://lapsenoikeuksienviikko.fi) and International Restorative Justice Week (RJ Week). This year's guest speaker will be Johanna Kaitsalme, PhD. Target audience: education and training professionals and peer mediators trained by VERSO, as well as stakeholders. The event is free of charge,...
The collection of research data and information is an important part of the VERSO programme's activities and development. In the annual report, we collect relevant statistics and survey results from the year of operation, which tell their own story about the scope and effectiveness of our activities. The VERSO Annual Report 2024 on activities in early childhood care and education is now available. The report highlights results from the perspectives of early childhood educators, children in nurseries, pupils and staff in schools. Read...
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! And if you've lost your Material Bank login after the summer, for example, you can get it back by sending a message to a friend...
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...
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...