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Open RESTO – Restorative and Conciliatory Community Training in spring 2027 in Helsinki
ByNina Huhtinen 7.8.20267.8.2026

The Restorative and Reconciliatory Community (more commonly known as RESTO training) provides participants with the knowledge and skills to implement a restorative approach and mediation in their own work and in different conflict situations. The training is practical and collaborative. The training will provide the necessary material for practical work, which each participant can use in their own community as they wish. The content of the training sessions will focus on the insights, experiences and discussions of the participants, so that each group can...

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RÖNSY 19.11.2026: Save the date!
ByNina Huhtinen 5.6.20265.6.2026

The VERSO programme's nationwide and free webinar RÖNSY is back! The event, now in its eighth year, offers current expert talks and will once again be held as part of both Children's Rights Week (https://lapsenoikeuksienviikko.fi) and International Restorative Justice Week (RJ Week). We invite professionals, decision-makers, and students who have participated in our training sessions, and invitations will be sent out in early autumn. Those who register will also receive a webinar recording. In celebration of our 25th anniversary, a special celebratory programme featuring expertise from the field is promised, and…

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June Mediation Living Room Wed 3.6. at 4–5.30 pm: Connections between the body and mind in mediation – Mind-Body Bridging
ByNina Huhtinen 2.6.20262.6.2026

Welcome to the Finnish Mediation Forum's final Spring Mediation Living Room on Wednesday, 3rd June, from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM! Our topic is the connection between body and mind: we'll discuss how mediators can benefit from recognising and managing an overstimulated mind-body system. The presentation will be given by Keijo Halinen (MBB® Master Trainer, https://smbb.fi/) from the Finnish Mind-Body Bridging Association. Keijo will explain: ”Mediation is based on voluntariness, and MBB® (Mind-Body Bridging®) supports the achievement of calmness and peace of mind, enabling..."

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The ROUTE project handbook has been published
ByNina Huhtinen 21.5.202621.5.2026

Our background association, the Finnish Mediation Forum, has been involved in the Erasmus+ funded ”Restorative Outreach for Youth and Territorial Engagement” (ROUTE) project. The project's key outcome has now been published in both English and Finnish. You can download them and read about the project's stages at: www.sovittelu.com/route/

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MiniVerso – Training for families, 6 May at 6 PM
ByNina Huhtinen 20.4.202620.4.2026

Guardians are not proven to receive sufficient information about the bullying prevention methods used in early childhood education and schools. Parents also require practical ways to handle everyday conflicts respectfully. To celebrate our anniversary, we are offering families the opportunity to train together in MiniVerso with their own remote children's training. To participate, you will only need a device (phone, tablet, or computer) that enables a Microsoft Teams remote connection and a Teams link. The training event will take place on Teams and is open to all…

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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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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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Open RESTO – Restorative and Conciliatory Community Training in spring 2027 in Helsinki

RÖNSY 19.11.2026: Save the date!

June Mediation Living Room Wed 3.6. at 4–5.30 pm: Connections between the body and mind in mediation – Mind-Body Bridging

The ROUTE project handbook has been published

MiniVerso – Training for families, 6 May at 6 PM

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

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