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Open RESTO pre-training in spring 2026 - register now!
ByNina Huhtinen 8.9.202517.12.2025

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...

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Verso | Yleinen

VERSO Week 2025 is here! Come to SOPULA today 1.9. at 14:00!
ByNina Huhtinen 1.9.202517.12.2025

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...

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Yleinen

RÖNSY webinar 20.11.2025 at 12-16 pm
ByNina Huhtinen 15.8.202517.12.2025

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,...

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Yleinen

The annual report of the VERSO programme 2024 has been published
ByJanne Johansson 8.8.202514.11.2025

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...

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MiniVerso | RESTO | Verso | Yleinen

VERSO week will come again on 1-5.9.2025!
ByNina Huhtinen 7.8.202523.11.2025

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...

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Yleinen

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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Koulutus | RESTO | Yleinen

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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Koulutus | Mentoritoiminta | MiniVerso | Yleinen

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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Yleinen

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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Yleinen

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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Open RESTO pre-training in spring 2026 - register now!

VERSO Week 2025 is here! Come to SOPULA today 1.9. at 14:00!

RÖNSY webinar 20.11.2025 at 12-16 pm

The annual report of the VERSO programme 2024 has been published

VERSO week will come again on 1-5.9.2025!

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

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