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Uudenmaan LO 4.3.1996 167/2 AI generated

Court dismissed mother's appeal for child's name 'Pieta' deemed female by usage statistics.

Case Number Uudenmaan LO 4.3.1996 167/2
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Administrative Court dismissed the mother's appeal regarding her child's name 'Pieta', which the registrar rejected as a male name under Finnish practice. Although the court noted the name was given to 260 girls and 2 boys, it found no statutory reason to alter the registrar's decision. Consequently, the court upheld the registrar's ruling that the name did not meet legal requirements for a male name.

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NimiL 32 b § 2 mom 2 kohta; NimiL 32 b § 3 mom: The court may not alter a registrar's decision on a name unless a specific statutory reason exists, even if the name's gender usage statistics suggest otherwise.

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name registration gender usage statistics administrative appeal child's name statutory reason required

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Kirkkoherra ei ollut hyväksynyt nimeä Pieta poikalapsen

etunimeksi, koska nimi suomalaisen käytännön mukaan oli

naisennimi. Rekisteritoimisto hylkäsi oikaisuvaatimuksen

nimilain 32 b §:n nojalla.

Lääninoikeus hylkäsi huoltajana olevan lapsen äidin valituksen.

Asiassa esitetyn selvityksen mukaan Suomessa oli

annettu nimi Pieta 258 tytölle ja 2 pojalle. Tähän nähden

Pieta nimeä oli pidettävä naisennimenä. Kun Pieta nimen

antamiselle ei ollut esitetty laissa edellytettyä syytä,

ei rekisteritoimiston päätöstä ollut syytä muuttaa.

NimiL 32 b § 2 mom 2 kohta

NimiL 32 b § 3 mom