käräjäoikeus (englanniksi)

district court (s: Suomessa alin rikos-, riita- ja hakemusasioita käsittelevä oikeusaste / virallinen käännös)
since Dec. 1993 (s)
principal trial court or court of first instance in Finnish judicial system (s)
officially translated into English as "District Court" (s)
names of corresponding courts in English-speaking countries vary by jurisdiction: district court (s: US, Australia)
municipal court (s: US)
circuit court (s: US, Ireland)
magistrates court (s: UK)
Magistrate's Court (s: UK, South Africa)
county court (s: UK)
provincial court (s: Canada)