In comparison with many other countries, foreign direct investment control, thus the FDI screening, has got rather limited attention in Finland even though the FDI mechanism has been in place since 2012 (amended twice since then). However, the recent crises such as war in Ukraine and energy crisis along other recent global developments have emphasized […]
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Digital Markets Act – New Rules for Gatekeepers
What does Digital Markets Act mean? Digital services in general and online platforms in particular play an increasingly important role in the business and economy. Such services enable businesses to reach users in a large area by facilitating cross-border trade within the EU and by opening new business opportunities for companies. However, among those digital […]
Facilitations to food labelling due to the war in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine causes problems in the availability of raw materials and complicates the operation of production, distribution, and supply chains extensively, as Ukraine is a major producer of raw materials used in foods. The labelling of foods is strictly regulated within the EU. The national Finnish Food Authority has adopted a decision on […]
Enactment of the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive delayed
Read the article in Finnish here.
Finnish Bar Association has launched a mediation campaign – Free dispute mediation available
Finnish Bar Association has launched a pro bono mediation campaign to ease the backlog of cases in the Finnish courts. The campaign runs from October to the end of 2021. Jussi Ikonen and Heidi Merikalla-Teir from Merilampi act as mediators in the campaign. They are experienced dispute resolution experts who, in addition to serving as […]