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Competition The aim of competition policy is to create and maintain an environment in which enterprises have a level playing field and an opportunity to succeed through their expertise. The key objective of competition law and policy is to ensure ...https://tem.fi/en/competition
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Competition legislation The Competition Act and EU competition rules prohibit competition restraints which are generally considered to have harmful effects on sound and effective economic competition (prohibition principle). Such prohibited restra...https://tem.fi/en/competition-legislation
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Competition and consumers Fair competition creates better quality services and products as well as more productive companies. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment aims to strengthen trust in a functioning market and smart regulation. Wh...https://tem.fi/en/competition-and-consumers
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Questions and answers on non-competition agreements What is a non-competition agreement? The Employment Contracts Act and the Seafarers’ Employment Contracts Act understand a non-competition agreement as an agreement between an employer and an emp...https://tem.fi/en/questions-and-answers-on-restraint-of-non-competition-agreements
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Merger control In small markets like Finland, ensuring a competitive environment requires effective merger control. Chapter 4 in the Competition Act contains provisions on merger control. On the proposal of the Finnish Competition and Consumer Aut...https://tem.fi/en/merger-control-and-competition-neutrality
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5.2.2026 | The Government aims to increase fair and open competition. For this reason, it proposes several amendments to increase competition in public procurement and limit the use of in-house entities.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-proposes-increasing-competition-in-public-procurement
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26.2.2026 | The EU’s Competitiveness Council will be held in Brussels on 26–27 February 2026. The Council will discuss the European Competitiveness Fund, the Commission’s single market and competitiveness report, and other topics. Finland emphasises the importance of ensuring competition in the internal market and will present a non-paper at the Council.Finland will be represented by Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto.https://tem.fi/en/-/finland-calls-on-eu-to-ensure-effective-competition-in-single-market-competitiveness-council-to-discuss-non-paper
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Key legislation EU competition law Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty Regula...https://tem.fi/en/key-legislation
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Sanctions The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) may order an undertaking to terminate the conduct that restricts competition. It may also decide that the commitments submitted by the undertaking involved in the competition restrain...https://tem.fi/en/sanctions
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Consumers A proper functioning of the markets is essential for the promotion of Finnish competitiveness. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is tasked with creating good conditions for access to goods and services, as well as for entre...https://tem.fi/en/consumers
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Provision of Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements The EU Package Travel Directive has been implemented in Finland: act on Travel Service Combinations ( 901/2017 , under the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice) act on Providers of Tr...https://tem.fi/en/package-travel-business
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EU rules on State aid European Union law generally prohibits State aid to undertakings (Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Article 107(1)). Public aid granted to an undertaking may give the company in question a selective fina...https://tem.fi/en/eu-rules-on-state-aid
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2.4.2025 | The European Enterprise Promotion Awards reward the most successful promoters of entrepreneurship and business across Europe. The awards highlight the best entrepreneurial practices, raise awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship and encourage and inspire Europeans to become entrepreneurs.https://tem.fi/en/-/competition-for-the-european-enterprise-promotion-awards-begins-1
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Doorstep selling and distance selling Provisions on home and distance selling to consumers are laid down in the Consumer protection Act ( 38/1978 ). Chapter 6 of the Consumer protection Act contains provisions on home and distance selling and Chap...https://tem.fi/en/doorstep-selling
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Personnel search Communications Unit Communications Unit Ilta Aulén, Specialist Communications Unit Phone number +358295047081 Email [email protected] URL Matti Hirvola, Communications Director Communications Unit Address Aleksanterinkatu 4-10, 00...https://tem.fi/en/browse-by-department-and-unit/-/a/yhteystieto
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Employment contract and employment relationship Employee protection is the starting point for labour legislation. Because of this, labour legislation contains provisions that cannot be deviated from to the disadvantage of the employee. Employment ...https://tem.fi/en/employment-contract-and-employment-relationship
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Administrative cooperation between the authorities in the single market Cross-border cooperation between the authorities and the IMI system Cooperation between the authorities of the Member States is also a requirement for the smooth functioning o...https://tem.fi/en/administrative-cooperation-between-the-authorities-in-the-single-market
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Promotion of entrepreneurship Government Resolution on Entrepreneurship The resolution compiles Finland’s goals and objectives for the promotion of entrepreneurship at the Government level. It focuses on strategic priorities for entrepreneurship a...https://tem.fi/en/promotion-of-entrepreneurship
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Current projects The ministry's websites for ongoing projects. All ongoing projects, working groups, advisory boards and committees in the Ministry Government's labour market reforms » The Government will develop the Finnish labour market to make ...https://tem.fi/en/other-development-projects
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Public procurement is regulated Public contracts are supply, service or public works contracts, into which the state, municipalities and joint municipal authorities, unincorporated state enterprises and other contracting authorities, as defined in...https://tem.fi/en/public-procurement