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Different terms of employment apply to young workers Young persons aged under 18 are not allowed to perform quite the same work and work on the same terms as adults. The Young Workers’ Act protects young employees from strain caused by overwork. T...https://tem.fi/en/young-workers
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7.8.2024 | Kimitoön’s START for entrepreneurs project (Yrittäjän STARTTI) has won the national stage of the competition for the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) and been selected as Finland’s candidate for the European competition. The aim of the project is to support new entrepreneurs in the municipality of Kimitoön by providing structured orientation to local business life.https://tem.fi/en/-/kimitoon-s-start-for-entrepreneurs-project-wins-finland-s-national-competition-for-the-european-enterprise-promotion-awards
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9.4.2024 | The European Entrepreneurship Promotion Awards (EEPA) recognise the most successful promoters of entrepreneurship across Europe, highlight the best entrepreneurial practices, raise awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship and encourage Europeans to become entrepreneurs.https://tem.fi/en/-/competition-for-the-european-enterprise-promotion-awards-begins
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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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15.11.2023 | Finland’s Startup Refugees has won the Responsible and Inclusive Entrepreneurship category in the European Enterprise Promotion Awards. The results of the competition were announced in Bilbao on 14 November. The inclusive activities of Startup Refugees support asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants in finding employment, starting a business and developing skills.https://tem.fi/en/-/startup-refugees-entrepreneurship-programme-wins-its-category-in-the-european-enterprise-promotion-awards
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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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24.2.2026 | National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights Publications of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy Competitiveness 46/2014 National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Guiding ...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/3437254/National+Action+Plan+for+the+implementation+of+the+UN+guiding+principles+21102014.pdf/0488370a-b200-43bf-9c69-1a211b50ca14?version=1.2&t=1771921653950
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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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13.3.2026 | The EU ministers responsible for energy issues will convene in Brussels on 16 March 2026. The meeting agenda will include the European grids package for 2028–2034, the action plan for affordable energy, and energy security. Finland will be represented by Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala.https://tem.fi/en/-/eu-energy-ministers-meeting-to-be-marked-by-iran-war-and-european-competitiveness-issues
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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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12.1.2026 | In order to promote the capture of biogenic carbon dioxide, the Government has decided to grant investment aid totalling EUR 90 million for the construction of capture capacity. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has now launched a call for applications for the competitive bidding process for the investment aid. Applications can be submitted at Business Finland’s e-service portal no later than 31 March 2026.https://tem.fi/en/-/call-for-applications-for-competitive-bidding-processfor-biogenic-carbon-capture-projects-open-until-31-march
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8.12.2025 | The EU’s Competitiveness Council will be held in Brussels on 8–9 December 2025. Finland will be represented by Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen (internal market and industrial policy matters) and Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto (research, innovation and space matters).https://tem.fi/en/-/eu-competitiveness-ministers-to-discuss-regulatory-simplification-e-commerce-and-ai-factories
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28.11.2025 | On 27 November 2025, the European Commission published a new Bioeconomy Strategy, which replaces the strategy from 2018. The strategy provides a framework for a competitive and sustainable EU bioeconomy, with the objective of reducing dependency on fossil raw materials and raising the degree of processing and value added of EU bio-based products. The core of the strategy is to boost the development of bio-based products and to accelerate their wide-spread introduction.https://tem.fi/en/-/eu-s-new-bioeconomy-strategy-aims-to-ensure-eu-competitiveness-and-security-of-supply
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20.5.2026 | The views on data centres and their electricity use presented in public tend to either depict the centres as a threat to the sufficiency of electricity or, alternatively, highlight the necessity and benefits of such investments. However, data centres are not a black-and-white issue. Data centres should be seen as a part of the overall economic change, data sovereignty and general electrification. Thro...https://tem.fi/en/-/column-data-centres-are-an-integral-part-of-a-developing-energy-system-and-economy
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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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6.10.2025 | The Finnish Government aims to improve fair market competition. With this in mind, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is now requesting comments on a memorandum assessing the reform of competitive neutrality regulation. After reviewing the comments received, the Government will decide whether any legislative amendments are needed.https://tem.fi/en/-/memorandum-on-improving-competitive-neutrality-sent-out-for-comments
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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