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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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The working group will prepare a government proposal for a situation where a foreign employee must leave Finland if the TCN’s employment relationship has ended and TCN has not concluded a new employment relationship within 3 months. In addition, employers will be obligated to report unemployment to the Finnish Immigration Service, and the right to work under work-based permits will be extended to sectors suffering from a labour shortage.https://tem.fi/en/project?tunnus=TEM086:00/2023
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18.12.2025 | A report based on the Government Programme assesses the need for personal sanctions related to cartels. According to the report, there is no clear need for personal sanctions; instead, competition processes should be accelerated in general. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will begin an investigation into the matter.https://tem.fi/en/-/report-no-clear-need-exists-for-personal-sanctions-for-cartel-involvement
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Improving industrial peace in the labour market Improving industrial peace is one of the Government’s labour market reforms. Finland must be a reliable and secure country for investments. Questions and answers on industrial peace and the right to ...https://tem.fi/en/improving-industrial-peace-in-the-labour-market
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9.5.2025 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will organise a consultation round on amending the unemployment security sanctions from 9 May to 19 June 2025. The aim is to clarify and simplify the sanctions and to make the job search of jobseekers and their participation in employment-promoting services more efficient. Another objective is to prevent prolonged unemployment and to shorten periods of unemployment.https://tem.fi/en/-/consultation-round-on-amending-unemployment-security-sanctions-begins
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Russian attack on Ukraine Russia launched an attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Finland has strongly condemned Russia’s military actions in Ukraine and supports Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, self-determination and territorial integrity....https://tem.fi/en/russian-attack-on-ukraine
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Consumer Safety The goods and services offered to consumers must be safe. The companies and other parties offering these goods and services must, among other things, assess the associated risks. Also, sufficient information must be provided to the...https://tem.fi/en/consumer-safety
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Office of the Cooperation Ombudsman The Cooperation Ombudsman operates autonomously within the Ministry of Employment and the Economy and performs his or her supervision duty independently. The term of office is five years. Joel Salminen acts as t...https://tem.fi/en/cooperation-ombudsman
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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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22.9.2025 | Employment services and the service process for jobseekers will be reformed to better meet individual needs, in line with the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government. The aim is that more people would find employment quicker. The Government proposes amendments to the legislation on the service process of jobseekers and the jobseeker profiles. At the same time, the sanctions system for unemployment security will be overhauled.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-to-simplify-service-process-of-jobseekers-and-increase-discretion-of-authorities
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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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Digital Markets Act Regulation on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) The objective of regulation is to create uniform regulation to prevent unfair trading practices that companies and consumers encounter when ...https://tem.fi/en/digital-markets-act
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22.9.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has today published three memorandums assessing the combined impacts of the Government’s changes to social security during this parliamentary term. The memorandums focus particularly on the impacts of the comprehensive reform of social assistance.https://tem.fi/en/-/1271139/memorandums-assessing-combined-impacts-of-government-s-social-security-changes-now-published
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Posted workers Posting of workers means a situation where a foreign employer sends an employee to Finland for work. The employee must normally work outside Finland and the posting must be of limited duration. The employee can be sent to Finland to...https://tem.fi/en/posted-workers
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Ensuring essential work during industrial action The legislation aims to ensure the continuity of society’s critical functions during industrial action if the parties cannot by negotiation reach an agreement on the provision of essential work duri...https://tem.fi/en/ensuring-essential-work
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10.2.2025 | The service process for jobseekers will be reformed to make it more customer-oriented and tailored to individual needs, in line with the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government. This requires amendments to the legislation concerning the service model and job applicant profiles.https://tem.fi/en/-/consultation-round-begins-more-customer-oriented-service-process-for-jobseekers
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2.3.2026 | Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK STTK Ilveskivi, Ahtiainen Statement 25 February 2026 Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Statement of the Finnish Trade Union Confederations SAK and STTK on the Government's Report to the IL...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/257101476/VN_24269_2025-TEM-9%20Annex%203_SAK%20STTK%20Statement%20EN%2025.2.2026%20art%2019%20report%209944575_1_1.pdf/9207c814-1ede-efed-c389-32be3173c06b?t=1772441499087
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19.12.2024 | On 19 December 2024, the Government adopted a strategy and an action plan for tackling the shadow economy and economic crime for 2024–2027. During the new programming period, operating conditions of the authorities will be enhanced and their cooperation intensified.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-continues-to-combat-the-shadow-economy-and-economic-crime
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1.9.2025 | No. 81 REPORT Article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Convention Report for the period 1 June 2022 to 31 May 2025 made by the Government of Finland on the LABOUR INSPECTION CONVENTION, 1947 (No. 81) (ratification registered on 2...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/246218292/C81.pdf/bacbf271-e10f-95bf-7dc3-03b0ceea1303?t=1756706449102
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28.5.2024 | Introduction Based on several years of practice, and taking into account the views of the Member States expressed in the FDI Screening Expert Group, the services of the European Commission, at the initiative of the Directorate-General for Trade, h...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/0/FDI+Screening+revised_Notification+Form_B.docx/70882a8b-ad84-8cf0-8fa6-051ba3c35476?t=1716911662043