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Nuclear facility operators have unlimited liability Under the Nuclear Liability Act (484/1972), the operators of nuclear facilities located in Finland have unlimited liability for damage caused to third parties in Finland. The Ministry of Economic...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-liability
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The purpose of the Act on Contractor’s Obligations and Liability is to ensure that the terms of employment are observed Under the act, enterprises concluding contracts on temporary agency work or subcontracted labour must ensure that their partner...https://tem.fi/en/contractor-s-obligations-and-liability
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3.4.2025 | On 3 April 2025, the Government submitted to Parliament its proposal for an act amending the Act on the State’s Export Credit Guarantees to increase the maximum guarantee liability for special risk-taking from EUR 8 billion to EUR 12 billion.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-to-increase-finnvera-s-maximum-guarantee-liability-for-special-risk-taking
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Finnish Trade Register The Finnish Trade Register is an official public register of enterprises. The purpose of the register, which is kept by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office, is to serve the private and public sectors and maintain and ...https://tem.fi/en/finnish-trade-register
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Acts of Parliament in English, labour legislation Links to finlex.fi Act on Checking the Criminal Background of Persons working with Children Act on Confirmation of the General Applicability of Collective Agreements Act on Cooperation Ombudsman Ac...https://tem.fi/en/labour-legislation2
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Nuclear Waste Management Fund ensures funding and sufficient competence for waste management The purpose of the National Nuclear Waste Management Fund is to ensure that the society has sufficient funds and competence to arrange nuclear waste manag...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-waste-management-fund
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National space legislation The Act on Space Activities entered into force on 23 January 2018. The Act is supplemented by the Decree of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on Space Activities . Reasoning of the provisions, impact analys...https://tem.fi/en/spacelaw
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Licensees responsible for nuclear waste management Photo: Posiva Nuclear waste management means all measures necessary to recover, store, handle and permanently dispose of nuclear waste, including measures associated with the decommissioning of a ...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-energy/nuclear-waste-management
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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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Loans, guarantees and credits Finnvera plc is a specialised financing company owned by the State of Finland, and they provide financing for the start, growth and internationalisation of enterprises as well as for protection against risks associate...https://tem.fi/en/loans-guarantees-and-credits
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Auditing Corporations and foundations must appoint an auditor and conduct an audit in accordance with the Auditing Act, Accounting Act and any acts applicable to the corporation or foundation in question. The smallest corporations are exempted fro...https://tem.fi/en/auditing
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9.3.2026 | Finnish consumers are increasingly ordering low-cost goods online, mostly from manufacturers based in China. Based on the proposals of a recent report, the Government will begin to prepare legislation to address problems caused by these cheap imports. There is also emphasis on consumer responsibility.https://tem.fi/en/-/report-lasting-solutions-to-problems-of-cheap-imports-require-eu-level-influence
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International cooperation is central to space policy The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is responsible for international cooperation in the space sector with organisations such as the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Union (E...https://tem.fi/en/international-space-cooperation
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Whistleblower protection Whistleblower protection safeguards people who report certain types of misconduct. In this case, a ‘whistleblower’ is a person who, in the course of their work, discovers a breach of European Union or national law concerni...https://tem.fi/en/whistleblower-protection
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Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment monitors foreign corporate acquisitions and serves as national contact point for the EU screening regulation The purpose of the Act on the Screening of Foreign Corporate Acquisitions in Finland (172/2012...https://tem.fi/en/acquisitions
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Questions and answers about the act on the screening of foreign corporate acquisitions Updated 27 November 2023. Must an application/notification under the Act on the Screening of Foreign Corporate Acquisitions also be submitted for a corporate re...https://tem.fi/en/questions-and-answers-about-the-act-on-the-screening-of-foreign-corporate-acquisitions
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27.1.2026 | In the future, Finnvera’s financing solutions will be available for some of the largest investments and ownership arrangements in agriculture. This is enabled by the eligibility of agricultural limited liability companies for financing starting 1 May 2026.https://tem.fi/en/-/finnvera-to-finance-large-investments-and-transfers-of-ownership-in-agriculture
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Questions and answers about the OECD National Contact Points Who participates in decision-making? The members of the Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility and the Minister of Employment participate in decision-making concerning the complain...https://tem.fi/en/questions-and-answers-about-the-oecd-national-contact-points
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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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Everybody has the right to engage in commercial activities in Finland Under the Constitution of Finland, everybody has the right to earn his or her livelihood by the employment, occupation or commercial activity of his or her choice. More detailed...https://tem.fi/en/freedom-of-enterprise-in-finland