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Finnish law library: acts, regulators and duties

The Finnish acts a business meets in practice. Each one carries its statute number, the responsible ministry, the supervising authority and a link to the official text on Finlex. We publish metadata, not statute text, the text stays with its publisher.

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Areas

Company, accounting and audit3 · Incorporation, management liability, financial statements and audit, the rules on who answers for the company and on what accounting record.Employment and occupational safety7 · The employment contract, dismissal, working time, annual holiday, equality and occupational safety, from the first working day to the last.Data protection1 · The national supplement to the GDPR and the choices Finland has made within it.Contract, sale and consumer3 · Formation and invalidity of contracts, business-to-business sales, consumer sales and the right of withdrawal.Money laundering and procurement2 · Customer due diligence, risk assessment and the duty to report, together with the procedures for public procurement.Administration, transparency and land use3 · Case handling before an authority, access to official documents and land use planning, the rules when the counterparty is a public authority.

Acts

Questions

How long is the notice period in Finland?Employment Contracts Act, chapter 6 section 3How long may a probationary period be in Finland?Employment Contracts Act, chapter 1 section 4How much annual holiday does an employee accrue in Finland?Annual Holidays Act, section 5When must a Finnish company hold change negotiations?Co-operation Act, chapter 5When must a Finnish workplace have an equality plan?Act on Equality between Women and Men, section 6 aWhen must a data breach be reported to the Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman?GDPR Articles 33 and 34, together with the Finnish Data Protection ActMay a company process a Finnish personal identity code?Finnish Data Protection Act, section 29How long is the right of withdrawal for an online purchase in Finland?Consumer Protection Act, chapter 6How long is the seller liable for a defect in a Finnish consumer sale?Consumer Protection Act, chapter 5How long must accounting records be kept in Finland?Accounting Act, chapter 2 section 10When must a Finnish limited company appoint an auditor?Auditing Act, chapter 2 section 2How quickly must a Finnish authority answer a document request?Act on the Openness of Government Activities, section 14

Regulators

Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus3 · Acts supervisedTietosuojavaltuutetun toimisto1 · Acts supervisedTyösuojeluviranomainen (aluehallintovirastot)5 · Acts supervisedKilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto4 · Acts supervisedKuluttaja-asiamies1 · Acts supervisedFinanssivalvonta1 · Acts supervisedYhdenvertaisuusvaltuutettu1 · Acts supervisedTasa-arvovaltuutettu1 · Acts supervisedValtioneuvoston oikeuskansleri2 · Acts supervisedYmpäristöministeriö1 · Acts supervised

Publisher

Publisher
Finlex
Acts
19
Questions
12
Regulators
10
Checked
2026-09-10

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