Finnish Contracts Act
The Act governs offer and acceptance, agency and the invalidity of legal acts, including duress, fraudulent inducement and dishonourable conduct. Section 36 allows a court to adjust an unreasonable contract term.
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Reference
- Reference
- 228/1929
- Area
- Contract, sale and consumer
- Supervision
- Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto
- Publisher
- Finlex
- Checked
- 2026-09-10
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Supervision
Related acts
- Finnish Sale of Goods Act355/1987
- Finnish Consumer Protection Act38/1978
- Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act624/2006
- Finnish Accounting Act1336/1997
- Finnish Auditing Act1141/2015
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