Government bills12
- HE 36/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening primary producers' position
Favouring retailers' private labels and unfair contract terms will be prohibited in the food supply chain to protect farmers and food companies. In addition, the protection of suppliers' business information and recipes against demands from buyers will be strengthened.
15 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 102/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Stepping up public procurement oversight
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) will be given more time to intervene in illegal public procurements and refer them to the Market Court. At the same time, public procurement notification practices and forms will be updated in line with EU rules.
22 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 111/2022 vpPassed
Class actions by consumer organisations
Organisations promoting consumer interests will be granted the right to bring class actions and claim compensation from businesses on behalf of a group of consumers. In addition, a procedure will be established enabling authorities and organisations to prohibit conduct contrary to consumer protection legislation both domestically and cross-border.
13 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 199/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Banning unfair food trading practices
Unfair trading practices that weaken producers and small sellers, such as long payment terms and short-notice cancellations of orders, will be prohibited in the food supply chain. Compliance with the prohibitions will be supervised by the Food Market Ombudsman, and penalty payments may be imposed for infringements.
22 Dec 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 6 §, mietintö / Markku Eestilä
38 jaa13 ei - HE 54/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening consumer protection powers and sanctions
Consumer protection authorities will be given new enforcement powers, such as the ability to carry out test purchases and order websites to be closed down. In addition, businesses that break the rules can be ordered to pay substantial administrative penalties.
26 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 10/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Procedure for consumer protection penalties
Penalty payments imposed for consumer protection infringements will be transferred to administrative judicial procedure instead of civil procedure. Market Court decisions will be appealed directly to the Supreme Administrative Court without leave to appeal.
22 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 22/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Injunction proceedings against online platforms
Businesses and organisations representing them will be able to apply to the Market Court to prohibit unlawful terms and conditions or practices of online platforms or search engines. An injunction can be reinforced with a conditional fine.
20 May 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 121/2018 vpPassed
Strengthening the position of agricultural producers
A Food Market Ombudsman will be established in Finland to supervise fair trading practices in the food chain. A requirement for written contracts will be introduced in the trade of agricultural products to protect producers.
29 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 49/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying and strengthening trade secret protection
A new Trade Secrets Act will be enacted in Finland, consolidating the protection of trade secrets into a single act and improving the remedies available to businesses to address the unauthorised use of secrets. At the same time, the act will protect the right to report wrongdoing and an employee's right to provide necessary information to a shop steward or employee representative.
5 Jul 2018 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Lauri Ihalainen
128 jaa45 ei - HE 256/2016 vpPassed
Repealing special electricity merger rules
A special rule on electricity market mergers that has never been applied in practice will be removed from the Competition Act. Electricity sector mergers will be assessed under the same general competition rules as other sectors.
30 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 87/2016 vpPassed
European patent court division in Finland
A local division of the European Unified Patent Court will be established in Finland. This will allow patent disputes to be heard domestically in Finnish, Swedish and English.
7 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 45/2015 vpPassed
Introducing a common European patent system
Finland will introduce the European unitary patent and accede to the Unified Patent Court. A single application will allow patent protection to be obtained across multiple EU countries at once, and disputes will be resolved in a common court.
16 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote