08 February 2019
Setting up a business in Finland
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/finland/setting-up-a-business-in-finland

Finland is a welcoming environment to foreign investors. Finland is an advanced industrial economy with a thriving private sector and a business environment that is highly conducive to foreign investors. The government ...

27 April 2017
Significant amendments in the field of Finnish employment law
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/finland/olennaisia-muutoksia-tyooikeuden-alalla

Notifications related to dismissals on financial and production-related grounds will be removed

02 May 2018
Vaccination requirements to the health care sector in Finland
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/finland/vaccination-requirements-to-the-health-care-sector-in-finland

A new Infectious Diseases Act (the "Act") came into force on 1 March 2017 in Finland. As a new obligation, Section 48 of the Act stipulates that specific employees and interns in the health care sector must have ...

24 August 2020
We advised Bocap and Tech Consulting Group TCG Oy in a transaction
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/finland/edustimme-bocapia-ja-tech-consulting-group-tcg-oyta-transaktiossa

We assisted Bocap and Tech Consulting Group TCG Oy in an investment in Quuppa Oy, a leading provider of real-time locating systems. The leading investor in Quuppa's first-ever round of funding, in which Quuppa received ...

16 April 2020
Strong rankings for Bird & Bird's Finnish office in the Legal 500 EMEA 2020
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/finland/strong-rankings-for-bird-and-bird-in-the-legal-500-emea-2020

Bird & Bird's Finnish office has maintained strong rankings in the newly published Legal 500 EMEA 2020 edition.

12 May 2020
Finland considering amending the merger control thresholds and the investigative powers of the competition authority
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/finland/finland-considering-amending-the-merger-control-thresholds-and-the-investigative-powers

According to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment ("Ministry"), the Ministry will examine whether the turnover thresholds of Finnish merger control should be amended. Another issue ...

19 March 2020
Governmental grants and financial assistance available for Finnish companies in distress due to COVID-19
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/finland/governmental-grants-and-financial-assistance-available-for-finnish-companies

With the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) continuing to spread globally, the effort to contain the viral outbreak by governments and health organisations has put pressure on major economies. Many companies are facing ...

17 November 2020
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority proposes prohibition of a three-to-two merger in the healthcare sector
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/finland/the-finnish-competition-and-consumer-authority-proposes-prohibition-of-a-three-to-two-merger

On 29 September 2020, the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority ("FCCA") proposed the Market Court to prohibit the merger between two national healthcare market players, Mehiläinen and Pihlajalinna. If not ...

05 November 2020
DAC6 reporting has commenced – new reporting obligations imposed on corporations operating internationally with potential fines for non-compliance
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/finland/dac6-reporting-has-commenced

The Finnish Act on the Reporting Obligation for Cross-Border Tax Planning Structures (in Finnish: Laki raportoitavista järjestelyistä verotuksen alalla) came into effect on 1 January 2020, which is based on the ...

06 October 2020
Anticipated changes in Finnish non-competition agreements
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/finland/anticipated-changes-in-finnish-non-competition-agreements

The legislation regarding non-competition clauses in Finland is facing significant changes, with proposed amendments aiming to restrict the use of non-competition agreements. A Government draft bill suggests amending ...