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 ...

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 ...

01 February 2021
COVID-19: Guidance for Employers in Finland
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/finland/covid-19-guidance-for-employers-in-finland

The outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has sparked fears of a worldwide pandemic. Based on the World Health Organization’s declaration that this is a public health emergency of international concern, the Finnish ...

28 August 2020
Bird & Bird's Nordic LinkedIn account is now live!
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/global/bird-and-birds-nordic-linkedin-account-is-now-live

Bird & Bird has launched a new profile on LinkedIn, focused on presenting their insights on the Nordic market and telling the international law firm's 'Nordic story'.

03 June 2019
Baseline merges with Valeocon to bolster Bird & Bird management consulting business
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2019/global/baseline-merges-with-valeocon

International law firm Bird & Bird today announces the merger of its Baseline consulting arm with Valeocon Management Consulting, creating one of the largest management consultancy firms linked to an international law ...

28 January 2019
What is NISR and who is impacted?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/what-is-nisr-and-who-is-impacted

The NISR (Network and Information Systems Regulations), which came into force on 9 May 2018, are designed to protect the critical national infrastructure of EU countries in the event of a cyber attack.

11 October 2018
EU migration post-Brexit: recommendations of the Migration Advisory Committee
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/eu-migration-post-brexit-recommendations-of-the-migration-advisory-committee

In September 2018, employers and EU citizens welcomed the final report from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), which sketched the outline of a future migration landscape for EU workers.