Waselius authored the Finland chapter to the 2025 edition of the Practical Law Global Guide to Competition Law, published by Thomson Reuters in February 2025.
The Q&A provides a high-level overview of the antitrust and competition law rules for restraints of trade and dominance, merger control and the legal approach to joint ventures.
Merger control in Finland
This section is part of the global guide to merger control. Areas covered include the regulatory framework, regulatory authorities, relevant triggering events and thresholds. Also covered are notification requirements, procedures and timetables, publicity and confidentiality, third party rights, substantive tests, remedies, penalties, appeals, joint ventures, inter-agency co-operation, powers of intervention and proposals for reform.
Restraints of trade and dominance in Finland
This section is part of the global guide to restraints of trade. Areas covered include monopolies and abuses of market power, regulatory authorities and the regulatory framework, the scope of rules, exemptions, exclusions, statutes of limitation, notification, investigations, penalties and enforcement, third party damages claims, EU law, joint ventures and proposals for reform.
Please access the entire guide on the Practical Law Global Guide website or read the Finland chapter here (reproduced from Practical Law with the permission of the publishers. For further information, visit practicallaw.com.).