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''Governed by:'' Act on Competition Restrictions (480/1992) as last amended by Act No. 303/1998 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).
<ref>''Competition Law in the EU'', at 1015-1031</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Category !! Subcategory !! Score !! Comment

|- class="categorydivision"
| Scope
| Extraterritoriality
| 1
| Article 2(4) implies that the Competition Act applies to anything that affects Finnish customers.

|- class="categorydivision"
| Remedies
| Fines
| 1
| Article 8(1) allows for fines for violations of Articles 4-7.

|-
|
| Prison Sentences
| 0
|

|-
|
| Divestitures
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Private Enforcement
| 3rd Party Initiation
| 1
| The Article 18a compensation proceedings can be initiated by the injured 3rd party within 5 years of the violation.

|-
|
| Remedies Available to 3rd Parties
| 1
| Article 18a(1) provides that a company that violates a term of the Competition Act is liable for damages to the injured company(s).

|-
|
| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings
| 1
| Injured 3rd parties are allowed to appeal (all whose rights, duties or benefits the decision directly affects).

|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Notification
| Voluntary
| 0
|

|-
|
| Mandatory
| 3
| Article 11c(1) requires notification.

|-
|
| Pre-merger
| 2
| Article11c(1) requires that notification occur within a week of a triggering event (which ranges from the actual acquisition of control to a decision to merge).

|-
|
| Post-merger
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Assessment
| Dominance
| 1
| Article 11d(1) says that the Competition Council may ban a merger if it would strengthen a dominant position.

|-
|
| Restriction of Competition
| 1
| Article 11d(1) allows the Competition Council to ban a merger which would significantly impede competition.

|-
|
| Public Interest (Pro D)
| 0
|

|-
|
| Public Interest (Pro Authority)
| 0
|

|-
|
| Other
| 0
|

|-
|
| Efficiency
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Dominance
| Limits Access
| 1
| Article 7(1)(5) prohibits using dominance to restrict market access by competition.

|-
|
| Abusive Acts
| 1
| Article 7(1) prohibits abusive acts by companies in a dominant position.

|-
|
| Price Setting
| 1
| Article 7(1)(3) lists unreasonable price setting as an example of a prohibited abuse.

|-
|
| Discriminatory Pricing
| 1
| Article 7(1)(3) has been interpreted as applying to discriminatory pricing as well.

|-
|
| Resale Price Maintenance
| 1
| Article 4 bans some forms of RPM.

|-
|
| Obstacles to Entry
| 0
|

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Restrictive Trade Practices
| Price Fixing
| 1
| Article 6(1)(1) prohibits price fixing.

|-
|
| Tying
| 0
|

|-
|
| Market Division
| 1
| Article 6(1)(2) bans market division unless necessary for economic development.

|-
|
| Output Restraint
| 1
| Article 6(1)(2) bans limiting production unless necessary.

|-
|
| Market Sharing
| 0
|

|-
|
| Eliminating Competitors
| 0
|

|-
|
| Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging
| 1
| Article 5 prohibits collusive tendering.

|-
|
| Supply Refusal
| 0
|

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 0
|

|}

== References ==
<references />

Finland 1998 - Revision history

AchalOza at 12:13, 12 October 2007

JWSchneider at 16:26, 26 June 2007

JWSchneider: New page: '''Score = 21''' ''Governed by:'' Act on Competition Restrictions (480/1992) as last amended by Act No. 303/1998 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”). ''Competition L...