The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) began operations on 1 January 2013. The agency was created by joining the Finnish Competition Authority and the Finnish Consumer Agency. Welcome to the FCCA! Check out the FCCA’s website here.

The Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy has proposed to merge the Finnish Competition Authority and the Finnish Consumer Agency into a joint agency to begin operations on 1 January 2013. The Government’s proposal on the new authority will be presented in September.

  Finland’s new Competition Act becomes effective on 1 November 2011. The main amendments relate to merger control, penalties, the procedure adhered to in the review of competition issues and damages. The FCA has published guidelines (in Finnish) on the new Act for merger control, leniency procedure, penalties, and case prioritization.

  The Finnish competition Authority recently made its second ever prohibition proposal to the Market Court to prohibit a merger in the asphalt mix market.  The Market Court shall issue its decision based on the prohibition proposal within three months.

  The Finnish Competition Authority (FCA) has finished the first stage of its investigations concerning the district heating sector. The aim was to form an opinion of whether the pricing of the companies involved should be examined in more detail as a potential abuse of dominant position. The investigations which spanned the years 2004–2008 involved […]

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  Many agencies issue annual reports, updates and other information about their activities. As a number of 2009/10 annual reports have recently been finalised, today’s sample links offer the opportunity to catch up on some of last year’s highlights and see how various agencies present their activities. Romania Ireland Netherlands Finland Bulgaria Czech Republic USA […]

As one of its first projects, the ICN recognized the importance of competition advocacy “in fostering competitive markets and promoting social welfare” in its 2002 Advocacy and Competition Policy report. In 2009, the ICN revisited members’ competition advocacy efforts in this report. Today’s links illustrate how some agencies present and publicize their competition advocacy work. […]