The new Building Act entered into force in Finland at the beginning of 2025. On 17 December 2024, Parliament also approved the amendments to the Act.

The Act on the Contractor’s Obligations and Liability when Work is Contracted Out has been amended on 1 July 2012.

The past year and a half has forced construction companies to adapt in new ways.

National and international climate goals steer sustainability in the real estate industry like in any line of business. Real estate accounts for up to 40% of the global carbon emissions...

The Court of Appeal of Helsinki has in its recent decision interpreted section 13 of the YSE 1983 general conditions for building contracts (concerning liability during the guarantee period.)

An amendment to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is being prepared in the EU. The aim of the amendment is to reduce the energy consumption of buildings...

The new legislation is expected to enter into force on 1 March 2023 and will be applied to all disposals carried out after that date.

The law would enter into force on 1 January 2024, but the new tax rates would apply retroactively from the date of introduction of the government proposal, i.e. 12 October 2023.

In a recent case heard by the Court of Appeal of Helsinki, a property maintenance company’s CEO was being charged with negligent manslaughter after an elderly man was killed by a block of icy snow falling from the roof of an apartment building.

In 2019, Finland deployed the digital Residential and Commercial Property Information System maintained by the National Land Survey of Finland.

In Finland the Code of Real Estate includes provisions concerning the sale of real estate, liens and a registering system.

In light of the changing security environment, the Finnish Parliament adopted an amendment to the Act on Transfers of Real Estate Requiring Special Permission (in Finnish: laki eräiden kiinteistönhankintojen luvanvaraisuudesta) in April 2025 (the "Amendment").

The shift towards the circular economy is accelerating globally in nearly every industry—including construction.

Sustainability and combating climate change are the constant subject of attention in both regulation and practice. However, the regulation reform and amendments are raising emotional responses and arousing discussion in the construction industry.

The General Conditions for Consulting ("KSE 2013"), which are applied to planning and construction contracts, were renewed in February 2014.

The need for updating and reforming the YSE 1998 General Conditions for Building Contracts has been discussed for quite some time in the construction industry.

Two Acts concerning real estate transactions entered into force in early 2020. One of the Acts subjects real estate acquisitions by parties from outside the EU/EEA to a special permission...

Registered associations will in future have the right to appeal building permits if the permit concerns a project that is subject to the Act on Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure.

The quality of building construction has been the subject of intense debate both in the building construction industry itself and in the media at large.

Real estate transactions in Finland present unique legal requirements that distinguish them from other jurisdictions. From mandatory notary presence and formal execution procedures to permit requirements for non-EU buyers and complex pre-emption rights held by municipalities and the State, navigating Finnish property law demands careful attention to procedural details and strategic timing.