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Venture capital is a vital source of growth for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

The Finnish Act on Real Estate Investment Funds has been in force since 1998 (1173/1997).

In little more than two years the Finnish real estate investment market has virtually exploded in an astonishingly rapid development from a dormant domestic market to one of the most dynamic real estate markets in northern Europe.

A Ministry of Justice working group has proposed radical amendments to the regulation of Finnish limited liability companies.

Until recently Finnish-sponsored private equity and venture capital funds were extremely simple both in terms of structures and in terms of the depth of legal documentation.

The European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") handed out four closely linked judgments on 9 November 2004 concerning the exploitation of horse racing data and fixtures list data in betting coupons.

The Finnish regulatory framework for corporate governance and directors’ duties is governed by the following three Acts: the Companies Act, the Securities Markets Act and the Accounting Act.

The Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the European Commission have agreed on a temporary recovery instrument, Next Generation EU ("NGEU"), to stimulate the European economy after the COVID-19 crisis.

The risk of becoming the target of a hostile bid is not the sole domain of listed companies. Medium sized companies with a diversified ownership structure may often be tempting targets for bids from competing companies.

Some time ago the only real closed-end funds managed by Finnish players were private equity and venture capital funds. Even on that front the past few years were really not labelled by active fund-raising.

Strong economic growth, high liquidity in property markets, high degree of transparency and highly competitive economy are some of the factors that have made Finland an interesting target for real estate investors.