In 2016, advanced economic and econometric methods started to play a more prominent role in the enforcement of competition law in Finland. This is demonstrated by two recent landmark decisions.

First, the Finnish Consumer and Competition Authority (FCCA) approved a large retail sector merger where investigations included, among others, extensive local market analysis.

Second, in the biggest court case of the wood procurement cartel, the Helsinki district court dismissed all damage claims, worth 160m euros. In its decision, court referred also to a lack of economic evidence of showing cartel effects.

Learn more in the Handbook of Competition Economics’ chapter on Finland, written by Anssi Kohonen and Claus Kastberg Nielsen. 

The Handbook of Competition Economics is published by the Global Competition Review (GCR). Its expert-written specialist intelligence and research provides unique insights into, and analysis of, current and future competition economics trends.

For further information, please contact Claus Kastberg Nielsen