Finland: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

The Helsinki Local Division of the Unified Patent Court examined infringement proceedings involving EP 3 295 663, with AIM Sport Development AG asserting patent rights against multiple TGI Sport entities across European jurisdictions. The case included a counterclaim for revocation, requiring the court to analyze validity under Articles 54, 56, and 123(2) EPC alongside infringement claims under Article 69 EPC.

On 12 September 2025, the EU Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2854) became applicable across the EU. Finland’s complementary enforcement legislation, the Act on the Supervision of Data Management and Data Sharing (laki datan hallinnan ja jakamisen valvonnasta 1148/2025), entered into force on 1 January 2026.

In our blog series regarding the Finnish gambling system reform, we have previously published five blogs (Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV and Part V), where we reported that the Finnish Government was reforming the gambling system and opening it to competition under a licence-based model.

In our blog series regarding the Finnish gambling system reform, we have previously published five blogs (Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV and Part V), where we reported that the Finnish Government was reforming the gambling system and opening it to competition under a licence-based model.

Tuoreessa ennakkopäätöksessään KKO 2025:88 korkein oikeus linjasi, että myös tilanteissa, joissa pääasiaa ei ole vielä ratkaistu, tarpeettomasta turvaamistoimesta aiheutuneen vahingon korvaamista koskeva kanne oli oikeudenkäymiskaaren ...

In addition, the arbitral tribunal had sent paper copies of the arbitral award to the parties by courier on 1 August 2022.