Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority

Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority
Finnish: Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto
Swedish: Konkurrens- och konsumentverket
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1, 2013 (2013-01-01)
Preceding agencies
  • Finnish Consumer Agency
  • Finnish Competition Authority
JurisdictionFinland
Agency executive
  • Kirsi Leivo, Director General
Websitewww.kkv.fi

The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (Finnish: Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto, Swedish: Konkurrens- och konsumentverket) is the Competition regulator in Finland. It is the regulatory authority of Politics of Finland which works in the field of competition and consumer rights protection. The purpose of the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (the FCCA) is to create healthy and effective markets in which companies and other operators act responsibly and in keeping with consumers' interests.

The FCCA functions according to the following acts:

  • Act on the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (661/2012):
  • Competition Act (948/2011)
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