Finland

The Legal Framework for Arbitration

General Information

  • UNCITRAL Model-Law based: No.

  • Legal Provisions: Finnish Arbitration Act (967/1992, as amended).

Arbitral Institutions

  • The Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI)

Multilateral Conventions

  • New York Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 19 January 1962); reservations: none.

  • European Convention: No (signed on 21 December 1961 but not yet ratified).

  • ICSID Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 9 January 1969).

  • Energy Charter Treaty: Yes (ratification/accession: 11 July 1997).

 

Last updated February 2019