Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority
Finanssivalvonta (Fiva) Finansinspektionen (FI) | |
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Formed | January 1, 2009 |
Jurisdiction | Finland |
Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
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Website | www.finanssivalvonta.fi |
The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA; in Finnish: Finanssivalvonta [Fiva]; in Swedish: Finansinspektionen [FI]) is the financial regulatory authority of the Finnish government, responsible for the regulation of financial markets in Finland.
History[]
The Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA) was established on 1 January 2009, following a merger of the former Financial Supervision Authority and the Insurance Supervisory Authority. FIN-FSA operates in connection with the Bank of Finland. The predecessor of the Financial Supervision Authority was the Banking Supervision Office (in Finnish: Rahoitustarkastuslaitos [Rata]; also then in Swedish: Finansinspektionen [FI]).[1]
See also[]
- Economy of Finland
- Securities Commission
- List of financial regulatory authorities by country
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Categories:
- Government agencies established in 2009
- Financial regulatory authorities
- Government agencies of Finland