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The Finnish Consumer Agency, the Consumer Ombudsman and the National Public Health Institute have drafted recommendations as a guide for advertisers when marketing foodstuffs to children. Such recommendations are deemed necessary to counter the spread of obesity in children and are based on several reviews which found that the contents and volume of advertising contribute to influencing consumption habits especially where children and adolescents are concerned. Advertising of foodstuffs aimed at children was found to consist mainly of messages associating sugary cereals, soft drinks, sweets, potato...

On 2 February 1983, a Co-Production Agreement was signed between France an Finland. It entered into force on 4 March 1983. The Agreement applies to cinematographic works (full-length as well as short films) made by one or more French (or resident in France) producers together with one or more Finnish (or resident in Finland) producers. Third country producers may join the co-production, if their country is linked to France or Finland by a films co-production agreement. Financial contribution shall be at least 30%. For further information contact: - Centre national de la cinématographie - Direction...

On 16 June 2004, the Sähköisen viestinnän tietosuojalaki (Act on Data Protection in Electronic Communications) was ratified. It entered into force on 1 September 2004. The Act repeals the Laki yksityisyyden suojasta televiestinnässä ja teletominnan tietoturvasta, 565/1999 (Act on the Protection of Privacy and Data Security in Telecommunications). The new Act aims at safeguarding confidentiality and protection of privacy in electronic communications. It extends the protection of privacy and the confidentiality of communications from the telecoms sector alone to every activity of the information...

The Council of State decree of 23 June 2004 (Valtioneuvoston asetus televisiomaksuista) increases the amount ot the television licence fee paid by households as of 1 January 2005. In Finland the television licence fee is called the television fee. The new television licence fee is EUR 193,95 for twelve months, EUR 97,60 for six months and EUR 49,35 for three months. This is an increase of 3.9% on the previous fee. The increase is part of an ongoing reform process, the first step of which consisted in the changes in the Act on the State Television and Radio Fund as of 1 July 2002, whereby the...

On 13 June 2003 the Laki sananvapauden käyttämisestä joukkoviestinnässä ( Act on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in Mass Media) was ratified. The Act repeals the Painovapauslaki (Freedom of the Press Act, 1/1919) and the Radiovastuulaki (Broadcasting Liability Act, 219/1971). The Act entered into force on 1 January 2004. The new Act brings the press, broadcasting and on-line media within the same framework with respect to responsibility and the exercise of freedom of expression, thus implementing technology-neutrality. The new Act contains more detailed provisions on the exercise, in the...