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The Nordic countries have enacted legal rules and other regulatory texts concerning advertising in broadcasting which are broadly similar. All five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) have also largely implemented the recommendations on "Joint rules for television advertising", adopted by the Nordic Council of Ministers in 1991, according to a recent report from the Nordic Council of Ministers. All Nordic countries subscribe to the principle that advertising must be clearly identifiable as such. They have all enacted legislation making ethical demands on advertisers,...

On 21 May 1999, the Act on the Openness of Government Activities ( Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta ) and 73 related Acts were confirmed. The Act will enter into force on 1 December 1999. It replaces the Act No. 83/1951 on the Publicity of Official Documents ( Laki yleisten asiakirjain julkisuudesta ). The purpose of the reform is to increase the openness of government activities. The right of access to information will be extended. In addition to administrative authorities and the courts, the Act will also apply to State and municipal enterprises, private-law organisations, and private...

On 22 April 1999, the Personal Data Act ( Henkilötietolaki ) was confirmed. It entered into force on 1 June 1999 and replaces the Personal Data Files Act ( Henkilörekisterilaki ), Act No. 471/1987. The Personal Data Act implements the EU Directive on Data Protection (Directive 95/46/EC) into Finnish law. The Act expands the right of access to data for the data subjects. A new feature is that, besides private individuals, the definition of a data subject includes other legal persons, e.g., businesses. Finnish regulations concerning sensitive data now also cover trade union membership. This is a...

On 31 March 1999 the Minister of Canadian Heritage signed a Film and Television Co-Production Agreement between Canada and Finland. On 2 April 1999, Canada executed a similar angreement with Norway. Both agreements resemble those already in effect with other countries and set out the criteria which Canada-Finland and Canada-Norway projects respectively must meet in order to qualify as official co-productions.

On 1 January 1999 three new Acts replacing the Radio Equipment Act of 1927 and the Cable Transmission Act of 1987 came into force. The Acts also implement the Television without Frontiers Directive. The Act on Television and Radio Operations (Act 744/1998) generally seeks to promote television and radio broadcasting. It states, inter alia, that licences to operate television or radio broadcasting over the air shall be declared open for application and are to be granted - for a maximum period of ten years - by the government. The government will issue a plan on the use of frequencies. When granting...