IP/N/1/FIN/4  
IP/N/1/FIN/C/4  
 
21 June 2018  
(18-3905)  Page: 1/4 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects  
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
FINLAND : COPYRIGHT ACT, 1961/ 404 
Notifying Member  FINLAND  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Copyright Act, 1961/404  
Subject matter  Copyright and related rights  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text  https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/FIN/18_3193_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred  to IP/N/1/FIN/C/2  (Copyright Act  of 8 July 1961/404, as amended up to 
30 April 2010/307 ) 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/FIN/C/2*&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/FIN/C/1  (Copyright Act of 8 July 1961, as amended up to 
1 January  1996)  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat& query =@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/FIN/C/1*&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 22 May 2015, 2015/608, entry into force on 
1 June 2015 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen  
 
Amendment to sections 25i, 47 and 48 of the Copyright Act. The author's entitlement to receive 
remuneration for the retransmission from the retransmitting organization was establis hed. 
 
 
  IP/N/1/FIN/4 • IP/N/1/FIN/C/4  
 
- 2 - 
 
  Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 22 May 2015, 2015/607, entry into force on 
1 June 2015 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen  
 
Amendment to all sections adding titles to all sections. Sections  25i, 26, 29, 45, 46, 46a, 49, 49a, 
60a-60 g, 64 included amendments concerning content of those sections.  
 
Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 19 December 2014, 2014/1171, entry into force on 
1 January  2015 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen  
 
The act amended sections 26 a, 26b, 45, 46, 46a, 49a of the Copyright Act. Amendments to 
sections 26a and 26b concerned compensation for the reproduction of a work for private use to its 
authors that the state shall pay. The compensation is paid as direct compensation to the authors 
and as indirect compensation to the authors for their common purposes. Changes to other sections 
were technical.  
 
Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 8 November 2013, 2013/763, entr y into force on 
15 November 2013, entry into force of section 16 f on 29 October 2014  
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen  
 
The following amendments were made (Implementation of Directive 2011/77/EU):  
 
- extension of  the term of protection for performers and sound recordings to 70 years  
 
- performer's right to terminate a contract on transfer or assignment if the phonogram 
producer does not offer copies of the phonogram for sale in sufficient quantity or does not make  it 
available to the public  
 
- performer's right to obtain an annual supplementary remuneration from the phonogram 
producer (if a non -recurring remuneration was agreed on in the contract on transfer or 
assignment)  
 
A new section 16 f referring to Act on Or phan Works implementing Directive 2012/28/EU was also 
inserted.  
 
*Amended sections: 19.4, 25g, 45.4. 45.5., 46.2, 46.3, 46a subsection 3. New sections: 16f, 43.2, 
45.5, 45.6 and 46b –46d. 
 
Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 13 September 2013/674, en try into force on 
1 January  2014 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen  
 
Amendments to sections 16 b and 16 c regulating the use of works in the National Audiovisual 
Archive.  
 
Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on  31 January 2013/118, entry into force on 
1 September  2013 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen  
 
Amendments concerning the centralisation of intellectual property matters to the Market Court.  
Sections 54 and 60c and  61 § were amended and new sections 61a and 61 b were inserted.  
 IP/N/1/FIN/4 • IP/N/1/FIN/C/4  
 
- 3 - 
 
  Act amending Section 58 of the Copyright Act, adopted on 27 August 2010, 2010/776, entry into 
force on 1 December 2016  
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain 58 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 58 i upphovsrättslagen  
 
Amendment concerning forfeiture.  
 
Act amending Sections 25 b and 48 of the Copyright Act, adopted on 30 April 2010, 2010/307, 
entry into force on 1 May 2010  
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain 25 b ja 48 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 25 b o ch 48 i upphovsrättslagen  
 
Amendment concerning the authorised use of copyright protected works and short news reports 
with high interest value in other TV -broadcasts with the requirement, that the original source is 
mentioned. (Implementation of Directive  2007/65/EC, Article 3 k)  
 
Act amending Sections 26 d and 26 l of the Copyright Act, adopted on 22 December 2009, 
2009/1442, entry into force on 1 January 2010  
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain 26 d ja 26 l §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 26 d och 26 l i upph ovsrättslagen  
 
Technical amendments: The tasks – a right to issue a conditional fine and carry out an inspection 
in the premises of the seller (resale remuneration), or manufacturer, importer, reseller (fair 
compensation, levy) – of the state provincial of fice were transferred to the regional administration 
office.  
 
Act amending Section 26 a of the Copyright Act, adopted on 31 October 2008, 2008/663, entry 
into force on 1 January 2009  
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain 26 a §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 26 a § i upphovsrättslagen  
 
The Council of the State was given authority to define in a decree the devices subject to the levy 
set to the manufacturers or importers of recording devices for the making of copies for private 
use, and the amount of the levy.  
 
Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 28 December 2007, 2007/1436, entry into force on 
1 January 2008  
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen  
 
Amendment concerning the authorised use of copyright protected works in a library entitled to a 
legal deposit of a copy of a work under the Act on Deposit and Preservation of Cultural Material 
and in the National Audiovisual Archive.  
 
Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 22 December 2006, 2006/1228, entry into force on 
1 January 2007  
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen  
 
Amendment concerning the author's right to remuneration for the lending of copies of a work to 
the public in a public library, including provisions on the approval of  the organisation to administer 
the remuneration.  
 IP/N/1/FIN/4 • IP/N/1/FIN/C/4  
 
- 4 - 
 
  Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 21 July 2006, 2006/679, entry into force on 
1 September 2006  
 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen  
 
Amendments concerning the sanctions for copyright infringements, mainly injunction. In addition 
technical amendments to sections 56 g and 59 a. (A part of implementation of 
Directive  2004/48/EC.)  
 
Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 5 May 2006, 2006/345, entry  into force on 
1 June 2006 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen  
 
Amending the provisions of the resale remuneration. (Implementation of Directive 2001/84/EC.)  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  1 June 2015  
Other date   Adoption 22 May 2015  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  20 December 2017  
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry of Education and Culture