CASE OF SATAKUNNAN MARKKINAPÖRSSI OY AND SATAMEDIA OY v. FINLAND
Hearing: Satakunnan Markkinapörssi Oy and Satamedia Oy v. Finland (no. 931/13) (Grand Chamber hearing, 2016-09-14 00:00:00)
Application no.: 931/13
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2017-06-27 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2017:0627JUD000093113
Respondent state: FIN
Articles of the Convention: 6;6-1;8;8-1;10;10-1;10-2;34;35;35-1;41
Judges: Alena Poláčková;Aleš Pejchal;András Sajó;Angelika Nußberger;Armen Harutyunyan;Carlo Ranzoni;Ganna Yudkivska;George Nicolaou;Guido Raimondi;Helen Keller;Jon Fridrik Kjølbro;Kristina Pardalos;Krzysztof Wojtyczek;Lech Garlicki;Luis López Guerra;Marko Bošnjak;Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska;Nona Tsotsoria;Päivi Hirvelä;Pauliine Koskelo;Paulo Pinto De Albuquerque;Síofra O'Leary;Vincent A. De Gaetano;Yonko Grozev
Represented by: VAINIO P.
Issue: Sections 2(5), 32, 44(1) and 44(3) of the Personal Data Act (henkilötietolaki, personsuppgiftslagen, Act no. 523/1999) ; Act on the Public Disclosure and Confidentiality of Tax Information (laki verotustietojen julkisuudesta ja salassapidosta, lagen om offentlighet och sekretess i fråga om beskattningsuppgifter, Act no. 1346/1999) ; Guidelines for Journalists (Journalistin ohjeet, Journalistreglerna) (Point 29 of 1992 version ; Point 30 in later versions)
Strasbourg case-law cited: Alkaya v. Turkey, no. 42811/06, § 35, 9 October 2012;Amann v. Switzerland [GC], no. 27798/95, § 70, ECHR 2000 II;Animal Defenders International v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 48876/08, §§ 108 and 110, ECHR 2013 (extracts);Avotiņš v. Latvia [GC], no. 17502/07, §§ 105 and 109, ECHR 2016;Axel Springer AG v. Germany [GC], no. 39954/08, §§ 90-95, 7 February 2012;Bédat v. Switzerland [GC], no. 56925/08, § 48, ECHR 2016;Björk Eiðsdóttir v. Iceland, no. 46443/09, § 67, 10 July 2012;Bosphorus Hava Yolları Turizm ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi v. Ireland [GC], no. 45036/98, § 164, ECHR 2005 VI;Buzadji v. the Republic of Moldova [GC], no. 23755/07, § 70, ECHR 2016 (extracts);Centro Europa 7 S.r.l. and Di Stefano v. Italy [GC], no. 38433/09, § 141, ECHR 2012;Couderc and Hachette Filipacchi Associés v. France [GC], no. 40454/07, ECHR 2015 (extracts);Delfi AS v. Estonia [GC], no. 64569/09, ECHR 2015;Egeland and Hanseid v. Norway, no. 34438/04, §§ 62-63, 16 April 2009;Erla Hlynsdόttir v. Iceland, no. 43380/10, § 64, 10 July 2012;Flinkkilä and Others v. Finland, no. 25576/04, 6 April 2010;Fressoz and Roire v. France [GC], no. 29183/95, § 54, ECHR 1999-I;Frydlender v. France [GC], no. 30979/96, § 43, ECHR 2000-VII;G.S.B. v. Switzerland, no. 28601/11, § 69, 22 December 2015;Huhtamäki v. Finland, no. 54468/09, § 51, 6 March 2012;Jersild v. Denmark, 23 September 1994, § 31, Series A no. 298;Koua Poirrez v. France, no. 40892/98, § 61, ECHR 2003 X;Krone Verlag GmbH & Co. KG v. Austria, no. 34315/96, § 37, 26 February 2002;Kudrevičius and Others v. Lithuania [GC], no. 37553/05, ECHR 2015;Lingens v. Austria, 8 July 1986, § 42, Series A no. 103;Lupeni Greek Catholic Parish and Others v. Romania [GC], no. 76943/11, § 143, ECHR 2016 (extracts);M.N. and Others v. San Marino, no. 28005/12, §§ 52-53, 7 July 2015;Magyar Helsinki Bizottság v. Hungary [GC], no. 18030/11, 8 November 2016, ECHR 2016;MGN Limited v. the United Kingdom, no. 39401/04, § 143, 18 January 2011;News Verlags GmbH & Co.KG v. Austria, no. 31457/96, § 54, ECHR 2000 I;Niemietz v. Germany, 16 December 1992, § 29, Series A no. 251 B;Observer and Guardian v. the United Kingdom, 26 November 1991, §§ 66-71, Series A no. 216;P.G. and J.H. v. the United Kingdom, no. 44787/98, ECHR 2001-IX;Pafitis and Others v. Greece, 26 February 1998, § 95, Reports 1998 I;Perinçek v. Switzerland [GC], no. 27510/08, § 198, ECHR 2015 (extracts);R.P. and Others v. the United Kingdom, no. 38245/08, § 47, 9 October 2012;Ristamäki and Korvola v. Finland, no. 66456/09, 29 October 2013;Rotaru v. Romania [GC], no. 28341/95, §§ 43-44, ECHR 2000 V;S. and Marper v. the United Kingdom [GC], nos. 30562/04 and 30566/04, § 66, ECHR 2008;Shabanov and Tren v. Russia, no. 5433/02, §§ 44-50, 14 December 2006;Smirnova v. Russia, nos. 46133/99 and 48183/99, § 95, ECHR 2003 IX (extracts);Stoll v. Switzerland [GC], no. 69698/01, § 146, ECHR 2007-V;Sürek v. Turkey (no. 1) [GC], no. 26682/95, § 61, ECHR 1999-IV;The Sunday Times v. the United Kingdom (no. 1), 26 April 1979, § 62, Series A no. 30;The Sunday Times v. the United Kingdom (no. 2), 26 November 1991, §§ 52-56, Series A no. 217;Tønsbergs Blad A.S. and Haukom v. Norway, no. 510/04, § 87, 1 March 2007;Uzun v. Germany, no. 35623/05, §§ 44-46, ECHR 2010 (extracts);Vereniging Weekblad Bluf! v. the Netherlands, 9 February 1995, §§ 41-46, Series A no. 306-A;Verlagsgruppe News GmbH v. Austria (no. 2), no. 10520/02, § 36, 14 December 2006;Von Hannover v. Germany, no. 59320/00, ECHR 2004 VI;Von Hannover v. Germany (no. 2) [GC], nos. 40660/08 and 60641/08, ECHR 2012;Vukota-Bojić v. Switzerland, no. 61838/10, § 52, 18 October 2016;Weber v. Switzerland, 22 May 1990, §§ 48-52, Series A no. 177;Wingrove v. the United Kingdom, 25 November 1996, § 58, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996 V
External sources: Articles 2 and 9 of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (Council of Europe);Article 9 of Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (repealed by Regulation 2016/79)
Conclusion: Preliminary objection dismissed (Article 34 - Victim);Preliminary objection dismissed (Article 35-1 - Final domestic decision);No violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression-{General} (Article 10-1 - Freedom to impart information);Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Administrative proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Separate opinion: TRUE