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New rule will soon make cancelling online orders easier

Market Court dismisses authority's aim to fine Finnair for its passenger compensation policy

SK: Competition authority asks electricity firms to explain price hikes

Electricity Utility Production and Distribution

Authority: Misleading retailers upsell pricey TV calibration

Authority recommends €1m fine for furniture chain Masku's misleading sale prices

Increased competition in bus, train sectors saved consumers millions

Railway traffic

Ombudsman helping consumers claw back prepaid funds for unused electricity

Consumer Issues

Merger of Finnish booze firm Altia and Norway's Arcus gets conditional OK from regulator

State gambling firm should no longer decide charity payouts, report says

Pihlajalinna and Mehiläinen end merger negotiations

Consumer authority proposes reforms to reduce drug costs, improve availability

Competition authority asks court to block Mehiläinen-Pihlajalinna healthcare firm merger

Competition Authorities

Tuesday's papers: Marin's moves, Veikkaus verdict and Uusimaa's tourism woes

Wednesday's papers: Second wave prevention, telesales complaints, honest Finns

Consumers file complaints over gym fees during Finland's shutdown

Business Close-Downs

Competition regulator demands big fines for driving school cartel

Competition authority: Veikkaus must take gambling problems seriously

Consumer authority: Spending up across almost all retail sectors

Consumer Issues

Kesko ponders fate of 570 jobs following small chain buyouts

Top retailer’s consumer data collection plans raise privacy violation concerns

Consumer watchdog reaches deal with Caruna on gradual price hikes

Electrical Grid Operators

Competition Authority investigates country-wide bus cartel claims

Company Information

Consumers unaware that EU rule offers 2-year product guarantee

Consumer Issues

Finnish authorities vow to keep drugs in pharmacies after Sweden pulls paracetamol from stores

Police investigation: Air Finland execs withdrew millions before declaring insolvency

Taxi industry deregulation only a matter of time, says expert – even in Finland

Have to cancel your flight? Airlines steer clear of informing consumers about refunds

Consumer Issues

Milk dispute: Valio giant bill on ice

Valio fined by Market Court in "milk war"

Competition and Consumer Authority wants tougher measures on dishonest advertising

Marketing Campaign

Taxi owners reject proposed reforms

Kristina Cruises pledges to repay customers

Kristina Cruises

Atria led buyout to affect half of all meat production in Finland

Saarioinen Group

Call for reform of pharmacy pricing

Quick loan firms borrow trouble by ignoring law

Express Credit & Advance Loans

Groupon runs into problems in Finland

Discount Products

Competition Authority slams grocery retailers for unfair practices

Finnish Competition Authority

Officials probe bus cartel

Finnish Competition Authority

Questionable Activities Found in Companies Offering Quick Loans

Express Credit & Advance Loans

Authorities Concerned About Peer Loans

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