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{{Short description|Finnish financial regulatory authority}}
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|agency_name = Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA)
|agency_name = Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA)
|nativename_r = Finanssivalvonta (Fiva)
|nativename_r = Finanssivalvonta (Fiva)<br>Finansinspektionen (FI)
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|headquarters = [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
|headquarters = [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
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|chief1_name = Ms. Anneli Tuominen
|chief1_name = Mr. Tero Kurenmaa
|chief1_position = Director General
|chief1_position = Director General
|website = http://www.finanssivalvonta.fi/en/
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The ''' Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority''' (FIN-FSA) (in Finnish: '''Finanssivalvonta''' Fiva) is the [[Financial regulation|financial regulatory]] authority of the [[Government of Finland|Finnish government]] responsible for the regulation of financial markets in [[Finland]].
The ''' Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority''' ('''FIN-FSA'''; {{langx|fi|'''Finanssivalvonta'''}} or Fiva; {{langx|sv|'''Finansinspektionen'''}} or FI) is the [[Financial regulatory authority]] responsible for the regulation of financial services in [[Finland]]. Since 2014, it has also been Finland's national competent authority within [[European Banking Supervision]].<ref>{{cite journal |website=ECB Banking Supervision |url=https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/organisation/nationalsupervisors/html/index.en.html |title=National supervisors|date=29 December 2022 }}</ref>

FIN-FSA supervise Finland’s financial and insurance sectors. It include [[bank|banks]], [[Insurance company|insurance companies]], pension companies and other companies operating in the insurance sector, [[Investment company| investment firms]], fund management companies and the [[Helsinki Stock Exchange]]. 95% of activities are funded by the supervised entities and the remainder by the [[Bank of Finland]]. <ref>[http://www.finanssivalvonta.fi/en/About_us/Pages/Default.aspx Financial Supervisory Authority (Finland) About us]</ref>


==History==
==History==
The Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA) was established on 1 January 2009, following a merger of the former Financial Supervision Authority and the Insurance Supervisory Authority. FIN-FSA operates in connection with the [[Bank of Finland]]. The predecessor of the Financial Supervision Authority was the ''Banking Supervision Office'' (in Finnish: ''Rahoitustarkastuslaitos'' (Rata).<ref>[http://www.finanssivalvonta.fi/en/About_us/Organisation/Pages/History.aspx Financial Supervisory Authority (Finland)History]</ref>
The Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA) was established on 1 January 2009, following a merger of the former Financial Supervision Authority and the Insurance Supervisory Authority. FIN-FSA operates in connection with the [[Bank of Finland]]. The predecessor of the Financial Supervision Authority was the ''Banking Supervision Office'' (in Finnish: ''Rahoitustarkastus'' [Rata]; also then in Swedish: ''Finansinspektionen'' [FI]).<ref>[http://www.finanssivalvonta.fi/en/About_us/Organisation/Pages/History.aspx Financial Supervisory Authority (Finland): History.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901020742/http://www.finanssivalvonta.fi/en/About_us/Organisation/Pages/History.aspx |date=2018-09-01 }}<br>[http://www.finanssivalvonta.fi/se/FI/Organisation/Pages/Historik.aspx Finansinspektionen: Historik.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030444/http://www.finanssivalvonta.fi/se/FI/Organisation/Pages/Historik.aspx |date=2016-03-04 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Economy of Finland]]
* [[Bank of Finland]]
* [[Finnish Financial Stability Authority]]
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*[[Securities Commission]]
*[[:Category:Banks of Finland]]
* [[Economy of Finland]]
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* [[Securities Commission]]
*[[List of financial regulatory authorities by country]]
* [[List of financial regulatory authorities by jurisdiction]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
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[[Category:Government agencies established in 2009]]
*{{Official website|http://www.finanssivalvonta.fi/en/Pages/Default.aspx}}
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[[Category:Financial regulatory authorities|Finland]]
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[[Category:Government of Finland]]
[[Category:Finnish government departments and agencies]]


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[[Category:Government agencies established in 2009]]
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[[Category:Financial regulatory authorities of Finland]]
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[[Category:Government agencies of Finland]]
[[Category:European Banking Supervision|Finland]]

Latest revision as of 14:38, 12 December 2024

Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA)
Finanssivalvonta (Fiva)
Finansinspektionen (FI)

FIN-FSA building in Kruunun­haka, Helsinki
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1, 2009 (2009-01-01)
JurisdictionFinland
HeadquartersHelsinki, Finland
Agency executive
  • Mr. Tero Kurenmaa, Director General
Websitewww.finanssivalvonta.fi

The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA; Finnish: Finanssivalvonta or Fiva; Swedish: Finansinspektionen or FI) is the Financial regulatory authority responsible for the regulation of financial services in Finland. Since 2014, it has also been Finland's national competent authority within European Banking Supervision.[1]

History

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The Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA) was established on 1 January 2009, following a merger of the former Financial Supervision Authority and the Insurance Supervisory Authority. FIN-FSA operates in connection with the Bank of Finland. The predecessor of the Financial Supervision Authority was the Banking Supervision Office (in Finnish: Rahoitustarkastus [Rata]; also then in Swedish: Finansinspektionen [FI]).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National supervisors". ECB Banking Supervision. 29 December 2022.
  2. ^ Financial Supervisory Authority (Finland): History. Archived 2018-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
    Finansinspektionen: Historik. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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