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The ''' Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority''' (FIN-FSA; in Finnish: '''Finanssivalvonta''' [Fiva]; in Swedish: '''Finansinspektionen''') 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; in Finnish: '''Finanssivalvonta''' [Fiva]; in Swedish: '''Finansinspektionen''' [FI]) is the [[Financial regulation|financial regulatory]] authority of the [[Government of Finland|Finnish government]], responsible for the regulation of financial markets in [[Finland]].


FIN-FSA supervise Finland’s financial and insurance sectors. It include [[bank]]s, [[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>
FIN-FSA supervise Finland’s financial and insurance sectors. It include [[bank]]s, [[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: ''Rahoitustarkastuslaitos'' [Rata]; also then in Swedish: ''Finansinspektionen'' [FI]).<ref>[http://www.finanssivalvonta.fi/en/About_us/Organisation/Pages/History.aspx Financial Supervisory Authority (Finland): History.]<br>[http://www.finanssivalvonta.fi/se/FI/Organisation/Pages/Historik.aspx Finansinspektionen: Historik.]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 10:48, 19 February 2015

Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA)
Finanssivalvonta (Fiva)
Finansinspektionen (FI)
Plaque.
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1,  2009 (2009 -January-01)
JurisdictionFinland
HeadquartersHelsinki, Finland
Agency executive
  • Ms. Anneli Tuominen, Director General
Websitehttp://www.finanssivalvonta.fi/en/

The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA; in Finnish: Finanssivalvonta [Fiva]; in Swedish: Finansinspektionen [FI]) is the financial regulatory authority of the Finnish government, responsible for the regulation of financial markets in Finland.

FIN-FSA supervise Finland’s financial and insurance sectors. It include banks, insurance companies, pension companies and other companies operating in the insurance sector, 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.[1]

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]; also then in Swedish: Finansinspektionen [FI]).[2]

See also

The building of FIN-FSA in Kruunun­haka, Helsinki.

References

  1. ^ Financial Supervisory Authority (Finland) About us.
  2. ^ Financial Supervisory Authority (Finland): History.
    Finansinspektionen: Historik.
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