The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA; or Fiva; or FI) is the
Financial regulatory authority
A financial regulatory authority or financial supervisory authority is a public authority whose role is to ensure the proper implementation of financial regulation within its scope of responsibility.
Financial regulatory authorities include t ...
responsible for the regulation of financial services in
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. Since 2014, it has also been Finland's national competent authority within
European Banking Supervision
European Banking Supervision, also known as the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), is the policy framework for the prudential supervision of banks in the euro area. It is centered on the European Central Bank (ECB), whose supervisory arm is re ...
.
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: ''Rahoitustarkastus''
ata also then in Swedish: ''Finansinspektionen''
I.
Financial Supervisory Authority (Finland): History.
Finansinspektionen: Historik.
See also
* Bank of Finland
* Finnish Financial Stability Authority
* Economy of Finland
* Securities Commission
A securities commission, securities regulator or capital market authority is a government department or agency responsible for financial regulation of securities products within a particular country. Its powers and responsibilities vary greatly ...
* List of financial regulatory authorities by jurisdiction
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References
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Government agencies established in 2009
Financial regulatory authorities of Finland
Government agencies of Finland
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...