Finland and the AI Act

National implementing act · 2026-01-01 · in-force

Act on supervision of certain artificial intelligence systemstranslated

Laki eräiden tekoälyjärjestelmien valvonnasta

Finland’s Act 1377/2025 on supervision of certain AI systems establishes national market-surveillance, notifying, single-point and sanction mechanisms and entered into force on 1 January 2026.

“"Tämä laki tulee voimaan 1 päivänä tammikuuta 2026"”

Authority designation · 2026-01-01 · designated

Traficom acts as the single point of contacttranslated

Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto toimii keskitettynä yhteyspisteenä

Authority: Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto Traficom — single point of contact, market surveillance authority

The Finnish act designates Traficom as the AI Act Article 70(2) single point of contact and assigns it market-surveillance tasks, including Article 50 transparency supervision within the national framework.

“"Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto toimii tekoälyasetuksen 70 artiklan 2 kohdassa tarkoitettuna keskitettynä yhteyspisteenä"”

Authority designation · 2026-01-01 · designated

Market surveillance authoritiestranslated

Markkinavalvontaviranomaiset

Authority: Tukes, Customs, Traficom, Fimea, Energy Authority, DPO, FIN-FSA and others — market surveillance authority

Finland uses a decentralised market-surveillance model. The act lists sector authorities including Tukes, Customs, Traficom, the supervisory agency, Fimea, Energy Authority, Data Protection Ombudsman and FIN-FSA.

“"Tekoälyasetuksen 6 artiklan 1 kohdassa tarkoitetun tekoälyjärjestelmän markkinavalvontaviranomaisia ovat"”

Authority designation · 2026-01-01 · designated

Authorities responsible for notificationtranslated

Ilmoittamisesta vastaavat viranomaiset

Authority: TEM, Traficom, Fimea, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health — notifying authority

The act designates several notifying authorities for conformity-assessment bodies, including the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Traficom, Fimea and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

“"Ilmoittamisesta vastaava viranomainen vastaa ilmoitettujen laitosten arvioinnista"”

Authority designation · 2026 · designated

Authorities protecting fundamental rights under EU Artificial Intelligence Act

Authority: DPO, Non-Discrimination Ombudsman, Equality Ombudsman, Parliamentary Ombudsman, Consumer Ombudsman — fundamental-rights authority

TEM’s AI regulation page lists Finnish Article 77 authorities protecting fundamental rights, including the Data Protection Ombudsman, Non-Discrimination Ombudsman, Ombudsman for Equality, Parliamentary Ombudsman and Consumer Ombudsman.

“"The Finnish authorities protecting fundamental rights under the AI Act"”

Regulatory sandbox (Art. 57) · 2026-04-13 · announced

AI regulatory sandboxes

Authority: Traficom and competent authorities — sandbox operator

Traficom’s AI regulatory sandbox page explains the sandbox as a controlled testing environment for AI innovation under competent-authority supervision, implementing the AI Act sandbox concept in Finland.

Traficom describes the AI regulatory sandbox as a controlled experimentation and testing environment under competent-authority supervision.

“"a controlled experimentation and testing environment"”

Penalty regime (Art. 99) · 2026-01-01 · in-force

Sanctions board for supervision of AI systemstranslated

Tekoälyjärjestelmien valvonnan seuraamusmaksulautakunta

Authority: Tekoälyjärjestelmien valvonnan seuraamusmaksulautakunta

Finland creates a sanctions board connected with Traficom for administrative penalties. The law sets maxima including EUR 35 million/7%, EUR 15 million/3%, and EUR 7.5 million/1% bands.

The act creates a sanctions board and sets maximum administrative penalty levels mirroring AI Act Article 99 bands.

“"Tekoälyjärjestelmien valvonnan seuraamusmaksulautakunta"”