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Klaus Viitanen
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Klaus Viitanen: Department of Private Law, University of Helsinki, Finland

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2009, vol. 622, issue 1, 209-219

Abstract: Finland has the Nordic traditional mixture of public and private mechanisms for collective redress, especially in consumer affairs, including a Public Consumer Dispute Board and Consumer Ombudsman. The latter's powers have been considerably extended from 2008 with the (exclusive) ability under the Group Action Act to bring opt-in collective actions for damages.

Keywords: collective litigation; group action; group complaints; mass consumer disputes; consumer ombudsman; legal expenses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716208328288

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