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Klaus Viitanen

Department of Private Law, University of Helsinki, Finland

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.

Key Words: collective litigation • group action • group complaints • mass consumer disputes • consumer ombudsman • legal expenses

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 622, No. 1, 209-219 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0002716208328288
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