The new market surveillance strategy has been published – the goal is safe products and fair markets
Finland’s national market surveillance strategy for 2026–2029 has been published. The strategy steers market surveillance to respond to a changing operating environment and aims for more coherent and effective market surveillance based on close cooperation between authorities.
The purpose of market surveillance is to ensure that products placed on the market comply with the requirements set out in the applicable product legislation in order to protect general interests such as the safety and health of consumers, employees and other end users, as well as the environment. Market surveillance also aims to ensure fair competition, promoting an equal operating environment for economic operators.
The operating environment of product markets and market surveillance has changed significantly in recent years, requiring a new approach from the authorities. The new strategy takes into account the increase in digital commerce, technological development in products, stricter environmental requirements and increased and more complex regulation. The strategy also emphasises close cooperation between the authorities to ensure that an increasingly diverse range of products can be monitored consistently and effectively.
The following four priorities of the strategy will guide the direction of market surveillance in 2026–2029:
- Effective surveillance – the right targeting of measures at the right time
- Sustainable development and technological transformation – surveillance in a changing product world
- Use and production of information – more effective market surveillance with information
- Digital commerce – effective surveillance in the digital market
Finland’s national market surveillance strategy is based on Article 13 of the EU’s Market Surveillance Regulation (EU) 2019/1020. Finland’s single liaison office for market surveillance (Fipoint) has been responsible for drawing up the strategy together with the market surveillance cooperation group.
More information:
Reija Sironen, Senior Specialist, tel. +358 29 5052 016, [email protected]
Finland’s market surveillance strategy 2026–2029
Single liaison office for market surveillance (Fipoint)
Market Surveillance Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
Act on the Market Surveillance of Certain Products (1137/2016)
