<img src="https://publish-01.obsidian.md/access/744ac39d33cabbc297b91373bfcac24d/bin/images/Finland_map.png" alt="Finland" class="page-header-sidebar-image"> Finland has provisions in its legislation relating to the granting of compulsory licences. These can be found in the Finnish Patents Act (550/1967). The Market Court may grant a compulsory licence on a number of grounds. • If three years have elapsed since the grant of the patent and four years have elapsed from the filing of the application and the invention is not worked or brought into use to a reasonable extent in Finland, any person who wishes to work the invention in Finland may obtain a compulsory licence to do so unless legitimate grounds for failing to work the invention may be shown (Section 45); importation also qualifies as working of the invention in Finland; • The proprietor of a patent for an invention whose exploitation is dependent on a patent held by another person may obtain a compulsory licence to exploit the invention protected by such patent if deemed reasonable (Section 46 PA); • In specific situations relating to plant variety rights (Section 46a PA); • In the event of considerable public interest (Section 47 PA); or • Any person who was commercially exploiting an invention in Finland that is the subject of a patent application at the time the application documents were made available shall, if the application results in a patent, be entitled to a compulsory licence for such exploitation, provided there are special reasons for this and also provided that he had no knowledge of the application and could not reasonably have obtained such knowledge. This also applies, under corresponding conditions, to any person who has made substantial preparations for commercial exploitation of the invention in Finland (Section 48 PA). More information can be found [here](https://e-courses.epo.org/wbts_int/CompulsoryLicensing/CL_FI.pdf). ## Generic manufacturers Finland has its own generic manufacturer: [FGA](http://www.xn--rinnakkaislkkeet-5nba.fi/).