Finland - 2012 Party Law

Title Section 8a - Contributions to a related entity of a political party
Article

8a

For the purposes of this Act, a related entity of a political party means a corporation and foundation or a fund of a corporation and foundation that the party reports as a related entity, with the consent of said entity or foundation, to the National Audit Office.

Contributions to a related entity of a political party shall include items received by it in money, as goods, services or in some other similar manner. However, contribution does not refer to:

1) ordinary voluntary work or ordinary free services;
2) items of market value relating to the ordinary activities or management of assets of a related entity of a political party;
3) items received by related entities of the same political party from each other;
4) proceeds from permanent business operations carried out by a related entity of a political party, on market terms, in the public marketplace;
5) proceeds from investment activities carried out by a related entity of a political party;
6) a subsidy paid to a related entity of a political party on the basis of the law or state or municipal budget.

Categories - External oversight (Subject of monitoring)
- External oversight (Type of authority)
- Party finance (Private funding)
Source Source: http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/smur/1992/19920653 (Accessed July 2010)