Learning outcomes

After the course, the student will:
- know the main features of the Finnish legal system and its connections to other legal systems, most important legal concepts and structures particularly from the business perspective
- know different sources of law and the fundamentals of how to solve legal problems
- understand the role of law as a system that steers the society and its importance in the core of business activities
- recognize the possibilities and limitations that law provides for business
- understand how and why a company should prepare for the legal risks related to business, how to manage the risks, and how to take the legal aspect into account in the firm?s decision making
- know the basic content of key areas of business law. In particular, they are: company law, contract law, immaterial law, labour law, competition law, and tax law.

Contents

- Structure of the Finnish legal system and its relationship to other legal systems
- Basic legal concepts and structures
- Relevance of law in the core of societal decision-making and business activities
- Risks and possibilities that law provides for business
- Legal risk management in business
- Sources of law and their mutual relationship
- The fundamentals of solving legal problems
- Basics of company law
- Basics of contract law
- Basics of immaterial law
- Basics of labour law
- Basics of competition law
- Basics of tax law

Teaching language

Finnish

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Numeric 1-5.
Students are graded on a scale of 1-5 based on the course exam.

Study materials

Literature will be assigned by the teacher at the beginning of the course.

Further information

Spring 2018

Belongs to following study modules