Legislation, regulations and guidelines
Fimea is a central administrative agency operating under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. Fimea uses public authority and its operations are regulated by act and decree. In addition, Fimea can issue binding regulations to pharmaceutical operators.
Up-to-date Finnish medical legislation is available online free of charge in the Finlex legislative information database. All Fimea's valid regulations are available in Finlex (in Finnish and Swedish). European legislation can be found at EUR-Lex.