Finland has implemented the Use for the purpose of reconstructing a building (Art. 5.3(m) InfoSoc) exception in §25e of the Copyright Act. The national exception is slightly more restrictive than the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

According to §25e, the owner of a building or a utilitarian article is entitled to alter the item without the consent of the author, if required by technical or practical reasons.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

• the owner of the work

Purposes:

• if required by technical or practical reasons

Usage:

• adaptation/modification

Subject Matter:

• a building
• a utilitarian article

Compensation:

• no compensation required

Attribution:

• the source must be, as a general rule, stated to the extent and in the manner required by proper usage

Introduced/last updated: 01 January 1970

Remarks: §25e is introduced by Amendment 446:1995 and thus preceeds the InfoSoc directive. It does not follow the rationale or exactly correspond with the scope of art.5.3.m of the directive, however, it partially covers the scope of the exception by allowing the owner to use an architectural project or a building by altering the building.