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Business Law and Information
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About the research group
The Business Law and Information research group produces multidisciplinary research where business studies and law intersect. The research program emphasises the phenomenon-oriented connection between research on corporate law, tax law, and business. The goal is to examine the impact of legal and business information especially related to the economical decision making on businesses and their owners. The research produces tools to create a more efficient business environment, manage risks and develop new business opportunities.
We collaborate closely with departments at the University of Vaasa, other universities in Vaasa and in Finland. Our international cooperation is focused especially on other European countries and USA.
The research group focuses particularly on the following themes:
Business taxation
- Interpretation of EU Tax Law and Domestic Tax Law
- Specific Issues of Business and Entrepreneurs Taxation
- Value Add Tax
Other taxation and tax procedure
- Transfer tax
- Real estate taxation
- Tax procedure
- Tax subsidies
- Excise duty
- Energy and environmental taxation
- Forest tax
- Tax offences
Securities markets
- Reasonable investor
- Investment advice and robo-investment advice
- Crowdfunding
- Corporate decision-making
- Articles of association
- Regulatory strategy
Contract law
- Contracts
- Interpretation of Contract
- Contract design and proactive contract design
- Legal Design
- Contract Design
- Proactive Law and Proactive Legal Design
- Smart Contracts
Latest updates
Research projects
| Project | Duration | Actors |
|---|---|---|
| TOIVO – Toimivilla sopimuksilla sujuvaa ja vastuullista TKI-toimintaa | - | Business Law and information, Accounting and Finance, Digital Economy |
Publications
| Publication year | Publication | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Soile Pohjonen in memoriam | Haapio, Helena; Haavisto, Vaula; Kalliomaa-Puha, Laura; Toivonen, Nina |
| 2025 | Konsumentkrediter | Gyllenbögel, Brita; Streng, Alfred |
| 2025 | Distansförsäljning av finansiella tjänster och instrument | Gyllenbögel, Brita; Streng, Alfred |
| 2025 | Konsumentkrediter och konsumenttjänstavtal | Gyllenbögel, Brita; Streng, Alfred |
| 2025 | Hem- och distansförsäljning | Gyllenbögel, Brita; Streng, Alfred |
| 2025 | Köp av varor | Gyllenbögel, Brita; Streng, Alfred |
| 2025 | Avtalsvillkor, jämkning och tolkning av konsumentavtal | Gyllenbögel, Brita Kristina; Streng, Alfred |
| 2025 | Lausuntoja valmisteluun | Lindgren, Juha |
| 2025 | Satelliittidatan hyödyntäminen kestävyysinformaation arvioinnissa ja varmentamisessa | Salo-Lahti, Marika; Ranta, Mikko |
| 2025 | Transforming Norms: Legal Design, Plain Language and AI for Personalized Law | Toivonen, Nina; Ketola, Anne; Haapio, Helena |
Research group leaders
Kuva
Vesa Annola
Professor
School of Accounting and Finance / Business Law
Kuva
Marika Salo-Lahti
Associate Professor (tenure track)
School of Accounting and Finance / Business Law
Research group members
Robert Bird
Grant-Funded Researcher
School of Accounting and Finance / Business Law
Jaana Boelius
School of Accounting and Finance / Business Law
Sähköposti
jaana.boelius [at] uwasa.fi
Kuva
Anastasiia Dardykina
Doctoral Researcher
School of Accounting and Finance / Business Law
Brita Gyllenbögel
School of Accounting and Finance / Business Law
Sähköposti
brita.kristina.gyllenbogel [at] uwasa.fi
Helena Haapio
Professor of Practise
School of Accounting and Finance / Business Law
Kuva
Mika Kärkkäinen
Lecturer
School of Accounting and Finance / Business Law
Doctoral students
- Aino-Kaisa Aho
- Anastasiia Dardykina
- Timo Saranpää
- Maria Kalliola
- Visa Kananoja
- Tiia Kjellman
- Taina Kuusela
- Arto Käyhkö
- Niina Långström
- Eveliina Nurminen
- Jukka Oksaharju
- Minna Kaasalainen
- Matti Vaattovaara
- Marcel Rother
- Mikko Pihlajamäki
- Sari Innanen
- Piia-Riina Rukakoski
- Kirsti Ikola, KTM
- Joonas Orkola
- Saara Sanamo
- Niklas Saras
- Naji Shah
- Emilia Sorri
- Raimo Wiklund
- Wilhelmiina Kukkamo
- Jenni-Maija Lappalainen
- Marita Lähteenmäki
- Tsygankova Tetiana
- Johanna Pihlajamaa