Following the reform and open-door policy of China, commercial contacts between China and the Nordic countries have increased considerably, and businesses and individuals have an increasing need of understanding Nordic and Chinese law. The Chinese-Finnish Media Team has expanded its line of business to legal consulting concerning Chinese and Nordic law, in order to adapt to this increasing need. We can offer corporations, trade organisations, research institutions and individuals consulting services in the following areas:

• Documents and procedures in connection with establishing and registering companies
• Tax law (customs duties, value-added tax, tax on a company’s profit, personal income tax and tax on dividends) and tax authorities’ registration procedures
• Financial regulations (on banking, insurance, bond and securities etc)
• Labour law (terms of employment, minimum wages, collective agreements, trade unions and regulations on social security etc)
• Laws and regulations on marketing, product labelling and packaging etc
• Regulations on foreign currency and policies on the movement of foreign investors’ capital to and from the country
• Laws on protection of intellectual property (patent law and trade mark law)
• Immigration law (residence permits for employees and entrepreneurs etc)

We also offer foreign people living in Finland and their relatives consulting services in the fields of marriage law, immigration law and social security law.