Sanctions, requests for investigation and cases of securities market inspections

FIN-FSA´s requests for police investigation and administrative sanctions 2014–2024

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Request for police investigation 3 5 2 6 5 2 6 8 5 8 18
Public warning 2 - 2 5 3 1 1 1 2 1 -
Administrative fine 2 19 2 3 - - 1 - 2 1 1
Penalty payment 1 - 3 4 3 5 2 2 3 - 9

During 2024 the FIN-FSA made eighteen requests for police investigation and imposed nine penalty payments and one administrative fine.

FIN-FSA's administrative sanctions and supervisory measures are published here.

Supervision cases related to trading in securities markets and the disclosure obligation processed by the FIN-FSA in 2014–2024

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Abuse of inside information 36 57 48 58 71 83 105 65 88 145 156
Market manipulation 23 40 31 24 23 50 39 41 21 31 37
Disclosure obligation: periodic, ongoing, delayed disclosure, disclosure of major holdings, takeover bid, and primary markets 18 24 23 12 12 15 9 6 13 11 4
Other 6 6 2 1 2 2 2 3 5 4 10
Total number of cases  83 127 104 95 108 150 155 115 127 191 207

Figures 2016–2019 have been corrected on 17 February 2021.

The table above displays supervision cases related to trading in securities markets and the disclosure obligation inspected by the FIN-FSA and concluded during the year concerned. In 2024 there were 207 such cases.

In the corresponding term, the FIN-FSA received 204 STORs from the markets on suspicious transactions or orders, some of which continue to be inspected in 2025.

Reports on administrative sanctions published by the European Supervisory Authorities

ESMA Annual Consolidated Report on Sanctions in 2023