On 9 August 2022 May 2022, Finland published Declaration 54/2022, announcing the entry into force of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) for Finland's 2010 income tax treaty with China. According to the declaration, the MLI will enter into force for the treaty on 1 September 2022.

The MLI applies for the 2010 Finland-China tax treaty:

• with respect to taxes withheld at source on amounts paid or credited to non-residents, where the event giving rise to such taxes occurs on or after 1 January 2023;
• with respect to all other taxes levied by China, for taxes levied with respect to taxable periods beginning on or after 1 March 2023; and
• with respect to all other taxes levied by Finland, for taxes levied with respect to taxable periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024.

With the publication of the declaration, the publication of the synthesized text of the tax treaty with China as impacted by the MLI is expected in the near future. Click the following link for the tax treaty page on the Ministry of Justice FINLEX website, which includes the synthesized texts of Finland's tax treaties.