Gasum Appeals Ruling in Case Concerning Demerger and Unbundling Provisions Under Finnish Natural Gas Law

Gasum Appeals Ruling in Case Concerning Demerger and Unbundling Provisions Under Finnish Natural Gas Law

(IN BRIEF) Gasum has appealed a Finnish Market Court ruling that ordered the company to pay a EUR 17 million penalty fee in a case involving the Finnish Energy Authority and unbundling obligations under Finland’s Natural Gas Market Act. The case is linked to Gasum’s demerger and began in 2020, when the Energy Authority asked the Market Court to impose a penalty fee for alleged non-compliance with the Act’s unbundling provisions. In 2022, the Market Court reversed the Energy Authority’s decisions concerning Gasum’s financial statements and dismissed the penalty fee proposal, but the Energy Authority appealed. In 2024, the Supreme Administrative Court reversed the Market Court’s decision and sent the penalty fee issue back for reconsideration. The Market Court then ruled on 13 May 2026 that Gasum must pay the penalty. Gasum has rejected the reasoning behind that decision and filed an appeal with the Supreme Administrative Court on 12 June 2026.

(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 17-Jun-2026 — /EuropaWire/ — Gasum has filed an appeal with the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court against a ruling issued by the Finnish Market Court in a case involving Gasum and the Finnish Energy Authority.

The matter concerns unbundling obligations under Finland’s Natural Gas Market Act and relates to Gasum’s demerger. Gasum submitted the appeal on 12 June 2026, following the Market Court’s decision of 13 May 2026, which found the company liable to pay a EUR 17 million penalty fee.

The case dates back to 2020, when the Finnish Energy Authority asked the Market Court to impose a penalty fee on Gasum, alleging non-compliance with the unbundling provisions of the Natural Gas Market Act in connection with the company’s demerger.

In 2022, the Market Court reversed the Energy Authority’s decisions concerning Gasum’s financial statements. At the same time, the court dismissed the Energy Authority’s proposal for a penalty fee. The Energy Authority then appealed that ruling to the Supreme Administrative Court.

In 2024, the Supreme Administrative Court reversed the earlier Market Court decision and returned the penalty fee proposal to the Market Court for reconsideration. Following that review, the Market Court issued its decision on 13 May 2026, determining that Gasum should pay a EUR 17 million penalty fee for non-compliance with the unbundling requirements under the Natural Gas Market Act.

Gasum said it does not accept the reasoning presented in the Market Court’s decision and has therefore appealed the matter to the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court.

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SOURCE: Gasum