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KKO VL:2026-230 AI generated

Shareholder's intentional misuse of influence to block audit constitutes a violation of the Act on Limited Liability Companies.

Case Number KKO VL:2026-230
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court of Finland allowed the appeal, overturning the lower court's decision to order a shareholder to redeem shares. The lower court found that the shareholder intentionally misused their influence to prevent the company from entering an audit, thereby violating Section 5 of Chapter 1 of the Act on Limited Liability Companies. The Supreme Court upheld this finding, confirming that such intentional obstruction of statutory procedures justifies the redemption obligation under Section 1 of Chapter 23.

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Act on Limited Liability Companies, Chapter 1, Section 5; Chapter 23, Section 1: A shareholder's intentional misuse of their influence to prevent the company from entering an audit constitutes a violation of the redemption obligation.

Keywords

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Act on Limited Liability Companies shareholder redemption obligation intentional misuse of influence company audit procedure violation of statutory duty

Cited Legislation

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Act on Limited Liability Companies, Chapter 1, Section 5
Act on Limited Liability Companies, Chapter 23, Section 1
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Hovioikeus oli katsonut, että osakeyhtiön osakkeenomistaja oli kieltäytymällä yhtiön

asettamisesta selvitystilaan tahallaan väärinkäyttänyt vaikutusvaltaansa yhtiössä

siten, että se oli johtanut osakeyhtiölain 1 luvun 5 §:n rikkomiseen. Hovioikeus oli

osakeyhtiölain 23 luvun 1 §:n nojalla velvoittanut osakkeenomistajan lunastamaan

yhtiön toisen osakkeenomistajan osakkeet.

Kysymys osakeyhtiölain 23 luvun 1 §:ssä tarkoitetun lunastusvelvollisuuden

edellytyksistä.

Valituslupakortti sisältää kuvauksen siitä kysymyksestä, johon liittyen asiassa on

myönnetty valituslupa. Sen sisältö ei sido korkeinta oikeutta eikä rajoita asian

käsittelyä siltä osin kuin valituslupa on myönnetty.