First North MTF
First North is a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) as defined in the Markets in the Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), regulating securities companies and exchanges in the European Union. Issuers on First North MTF are subject to the rules of different segments of First North MTF but not the requirements for admission to trading on a regulated market.
The rules of the different segments are the same in all local First North markets, except for a few, smaller differences due to national law. The equity segment, Nasdaq First North Growth Market is a registered SME growth market as defined in EU legislation (as implemented in national law).
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Issuer Rules
In this section, you will find current rulebooks and rules, Q&As, regulatory notices pertaining to rule changes and the upcoming version of the new rulebooks.
Swedish/Finnish/Danish/Icelandic documents are placed under Local Language Versions when available.
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- Nasdaq First North – Bond Market – Rulebook Open
- Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares Open
- Nasdaq First North Copenhagen and Stockholm – Structured Products – Rulebook Open
- Nasdaq First North Helsinki – Structured Products – Rulebook Open
- Nasdaq First North – Warrants and Certificates – Rulebook Open
- Nasdaq First North Iceland – Fixed Income – Rulebook Open
- Nasdaq First North – Trading List – Rules Open
- Nasdaq First North Helsinki – Other Instruments – Rulebook Open
- Nasdaq First North Helsinki - New Guidelines for insiders Dec 4, 2024 Open
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- Nasdaq First North Growth Market Q&A Open
- Nasdaq First North Growth Market Q&A - Redline Open
- Nasdaq Stockholm Guidance: Disclosure of inside information for issuers of shares Open
- Nasdaq Stockholm Guidance: Financial Reports for Issuers on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Sweden Open
- Nasdaq Helsinki Guidance: New categories for disclosures on Nasdaq First North Growth Market FIN_ENG Open
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- Upcoming version: Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares effective 1 July 2025 Open
- Regulatory Notice 30 May 2025: Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares Open
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Sääntötiedote 30.5.2025 – Muutoksia Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook-sääntökirjaan osakkeiden liikkeeseenlaskiijoille 1.7.2025 Open
- Upcoming version: First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares, effective April 1, 2025 Open
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Regulatory Notice Dec 3, 2024 – Changes of MAR and Guidelines for Insiders Dec 4, 2024 Open
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Sääntötiedote 3.12.2024 – MAR-muutokset ja Pörssin sisäpiiriohje 4.12.2024 (reg not) Open
- Upcoming version: Rules of Nasdaq Nordic for Warrants and Certificates, effective 1 January 2025 Open
- Regulatory Notice 29 November 2024: Changes to the Rules of Nasdaq Nordic for Warrants and Certificates Open
- REGULATORY NOTICE 20 NOV 2024: NASDAQ HELSINKI - FINNISH TRANSLATION PUBLISHED - NASDAQ FIRST NORTH GROWTH MARKET RULEBOOK FOR ISSUERS OF SHARES (April 19, 2024) Open
- SÄÄNTÖTIEDOTE 20.11.2024: NASDAQ HELSINKI - SUOMENKIELINEN KÄÄNNÖS JULKAISTU - NASDAQ FIRST NORTH GROWTH MARKET -SÄÄNNÖT OSAKKEIDEN LIIKKEESEENLASKIJOILLE (19.4.2024) Open
- Regulatory Notice 12 April 2024: Changes to the Finnish legislation - First North Growth Market Finland Open
- Regulatory Notice 12 April 2024: Sääntötiedote lainsäädäntömuutoksista – First North Growth Market Finland Open
- Upcoming version: Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares, effective 19 April 2024 Open
- Regulatory Notice 21 December 2023: Changes to the Rules of Nasdaq Nordic for Warrants and Certificates Open
- Regulatory Notice 1 December 2023: Nasdaq First North – Growth Market for Issuer of Shares – Rulebook effective 1 January 2024 Open
- Regulatory Notice 3 November 2023: Nasdaq First North – Bond Market – Rulebook - 1 January 2024 Open
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Upcoming version track – Unofficial translation – Guidelines for insiders Jul 1 2023 Open
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Regulatory Notice June 6 2023 – Insider guideline Jul 1 2023 Open
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Tulossa voimaan – Pörssin sisäpiiriohje 1.7.2023 Track Open
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Sääntötiedote 6.6.2023 – Sisäpiiriohje 1.7.2023 Open
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Regulatory Notice Jun 6 2023 – Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland Open
- Regulatory Notice 1 June 2023: Nasdaq First North – Structured Products – Rulebook Open
- Upcoming version: Nasdaq First North Helsinki – Structured Products – Rulebook – Blackline – Effective Date 1 July 2023 Open
- Regulatory Notice 26 May 2023: Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares Open
- Regulatory Notice 21 February 2023: Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares Open
- Upcoming version Nasdaq First North – Shares – Rulebook effective 21 March 2023 Open
- Regulatory Notice 1 Aug 2022: Nasdaq Helsinki – Supplement C effective 1 Sep 2022 Open
- Regulatory Notice 1 July 2022: Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares Open
- Regulatory Notice 1 July 2022: Nasdaq First North Helsinki – Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares – Supplement C Open
- Comparative table of changes to Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares Open
- Regulatory Notice regarding First North Bond Market Rulebook 1 June 2022 Open
- Nasdaq Helsinki - Regulatory Notice – Rules of Procedures for Disciplinary Committee - 22 April 2022 Open
- Regulatory Notice: Notification of changes to the rules of Nasdaq Nordic for issuers of warrants and certificates - 3 November 2021 Open
- Nasdaq Helsinki - Regulatory Notice (EN/FI) - May 3, 2021 – Supplement C – Finland Open
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Regulatory notice Dec 2 2020 - Guidelines for Insiders Jan 1 2021 D Open
- Nasdaq Helsinki - Regulatory Notice (EN/FI) - May 26, 2020 – Premier segment Open
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- Epävirallinen käännös 1.7.2025 – First North Growth Market Rulebook final clean Open
- Epävirallinen käännös 1.7.2025 – First North Growth Market Rulebook final track Open
- Uusi Pörssin sisäpiiriohje 4.12.2024 (rulebook) Open
- Uusi Pörssin sisäpiiriohje 4.12.2024 track Open
- Voimassa 3.12.2024 saakka Nasdaq Helsinki: Official Finnish version – Pörssin sisäpiiriohje – 1.7.2023 Open