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On April 12, 2016, the Government of Finland notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw the reservation to article 17 made upon ratification.

On February 10, 1994, the Government of Finland notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw the reservations to article 6 (2) and 16 (1)(b), and to amend, reducing in scope, the reservation with regard to article 16 (1)(a)(ii) made upon ratification. The reservation with regard to article 16 (1) (a) (ii) has been modified to read as follows: "The provisions of article 12 will be applied solely with respect to broadcasting as well as to any other communication to the public which is carried out for profit-making purposes."

Reservations made upon ratification: "1. With regard to article 6, paragraph 2: Protection will be granted to broadcasting organisations only if their headquarters is situated in another Contracting State and if their broadcasts are transmitted from a transmitter situated in the same Contracting State. 2. With regard to article 16, paragraph 1 (a) (i): The provisions of article 12 will not be applied with respect to phonograms acquired by a broadcasting organisation before 1 September 1961. 3. With regard to article 16, paragraph 1 (a) (ii): The provisions of article 12 will be applied solely with respect to use for broadcasting. 4. With regard to article 16, paragraph 1 (a) (iv): As regards phonograms first fixed in another Contracting State, the protection provided for in article 12 will be limited to the extent to which, and to the term for which, the latter State grants protection to phonograms first fixed in Finland. 5. With regard to article 16, paragraph 1 (b): The provisions of article 13 (d) will be applied only to the communication to the public of television broadcasts in a cinema or other similar place. 6. With regard to article 17: Finland will apply, for the purposes of article 5, the criterion of fixation alone and, for the purposes of article 16, paragraph 1 (a) (iv), the criterion of fixation instead of the criterion of nationality."