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Vihervuori, Pekka --- "Private and public ownership of water areas – structures and implications of the Finnish model" [2017] ELECD 1473; in Hollo, J. Erkki (ed), "Water Resource Management and the Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017) 98

Book Title: Water Resource Management and the Law

Editor(s): Hollo, J. Erkki

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781785369827

Section: Chapter 3

Section Title: Private and public ownership of water areas – structures and implications of the Finnish model

Author(s): Vihervuori, Pekka

Number of pages: 20

Abstract/Description:

For historical reasons, national property law systems for water areas vary considerably, both in comparison to each other and regarding their relation to land cadastral systems. Also, the natural characteristics and significance of various forms of ownership on the one hand and other rights on the other hand have their impact on property law and, consequently, on water management and water-related permit systems. The overall picture of Finnish law shows a special combination of the different starting-points and their interaction. Public law and private law are strongly intertwined, although the first-mentioned dominates. Special attention is paid to the EU Water Framework Directive and its implementation in planning and, particularly, in relevant permit contexts. Keywords: Chapter 3 (Vihervuori): Ownership of water areas, public domain, property law, Finnish water law, state ownership, water management permit