According to Article 9 the following documents are not copyright protected:
- Acts and regulations,
- other decisions, orders and documents which are published in accordance with act concerning the Statutes of Finland (188/200) and act concerning collection of orders of ministries and other authorities (189/2000),
- treaties and other documents containing international obligations,
- decisions and statements of authorities and other public institutions and
- translations of documents in 1-4 which authorities or other public institutions make or have made.
This does not cover autonomous works which are contained in the above mentioned documents.