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
- Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares
- Nasdaq First North Copenhagen and Stockholm – Structured Products – Rulebook
- Nasdaq First North Helsinki – Structured Products – Rulebook
- Nasdaq First North – Warrants and Certificates – Rulebook
- Nasdaq First North Iceland – Fixed Income – Rulebook
- Nasdaq First North – Trading List – Rules
- Nasdaq First North Helsinki – Other Instruments – Rulebook
- Nasdaq First North Helsinki - Unofficial translation – Guidelines for insiders 1 July 2023
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- Nasdaq Helsinki: Regulatory Notice Dec 3, 2024 – Changes of MAR and Guidelines for Insiders Dec 4, 2024
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Sääntötiedote 3.12.2024 – MAR-muutokset ja Pörssin sisäpiiriohje 4.12.2024 (reg not)
- Upcoming version: First North Iceland Fixed Income Rulebook
- Regulatory Notice 29 November 2024: The Exchange provides a Guide for Financial Reports for Issuers on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Sweden
- Upcoming version: Nasdaq First North Copenhagen and Stockholm – Structured Products Rulebook, effective 1 January 2025
- Regulatory Notice 29 November 2024: Changes to the Nasdaq First North Copenhagen and Stockholm – Structured Products Rulebook
- Upcoming version: Rules of Nasdaq Nordic for Warrants and Certificates, effective 1 January 2025
- Regulatory Notice 29 November 2024: Changes to the Rules of Nasdaq Nordic for Warrants and Certificates
- REGULATORY NOTICE 20 NOV 2024: NASDAQ HELSINKI - FINNISH TRANSLATION PUBLISHED - NASDAQ FIRST NORTH GROWTH MARKET RULEBOOK FOR ISSUERS OF SHARES (April 19, 2024)
- SÄÄNTÖTIEDOTE 20.11.2024: NASDAQ HELSINKI - SUOMENKIELINEN KÄÄNNÖS JULKAISTU - NASDAQ FIRST NORTH GROWTH MARKET -SÄÄNNÖT OSAKKEIDEN LIIKKEESEENLASKIJOILLE (19.4.2024)
- Regulatory Notice 31 May 2024: Changes to the Nasdaq First North Copenhagen and Stockholm – Structured Products Rulebook
- Upcoming version: Nasdaq First North Copenhagen and Stockholm – Structured Products – Rulebook, effective 1 July 2024
- Regulatory Notice 12 April 2024: Changes to the Finnish legislation - First North Growth Market Finland
- Regulatory Notice 12 April 2024: Sääntötiedote lainsäädäntömuutoksista – First North Growth Market Finland
- Upcoming version: Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares, effective 19 April 2024
- Regulatory Notice 21 December 2023: Changes to the Nasdaq First North Structured Products Rulebooks
- Regulatory Notice 21 December 2023: Changes to the Rules of Nasdaq Nordic for Warrants and Certificates
- Regulatory Notice 6 December 2023: Updates to the takeover rules for Nasdaq Stockholm and Nasdaq First North Growth Market Sweden effective 1 January 2024
- Regulatory Notice 1 December 2023: First North Iceland Fixed Income Rulebook effective 1 January 2024
- Nasdaq Iceland: Tilkynning um reglubreytingu - Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook
- Nasdaq Iceland: Tilkynning um reglubreytingu - First North Iceland Fixed Income Rulebook
- Regulatory Notice 1 December 2023: Nasdaq First North – Growth Market for Issuer of Shares – Rulebook effective 1 January 2024
- Regulatory Notice 3 November 2023: Nasdaq First North – Bond Market – Rulebook - 1 January 2024
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Upcoming version track – Unofficial translation – Guidelines for insiders Jul 1 2023
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Regulatory Notice June 6 2023 – Insider guideline Jul 1 2023
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Tulossa voimaan – Pörssin sisäpiiriohje 1.7.2023 Track
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Sääntötiedote 6.6.2023 – Sisäpiiriohje 1.7.2023
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Regulatory Notice Jun 6 2023 – Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland
- Regulatory Notice 1 June 2023: Nasdaq First North – Structured Products – Rulebook
- Upcoming version: Nasdaq First North Copenhagen and Stockholm – Structured Products – Rulebook – Blackline Copenhagen – Effective Date 1 July 2023
- Upcoming version: Nasdaq First North Copenhagen and Stockholm – Structured Products – Rulebook – Blackline Stockholm – Effective Date 1 July 2023
- Upcoming version: Nasdaq First North Helsinki – Structured Products – Rulebook – Blackline – Effective Date 1 July 2023
- Regulatory Notice 26 May 2023: Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares
- Regulatory Notice 21 February 2023: Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares
- Upcoming version Nasdaq First North – Shares – Rulebook effective 21 March 2023
- Regulatory Notice 1 Aug 2022: Nasdaq Helsinki – Supplement C effective 1 Sep 2022
- Regulatory Notice 1 July 2022: Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares
- Regulatory Notice 1 July 2022: Nasdaq First North Helsinki – Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares – Supplement C
- Comparative table of changes to Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares
- Regulatory Notice regarding First North Bond Market Rulebook 1 June 2022
- Nasdaq Helsinki - Regulatory Notice – Rules of Procedures for Disciplinary Committee - 22 April 2022
- Nasdaq Copenhagen - Regulatory Notice – 5 November 2021 – Supplement D – Denmark
- Regulatory Notice: Notification of changes to the rules of Nasdaq Nordic for issuers of warrants and certificates - 3 November 2021
- Nasdaq Helsinki - Regulatory Notice (EN/FI) - May 3, 2021 – Supplement C – Finland
- Nasdaq Helsinki: Regulatory notice Dec 2 2020 - Guidelines for Insiders Jan 1 2021 D
- Nasdaq Helsinki - Regulatory Notice (EN/FI) - May 26, 2020 – Premier segment