Comparative Study on Transfer of Land Ownership in Japan and Finland:

Requirements for Transfer of Ownership, Double Transaction, Protection

against False Registration Information and Land Use Rights

This article compares Japanese law and Finnish law concerning the system of

transfer of land ownership. It specifically examines related topical issues

in Japanese law, such as requirements of transfer of land ownership, double

transactions, protection of a trusting third party against false

registration information as well as the protection of land use rights. In

addition, this article presents the progress of the Finnish land law from

medieval times to its reform in 1995 and creation of the online conveyance

system in 2013, including the underlying principles and theory of the land

law. In Finland, the kind of land ownership transfer issues which have been

discussed intensively in Japan, are governed by specific legal rules.

Comparing Finnish and Japanese law provides important insights into the

discussion of transfer of ownership according to Japanese law.