Article 6 - Income from immovable property - Finland (Old - Effective upto 31-3-2011)

ARTICLE 6 - Income from immovable property - 1. Income derived by a resident of a ContractingState from immovable property (including income from agriculture or forestry) situated in the other ContractingState may be taxed in that other State. 2. (a) The term immovable property shall, subject to the provisions of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), have the meaning which it has under the law of the ContractingState in which the property in question is situated. (b) The term immovable property shall in any case include property accessory to immovable property, livestock and equipment used in agriculture and forestry, rights to which the provisions of general law respecting landed property apply, usufruct of immovable property and rights to variable or fixed payments as consideration for the working of, or the right to work, mineral deposits, sources and other natural resources. (c) Ships and aircraft shall not be regarded as immovable property. 3. The provisions of paragraph (1) shall apply to income derived from the direct use, letting, or us in any other form of immovable property. 4. Where the ownership of shares or other corporate rights in a company entitles the owner of such shares or corporate rights to the enjoyment of immovable property held by the company, the income from the direct use, letting, or use in any other form of such right of enjoyment may be taxed in the Contracting State in which the immovable property is situated. 5. The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (3) shall also apply to the income from immovable property of an enterprise and to income from immovable property used for the performance of independent personal services.