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Finland

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Finland is a Nordic country implementing B2G e-invoicing mandate via the Peppol network and using the Finvoice national standard.

Legal Framework

Legal Basis

Regulated under Act on Electronic Invoicing of Contracting Entities and Traders (E-Invoice Act).

Key Regulations

  • B2G mandate: Invoices to public sector must be electronic since 2020
  • Finvoice: National format developed by Finnish banks
  • Peppol support: For international e-invoice exchange
  • Supervised by Vero (Finnish Tax Administration)

Technical Requirements

Technical Requirements

Format

  • Finvoice 3.0: Finnish national e-invoice XML format
  • Peppol BIS 3.0: EN 16931 compliant based on UBL 2.1

Transmission

  • Via Finnish banks' e-invoice network
  • Through Peppol Access Point

Validation

  • Finvoice schema validation
  • EN 16931 compliance check

Document Types

  • Finvoice 3.0
  • Peppol BIS 3.0

Key Dates

2020-04-01

B2G e-invoice mandate

TaxTen Service

TaxTen provides e-invoice sending and receiving in Finvoice format via Finland's e-invoice network and Peppol.

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