Finland
Finvoice / TEAPPSXML
Finland's domestic e-invoice formats on the operator network. Invopop submits each invoice to Finago Apix, which delivers it to the buyer's operator as Finvoice or TEAPPSXML.
Domestic operator network
Reach Finnish buyers on the operator network through Finago Apix, as Finvoice or TEAPPSXML.
Delivery check
Before it sends, Invopop checks how the invoice will reach the buyer and refuses paper, email and consumer channels.
Receiving
Receive invoices for Finnish parties from the operator network.
Peppol
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 for Finnish public bodies and businesses. The State Treasury (Valtiokonttori) is the Finnish Peppol Authority.
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0
Send EN 16931 invoices in UBL to buyers on Peppol, including public bodies.
OVT participant ID
Finnish parties get the participant ID 0216:0037 plus their Business ID.
E-invoicing
B2G
Mandatory- Format
- Finvoice 3.0, TEAPPSXML 3.0, Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (UBL 2.1), CII D16B
- Infrastructure
- Domestic operator network or Peppol
- Model
- Interoperability
- Scope and deadline
- Central government must receive e-invoices since 1 April 2019, and all other contracting entities since 1 April 2020. The state accepts only EN 16931 invoices since 1 April 2021.
B2B
Mandatory- Format
- Finvoice 3.0, TEAPPSXML 3.0, Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (UBL 2.1), CII D16B
- Infrastructure
- Domestic operator network or Peppol
- Model
- Interoperability
- Scope and deadline
- Right to request: since 1 April 2020, a trader or contracting entity can ask another trader or contracting entity for an e-invoice. Traders with turnover of EUR 10,000 or less are out of scope. Without a request, e-invoicing is voluntary.
B2C
Not required- Scope and deadline
- Out of scope. The right to request does not apply to private persons.
E-reporting
Periodic reporting
Not required- Scope and deadline
- No domestic e-reporting. EU digital reporting for intra-EU B2B supplies starts on 1 July 2030 (ViDA).
More info
Country details
- Tax authority
- Verohallinto (Vero)
- Archiving period
- 6 years for invoices and other vouchers. 10 years for financial statements and ledgers. 13 years for property investment invoices
- E-signature
- Not required
- Regulation
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- Laki sähköisestä laskutuksesta · Act 241/2019: B2G reception and the right to request an e-invoice
- Directive 2014/55/EU · Implemented by Act 241/2019
- Arvonlisäverolaki · VAT Act 1501/1993, chapter 22: invoice content
- Kirjanpitolaki · Accounting Act 1336/1997: retention of invoices and accounting records
B2G e-invoicing for central government
Central government contracting authorities must receive structured electronic invoices.
Extended to all contracting authorities
All other contracting entities must receive e-invoices. Traders and contracting entities can ask each other for an e-invoice.
EN 16931 compliance required
Only EN 16931-compliant invoices are accepted for public-sector invoicing.
Valtiokonttori becomes Peppol Authority
The Finnish State Treasury took on the national Peppol Authority role.
Only the OVT code on Peppol
Peppol removes the schemes 0037, 0212, 0213 and 0215. Finnish end users use only the OVT code, ICD 0216.
E-invoicing systems enforced to date
Buyers receive e-invoices on the domestic operator network or on Peppol. There is no clearance and no e-reporting.
| System | Description | Invopop coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic operator network (Finvoice, TEAPPSXML) | E-invoice operators exchange Finvoice and TEAPPSXML invoices. Invopop sends and receives through Finago Apix. | YES |
| Peppol | Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 for B2G and B2B, with the OVT code (ICD 0216) as participant ID. | YES |
VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA)
EU-wide digital reporting requirements are expected to apply.