{"id":13226,"date":"2026-09-11T22:19:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T20:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consultoriaehero.com\/?p=13226"},"modified":"2026-09-11T23:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T21:12:40","slug":"vat-in-finland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consultoriaehero.com\/en\/vat-in-finland\/","title":{"rendered":"VAT in Finland in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Finland, VAT is called arvonlis\u00e4vero<\/em> \u2014abbreviated alv<\/em>; in Swedish, moms<\/em>\u2014 and it has three rates: the standard rate of 25.5%<\/strong>, a reduced rate of 13.5%<\/strong>, and another reduced rate of 10%<\/strong> that now applies only to the press. These are set by \u00a7\u00a7 84, 85 and 85a of the arvonlis\u00e4verolaki<\/em>, Act 1501\/1993. Be careful with old tables: the standard rate was 24% until August 2024, and the reduced rate was 14% until December 2025.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Type<\/th>\nPercentage<\/th>\nApplies to<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard (yleinen verokanta)<\/span><\/td>\n25.5%<\/strong><\/td>\nEverything that does not have a reduced rate: clothing and footwear, cosmetics, household goods, sports equipment, video games, alcohol and tobacco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reduced (alennettu verokanta)<\/span><\/td>\n13.5%<\/strong><\/td>\nFood and non-alcoholic beverages, animal feed, catering, printed and digital books, medicines, menstrual and incontinence hygiene products, baby diapers, passenger transport, accommodation, and tickets to cultural and sporting events<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reduced (alennettu verokanta)<\/span><\/td>\n10%<\/strong><\/td>\nNewspapers and magazines, in print or electronic format<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Rates verified on 11 September 2026 against Vero\u2019s \u201cRates of VAT\u201d page, the Finnish Tax Administration (vero.fi<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n

What changes in 2026, and why \u00c5land is separate<\/h2>\n

From 1 January 2026<\/strong>, the reduced rate fell from 14% to 13.5%<\/strong> (Act 1358\/2025). It is the third change in sixteen months: the standard rate rose from 24% to 25.5% on 1 September 2024, and in January 2025 almost everything that had been at 10% \u2014books, medicines, transport, accommodation, tickets\u2014 moved to 14%. Today only the press remains at 10%. If you configured Finland with a 2024 or 2025 table, some tax class is now using the wrong rate.<\/p>\n

The other oddity is geographical: the \u00c5land Islands are part of Finland, but not part of the EU VAT territory<\/strong>. Between \u00c5land and the rest of the EU there is a fiscal border, so a shipment from Spain to \u00c5land is not an intra-EU distance sale, but an export: it leaves without Spanish VAT, is not reported through the one-stop shop, and the parcel goes through customs on entry, where import VAT is settled.<\/p>\n

In the store, treat \u00c5land as a separate destination, not as just another region of Finland.<\/p>\n

Which VAT you charge customers in Finland if you sell from another EU country<\/h2>\n

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This is the part no rate table covers, and usually the real question. The rate you charge does not depend only on the destination: it depends on how much you sell to consumers in other EU countries.<\/p>\n