Tenders in Finland

Public procurement in Finland

Key facts for bidders, checked against official sources (2026-10). General information, not legal advice. Always confirm the rules in the tender documents and on the official portal.

Main procurement law

Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts (1397/2016) (2016) — implements the EU public procurement directives

Regulator

Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA / KKV)

Official portal

HILMA notification service

WTO procurement agreement

Finland is covered by the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) through the EU: above set value thresholds, suppliers from other GPA parties must be treated like local ones.

Foreign bidders

Finland applies EU procurement rules, so firms from other EU/EEA states compete on equal terms. Suppliers from WTO GPA countries can bid on contracts above the GPA thresholds.

Notice languages

Finnish, Swedish

Currency

EUR

Good to know

Amendments to the Act came into force on 18 June 2026, and the duty to split contracts into lots took effect on 1 October 2026. The FCCA supervises compliance, and procurement appeals go to the Market Court.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)

US$317.0 billion

Exports (2025)

US$134.2 billion in goods and services

Imports (2025)

US$130.2 billion in goods and services

Trade share (2025)

83% of GDP

Average tariff (2022)

1.3% (applied, trade-weighted, all products)

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).

Finland on FreeTender right now

560 open notices; the busiest sectors are construction & infrastructure (120), it & telecom (85), transport & logistics (58), healthcare & pharma (50) and facility management & cleaning (46).

Most active buyers: Työllisyys-, kehittämis- ja hallintokeskus (23), Sansia Oy (22), Väylävirasto (17), Kuntien Hankintapalvelut KuHa Oy (14), Vantaan kaupunki (14).

Sources: finlex.fi · kkv.fi · hankinnat.fi

About tenders in Finland

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