- If you start importing food products and you are located in Finland, contact your local food control authority of your municipality and notify the start of your food business operations. Please find the contact information of the municipalities here.
- If your food business is not located in Finland, it is sufficient that your food business operations are registered with the food control in your home country.
- As an importer of food, you are responsible for ensuring that the food you import meets the requirements of relevant EU and national legislation. Please find the instructions and legislation concerning foods on Finnish Food Authorities website.
- If you import the following foods to the Finnish market, notify their placing on the market to the Finnish Food Authority:
- Please note, currently only Finnish companies and individuals can submit a notification in our e-service. Foreign companies and individuals can notify using the forms found on our website.
Page last updated 5/16/2025