EU/UK VAT · FI · EU member · Euro area
Finland VAT
Finland VAT rates, number format and cross-border validation, from the European Commission VAT rates database and the EU VIES service.
- Standard rate
- 25.5%
- Reduced rate
- 14% / 10%
- Number format
- FI + 8 digits
- Validation
- VIES
How Finland's 25.5% rate compares
Finland's 25.5% standard VAT rate is well above the median of 21%, among the higher rates we track. It also applies a reduced rate of 14% on food, restaurant services, animal feed, and a second reduced rate of 10% on books, pharmaceuticals, passenger transport. The most recently revised of these non-standard tiers is the reduced rate, in effect since 2013-01-01. The current rate has been in effect since 2024-09-01, a recent change.
By standard-rate proximity, Finland sits within a single point of Croatia, its closest match by rate. VAT numbers in this country can be validated via the VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) cross-border validation service.
Derived from PlainVAT per-country rate table sourced from the European Commission's official VAT rates database. See methodology for the EU-wide rate range, refresh cadence, and source-linking policy.
All VAT rates
Standard rate
25.5%Most goods and services
In effect since 2024-09-01 | Increased from 24 percent in Sept 2024
Reduced rate
14%Food, restaurant services, animal feed
In effect since 2013-01-01
Reduced rate
10%Books, pharmaceuticals, passenger transport
In effect since 2013-01-01
VAT number format
- Prefix
- FI
- Format
- FI + 8 digits
- Example
- FI12345678
- Validation service
- VIES (European Commission)
Tax authority
Verohallinto
Official guidance: https://www.vero.fi/
Source: European Commission Taxation and Customs Union EU VAT Rate Registry · 2026
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