Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Symbol
- € — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123 456,78 €
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 0.872067672451 EUR (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
- 13.5%, 10% — reduced
Payment methods in Finland
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 verkkopankki
- 02 card
- 03 mobilepay
- 04 klarna
- 05 apple pay
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, amex. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- fi-FI
- Also used
- sv-FI
- Official languages
- Finnish, Swedish
- Regional
- Skolt Sami
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- yes
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +358
- Mobile format
- +358 XX XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 6-10
Finland: common questions
What currency does Finland use?
Finland uses the Euro (EUR), symbol €. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 €.
How many decimal places does EUR have?
EUR has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the VAT rate in Finland?
The standard VAT rate in Finland is 25.50%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Finland?
The methods that matter in Finland, in rough order of use: verkkopankki, card, mobilepay, klarna, apple pay.
What is the dialling code for Finland?
Finland's country calling code is +358. Mobile numbers are formatted +358 XX XXX XXXX (6-10 digits after the country code).
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