
The Finnish Customs Administration represents the Customs authority in Finland, performing all the relevant functions and duties.
Finnish Customs is a nation-wide authority for the internal and external trade of the EU with the tasks of collecting taxes, managing control and providing services, as well as implementing the customs policy of the EU.
It is the duty of Finnish Customs to control international flows of goods in order to promote legal foreign trade and prevent illegal trade.
Finnish Customs supervises the flow of legal goods and uncovers illegal goods, applying measures in accordance with national and international provisions pertaining to e.g. tax and trade policy.
Finnish Customs is an organization providing services and legal protection by:
securing the internal market and collecting taxes, charges and customs duties entrusted to it to collect
promoting a smooth legal foreign trade and ensuring compliance with the valid provisions
protecting society by fighting white-collar crimes and smuggling of drugs and other hazardous substances.
The Finnish Customs Administration has taken part actively in technical assistance programmes since 1995. Even before that, Finland took part as an EFTA Member State in various TA projects e.g. through EurocustoMs.
On overall terms, Finland has an outstanding consolidated experience in bilateral training and TA co-operation, with a specific focus on Russia and the Baltic States.