Finland lets you choose which organisation carries your packaging duty. Two producer organisations cover the same materials, each with its own reporting portal, so the one you sign with decides where your kilos get typed and what the invoice looks like afterwards.
That choice is the thing Finnish EPR software has to survive. Below are six tools ranked on how much of the Finnish job each one takes off you, from holding the packaging data to getting you a place in the producer register.
Two producer organisations cover the same packaging materials in Finland
Most countries give you one scheme and a form. Finland gives you a decision, and it is a commercial one rather than a legal one. It is one part of producer responsibility in Finland, which runs its other streams through their own separate organisations.
The two organisations and what sits behind them
Finnish Packaging Producers Ltd took over the work of the four old material-specific organisations for fibre, metal, glass and wood, and added plastic. Reporting for its customers runs through the Rinki extranet.
Sumi was the plastics organisation, renamed from Finnish Plastics Recycling in August 2023, and it extended to metal, glass, cardboard and wooden packaging at the same time. More than 1,700 companies use it, and its own platform is called SumiOn.
Both cover the same five materials, so the same catalogue can legitimately go to either one.
Rinki is the service company rather than the organisation
This is the part that trips people up. Rinki is a service company owned by Finnish industry and retail.
It collects packaging data, runs customer service and invoices on behalf of Finnish Packaging Producers.
So you do not join Rinki. You join a producer organisation, and if that organisation is Finnish Packaging Producers then Rinki is the screen you log into.
Your organisation then files the year's monitoring data into Tuottajarekisteri, the national producer register. One catalogue, one of two portals, one register underneath, which is what the routing below lays out.
Who the supervisor is now
Supervision moved house at the start of 2026. The Finnish Supervisory Agency is called Lupa- ja valvontavirasto in Finnish.
It took over the environmental permit and supervision duties of the ELY Centres when they closed on 1 January 2026, producer responsibility among them.
That matters when you read guidance written before the change. Several vendor guides still send producers to the Pirkanmaa ELY Centre's e-service, and that centre no longer exists.
The rules themselves did not move. Packaging producer responsibility sits in the Waste Act 646/2011 and in the Government Decree on packaging and packaging waste 1029/2021, which replaced the older 518/2014 decree that some guides still cite.
VAT registration now decides who is in scope
Finland used to have the friendliest size exemption in Europe for packaging. It was deleted, and nothing replaced it.
The turnover limit of one million euros was removed at the start of 2024. Every company that places packaging on the Finnish market professionally now carries the duty, whatever its size.
What counts as professional is the practical test. The authority reads it as being obliged to register for VAT, and the small-scale VAT exemption sits at an annual turnover of 20,000 euros. Register for VAT voluntarily and you are in scope regardless of turnover.
Being small changes the size of the invoice, not the shape of the work. A micro importer still signs a producer organisation contract, still pays registration and service fees, and still reports packaging data to the kilogram.
Four routes into the duty are worth knowing apart, because they decide what you report rather than whether you report.
- You pack or fill goods in Finland and put them on the market.
- You import packaged goods into Finland to sell them on.
- You manufacture or import service packaging or farm packaging.
- You sell packaged goods into Finland from abroad, online or otherwise.
One date sits inside this. The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation applies from 12 August 2026 and moves the producer role towards the company whose own name or trademark is on the packaged product.
Rinki has told its customers to report 2026 packaging data up to 11 August on the old definition, so the calendar year splits in the middle.
Your kilo count decides how often you report
Finland does not give every producer the same reporting rhythm. The volume you placed on the market decides it, which means a growing company can change lane without changing anything else.
Rinki treats a small packer as a company that put less than 50,000 kg of packaging on the market, and small packers report their year in one go. Above that line, packaging data for 2026 is reported quarterly.
The deadlines that actually reach a member sit with the organisation rather than with the law. Rinki's stated deadline for companies filing 2026 data yearly is 31 January 2027.
| Where you sit | What the year looks like |
|---|---|
| Under 50,000 kg of packaging | One report for the whole year, invoiced after you report |
| Over 50,000 kg of packaging | Four reports across the year |
| Single-use plastic packaging | Reported quarterly, but the fees are invoiced once a year |
Quarterly reporting is where a spreadsheet starts to hurt. Once a year you can rebuild the numbers by hand and survive it, but four times a year the packaging data has to already exist in a form you can filter by material and by market.
Beverage containers run on a deposit system with a tax behind it
Drinks carry two duties at once in Finland, and the second one is a tax rather than a fee.
The excise duty on beverage containers is 0.51 euros per litre of beverage inside the container.
Containers accepted by the deposit system for returnable cans and bottles are exempt. The system has to be officially approved, your company has to be a registered member, and the drink has to be an approved product in it.
Three other exemptions exist, and they are worth checking against your own range.
- Containers over 5 litres.
- Containers made entirely of liquid packaging board.
- Drinks filled immediately before sale for drinking straight away.
The approved system is run by Palpa, which covers cans, PET bottles and glass bottles. Its own 2025 figures put returns at about 100% for cans, 92% for PET bottles and about 100% for glass, roughly 99% across the system.
None of that removes the packaging producer duty on the container itself. You are in the deposit system for the return, and in a producer organisation for the packaging, at the same time.
Producers of single-use plastic items have a third layer to read alongside it, since single-use plastics in Finland carry their own reporting and cost rules.
How many Finnish duties each provider actually covers
Two different questions get mixed up when people shortlist here. How wide is the provider, and how far into the filing does it go.
Width is the easier one to check. Finland runs producer responsibility across eight streams, from packaging and batteries to tyres and fishing gear, and each provider names the ones it handles.
The bar below counts how many of those streams each provider names for Finland on its own site.
Repax has the shortest bar there, and that is the right way round. It does packaging deeply rather than four streams thinly, so a producer with batteries or electronics in Finland needs a second answer for those.
Depth of service runs the other way. take-e-way and Lovat will take the registrations and the filing off you, ComplyMarket and Recyda prepare the report and hand it back, and Repax stops at a report you submit yourself.
What we looked for in Finnish EPR software
Six criteria did the ranking, and they are weighted towards what Finland specifically asks of a producer rather than towards feature counts.
| What we checked | Why it matters in Finland |
|---|---|
| Does its own site name Finland | Pan-European claims are cheap, a named country with named organisations is evidence |
| Which organisation it can report into | The output has to match the Rinki extranet or SumiOn, not a generic template |
| Kilogram-level material data | The duty is reported to the kilogram, split by material and by consumer or business use |
| Quarterly readiness | Over 50,000 kg the year has four reporting rounds instead of one |
| Streams beyond packaging | Batteries and electronics in Finland force the representative route, packaging does not |
| Pricing you can see | A small importer that used to be exempt cannot start with an enterprise quote |
Two things were deliberately left out of the scoring. Recyclability grading is useful but it is not what the Finnish register asks for, and consultancy hours are impossible to compare fairly across providers.
The best Finnish EPR software ranked
Six providers, ranked on how much of the Finnish packaging duty each one carries. Every claim below comes from the provider's own site, read in August 2026.
1. Repax
Repax is built around the packaging record rather than around a single country's form. You describe each product and its packaging once, with materials and weights on the actual assembly, and the reports for each market are generated from that one record.
For Finland that means the material split the organisations want comes out of the product data rather than out of a spreadsheet rebuilt every quarter. Presets hold what each market asks for, so the same record can be shaped for the Rinki extranet or for SumiOn without being retyped.
Change a supplier's film thickness and the change lands in every report that uses it, including the next quarterly one.
Try Repax Core for free - no card required Describe your products once and Core builds the report each market and scheme expects. Try it free
- Best for. Producers who want the Finnish numbers to come out of their own product data, and who report in more than one market.
- What it does for a Finnish declaration. Holds packaging composition per product, keeps a frozen record of what was true when the goods sold, and builds the per-material report you file.
- Which Finnish organisations or portals its own site names. None specifically, the reporting is configured per market and you submit it yourself.
- Markets and streams. Multi-market packaging reporting, plus EU Declarations of Conformity through Declare.
- Pricing. Public. Core is free at 0 euros a month for 250 products, then 29 euros a month on Growth and 59 euros a month on Pro, as of August 2026.
- Watch-out. Repax does not hold your producer organisation contract and does not act as your authorised representative, so the register side stays with you or with an adviser.
Repax is our own product, which is worth knowing when you read a list on our site. The reason it leads here is narrow and testable, since Finland's split between two organisations is a data problem before it is a filing problem.
Repax Core is the part of the market that treats packaging data as the asset, and Declare covers the EU Declaration of Conformity that PPWR brings with it. A third product, Comply, registers you and files for you across EU markets, with coverage confirmed country by country.
2. Recyda
Recyda is the only provider on this list with a Finland page that reads like it was written for Finland. It names both organisations, names Rinki as the coordination hub, and frames the work as registration, reporting and waste management obligations for packaging placed on the Finnish market.
The output is deliberately a handover. Recyda produces a report with the data already in the tables and columns your organisation asks for, and you submit it.
- Best for. Packaging teams that want fee modelling and recyclability grading in the same place as the report.
- What it does for a Finnish declaration. Consolidates packaging data, calculates the fees, and exports a ready-to-submit report per organisation.
- Which Finnish organisations or portals its own site names. Sumi and Finnish Packaging Producers, with Rinki named as the coordination hub.
- Markets and streams. Packaging only, across more than 20 countries, with country pages for Finland, Denmark and France.
- Pricing. No public price. Demo-driven, with a self-serve plan named only in their terms of service.
- Watch-out. No registration service and no authorised representative service anywhere on their site, so the register and the organisation contract are still your job.
3. ForSURE
ForSURE is the SME end of the market, and its country coverage page is unusually specific. Pick Finland and it lists the two packaging organisations by name, plus Elker for electronics and batteries.
The platform is a reporting workbench rather than a service. It centralises materials, weights, markets and deadlines, validates the data and formats the reports, with alerts as the dates come round.
- Best for. Small and mid-size sellers reporting packaging plus electronics or batteries across several EU countries.
- What it does for a Finnish declaration. Data management, validation, deadline tracking and report formatting, with audit-ready output.
- Which Finnish organisations or portals its own site names. Finnish Packaging Producers and Sumi for packaging, Elker for electronics and batteries.
- Markets and streams. More than 30 countries. Packaging including single-use plastics, electronics, batteries, and textiles in selected countries.
- Pricing. A free plan for sellers under 500,000 euros of annual gross revenue, though its report templates are for Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. Paid plans carry no public price.
- Watch-out. Finland is not in the free plan's template set, and their page does not say whether the platform submits or only prepares.
4. ComplyMarket
ComplyMarket sells software wrapped in expert support, and its Finland page is written around the rulebook rather than around the product. It walks through who counts as a producer, names both organisations, and states plainly that the million-euro threshold went in early 2024.
The strongest part is the setup work most tools skip. Role mapping tells you whether you are the packer, the importer, the distance seller or the service-packaging supplier, and their onboarding preparation builds the data model and evidence pack before you sign with an organisation.
- Best for. Companies that are not sure which Finnish role they are in, and want that settled before they join an organisation.
- What it does for a Finnish declaration. Scope and role mapping, organisation onboarding preparation, data consolidation and validation, central packaging master data, audit-ready documentation.
- Which Finnish organisations or portals its own site names. Finnish Packaging Producers via Rinki, and Sumi.
- Markets and streams. Broad EU country coverage, packaging led, with country service pages per market.
- Pricing. No public price.
- Watch-out. Their page does not say they submit on your behalf, and the deadline it shows is the one for 2025 data, so check the current year's dates yourself.
5. take-e-way
take-e-way is a service company first, a Hamburg compliance house that does registrations across Europe and reports quantities through its own customer portal. Its Finland briefing covers more streams than anything else on this list.
Packaging, batteries, single-use plastics including balloons, wet wipes, beverage cups, fishing equipment and tobacco products all appear, with textiles, cosmetics and medical products named as coming. If your Finnish exposure is wider than packaging, this is the shape of provider that handles it.
- Best for. Foreign producers who need registrations handled across several Finnish streams rather than a tool to run themselves.
- What it does for a Finnish declaration. Registrations, quantity reporting through the Quantity Report Online portal, and advisory work around which streams catch you.
- Which Finnish organisations or portals its own site names. None for packaging, the Finland page is written around the duties and the streams.
- Markets and streams. Europe-wide. Packaging, electronics, batteries, textiles, single-use plastics and the newer Finnish streams.
- Pricing. No public price, quoted per service.
- Watch-out. Their named authorised representative service is for Germany and France, so ask directly about Finland. Their Finland briefing is also a 2023 news item, which is why the threshold change reads as upcoming.
6. Lovat Compliance
Lovat comes at EPR from tax compliance, and it is the only provider here that publishes a price. Yearly reports start at 190 euros excluding tax for packaging and 250 euros for other stream types, across 29 countries.
Its Finland guide is genuinely useful on the shape of the duty, including that no de-minimis exemption applies and that packaging monitoring data is due by 28 February each year. The service side covers registration, coordination with organisations, and preparing and filing reports.
- Best for. Sellers who already run VAT filings through a compliance provider and want EPR on the same desk.
- What it does for a Finnish declaration. Registration, organisation coordination, and preparation plus submission of reports.
- Which Finnish organisations or portals its own site names. Finnish Packaging Producers with Rinki for packaging, plus five electronics organisations.
- Markets and streams. 29 countries and nine EPR types.
- Pricing. Public. From 190 euros a year for a packaging report, 250 euros for other types, as of August 2026.
- Watch-out. The Finland guide still routes registration through the Pirkanmaa ELY Centre e-service, which closed at the start of 2026, and it does not mention Sumi at all, so a reader would not learn there is a choice of organisation.
Match a tool to your reporting rhythm
Rhythm is the honest way to pick here, because it decides how often the packaging data has to be right.
- Under 50,000 kg and one market. ForSURE's free tier is worth a look, though its templates do not cover Finland yet, so check what you would actually get. ComplyMarket suits you better if the role question is still open.
- Over 50,000 kg and reporting quarterly. Repax or Recyda, because four rounds a year is where a maintained product record pays for itself against a rebuilt spreadsheet.
- Finland plus several other EU markets. Repax if the packaging data is the bottleneck, ForSURE if you want per-country organisation lists in the tool.
- Drinks in the deposit system. No tool on this list handles Palpa membership, so keep that thread separate and use the software for the packaging side.
- Batteries or electronics as well as packaging. take-e-way or ForSURE, since those streams push you towards a representative in a way packaging does not.
- Thinking about switching organisation. Repax or Recyda, since the point of a maintained record is that the same data can be reshaped for a different portal.
Six tools compared on the jobs Finland gives you
The table below puts the six side by side on the axes that decide a Finnish shortlist.
| Tool | Best for | Finnish organisations named | How far it goes | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repax | Product data driving every market's report | None, configured per market | Builds the report, you file it | Public, free then 29 euros a month |
| Recyda | Fee modelling with the report | Sumi, Finnish Packaging Producers, Rinki | Ready-to-submit report per organisation | No public price |
| ForSURE | SMEs across several streams | Finnish Packaging Producers, Sumi, Elker | Prepares and formats, submission unstated | Free tier under 500k euros, then quoted |
| ComplyMarket | Settling which role you are in | Finnish Packaging Producers via Rinki, Sumi | Prepares onboarding and reports | No public price |
| take-e-way | Registrations across many streams | None for packaging | Registers you and reports quantities | No public price |
| Lovat Compliance | EPR next to existing VAT filings | Finnish Packaging Producers with Rinki | Registers, prepares and files | Public, from 190 euros a year |
Frequently asked questions about Finnish EPR software
The questions that come up most when a producer starts shortlisting for Finland.
What is the best EPR software for Finland?
It depends on which end of the job you need. Repax leads if the packaging data is your problem, Recyda if you want fees and recyclability alongside it, and Lovat or take-e-way if you want someone else to handle registrations.
Which producer organisation should I join in Finland?
Both Finnish Packaging Producers and Sumi cover the same five materials, so compare fees, service and the portal you will use. The practical difference is which system your data has to fit, since one uses the Rinki extranet and the other uses SumiOn.
Is there a size threshold for packaging producer responsibility in Finland?
Not any more. The one million euro turnover limit was removed at the start of 2024, and the test is now whether you operate professionally, which the authority reads as being liable to register for VAT above 20,000 euros of turnover.
How often do I have to report packaging data in Finland?
It depends on volume. Rinki counts a small packer as one placing under 50,000 kg on the market, and small packers report the whole year at once, while larger producers report 2026 data quarterly. Single-use plastic data is quarterly with annual invoicing.
Do I still pay the beverage container tax if I join the deposit system?
No. The 0.51 euros per litre excise duty falls away for containers accepted by an approved deposit system, provided your company is a registered member and the drink is an approved product. The packaging producer duty on the container still applies.
Do foreign sellers need an authorised representative in Finland?
For packaging, no. A distance seller can either join a producer organisation or appoint a representative established in Finland. For batteries an authorised representative is mandatory for every distance seller, which is the stricter of the two models.
