A MEMBER OF THE CONVENTION SINCE 1975

Finland

Competent Ministry

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
P.O. BOX 32
FI - 00023-GOVERNMENT
T. +358 10 60 6000
kirjaamo.tem@gov.fi
http://www.tem.fi/


Competent Supervisory Authority

Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (TUKES)
P.O. Box 66 (Opastinsilta 12 B)
FI - 00521 HELSINKI
T. +358 961671
kirjaamo@tukes.fi
http://www.tukes.fi

Country profile

Last updated on 22-09-2019

The information provided in the table below serves a purely informative purpose and does not have any official or legal status (see disclaimer).  To ascertain that the information is still correct and up-to-date, please contact the authorised Assay Office.

Status Contracting State
Control system Voluntary
Legal precious metals & standards of fineness*
Platinum Gold Palladium Silver
999 999 999 999
950 916 950 925
900 750 850 830
850 585 500 800
- 375 - -
Weight exemptions**
Platinum Gold Palladium Silver
1g 1g 1g 10g
Recognition of marks
CCM Yes
Other marks Foreign Assay Office marks if the legislation conforms to Finnish national requirements.

* Standards may differ from those recognised under the Convention
**There are no weight exemptions under the Convention’s rules.

Useful Links

Act on Precious Metals (English, unofficial)

Council of State Decree on Articles of Precious Metals (English, unofficial)

Q & A on articles of precious metals 

Control marks