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Terrorist financing Terrorist financing means the provision or collection of funds, directly or indirectly, to commit a terrorist offence. Financing or attempting to finance a terrorist group or an individual terrorist is punishable. Financing of ...

FATF (Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering) is an inter-governmental body operating under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD. FATF cooperates internationally to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.

Financial sanctions and freezing of funds International financial sanctions International sanctions are restrictive measures limiting or suspending economic or commercial cooperation and, for example, transport and communications links or diplomat...

Contact information This page contains links to contact details that may be useful if you need more information on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing Do you suspect money laundering? If you are an obliged entity, you must i...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published an analysis of anti-money laundering in Finland. At the request of the Nordic and Baltic countries, the IMF analysed threats and vulnerabilities stemming from money laundering and terrorist financing in the region. The results of the report were announced earlier.

At the request of the Nordic and Baltic countries, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has analysed threats and vulnerabilities stemming from money laundering and terrorist financing in their region.

The traveller’s cash If you arrive in the EU territory or you leave the EU territory and have cash worth 10 000 euros or more with you, declare the money to Customs. The cash declaration form and more detailed instructions are available on the Cus...

The National Police Board has published an assessment of the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing in slot machines in gambling operations in mainland Finland. This summary presents the most significant slot machine gambling-related money laundering risks as presented in the risk assessment conducted by the National Police Board’s Gambling Administration.

In the impact assessment, project managers assessed the results and impact of their projects and discussed how their projects contributed to implementing the strategy for the prevention of the shadow economy and economic crime. In addition, actions recommended during the projects and any new proposed actions were reported. These were reported by 33 projects.

The following are essential for preventing money laundering and terrorist financing: legislation, adherence, implementation and monitoring of laws across actors, economic sanctions and decisions on freezing of assets, international cooperation

Frequently asked questions – Prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing We have compiled a list of questions and answers concerning the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. If you can’t find the answer you are lookin...

The regulations that seek to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing consist of national legislation and European and international regulations.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of the Interior are the ministries responsible for the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. Other key ministries involved in this work are the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

Although the Anti-Money Laundering Act does not directly apply to non-profit organisations, you need to comprehensively respond to customer due diligence questions.

National cooperation Public authorities and other parties work together to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism. National group for inter-authority cooperation on money laundering and terrorist financing The inter-authority coop...

Obliged entities Companies and professionals who can identify risks related to money laundering or terrorist financing or be expected to be exploited for these purposes are key to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. Such in...

10.10.2024 | Public authorities will be better able to exchange information in their efforts to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. The Government is proposing legislative amendments that will improve access to information and strengthen national security.

23.10.2024 | The first national risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing for non-profit organisations (NPOs) has been completed. In addition to the assessment of risks, it is aimed at increasing awareness of the Finnish NPO sector among obliged entities specified in the Act on Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, supervisory authorities as well as operators in the sector itself.

Finansiering av terrorism Med finansiering av terrorism avses verksamhet där man direkt eller indirekt tillhandahåller eller samlar in tillgångar för terroristisk verksamhet. Det är straffbart att finansiera eller försöka finansiera en terroristgr...

21.5.2024 | In 2020–2023, more than 50 projects tackling the shadow economy and economic crime were carried out in Finland. They succeeded in preventing abuses, promoting healthy competition between companies and supporting a fair labour market by improving the transparency and openness of business activities, for example.