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A money launderer seeks to obliterate the origin of money obtained through criminal activity so that the money appears legitimately obtained. The money is circulated through a legal payment system in order to conceal its true nature, origin and owners.

The Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland supervises compliance with the Act on Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (444/2017) on a national basis. One of the Regional State Administrative Agency’s supervisory tools to step up supervision of the Act on Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Money Laundering Act) is the money laundering supervision register.

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.

National Police Board’s Gambling Administration has published on its website instructions for preventing money laundering and terrorist financing for Veikkaus Oy's agents who supply its games.

Money laundering is an activity that tries to make money obtained through criminal activity seem legitimate.

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

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...

18.3.2026 | The Lottery Administration of the National Police Board has published guidelines for gambling operators on how to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing in gambling activities. The guidelines provide an overview and a summarised description of the obligations of gambling operators in preventing money laundering and terrorist financing.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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

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.

Current issues This page features the latest news and press releases from the organisations that maintain the moneylaundering.fi website. Government continues to combat the shadow economy and economic crime Type: Press release Publication date: 19...

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 ...

In June, there will be changes to controls on cash in border traffic, when the new Regulation on controls on cash entering or leaving the Union becomes applicable in the European Union on 3 June 2021. Among other things, the new Regulation extends the definition of cash and harmonises the declaration practices. In Finland, movements of cash are controlled at border crossing points by Finnish Customs. The aim of the controls is to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

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.