Finland +358
This is a fully featured route.
Two-way messaging is supported with a dedicated number.
To purchase a dedicated number, please provide the following details:
- Business name and website:
- Customer Contact details (email & phone):
- Area of Business:
- What is the use case for SMS and/or Voice?
Registration ETA: 2-3 weeks
Regulations and Best Practices
Opt-in:
- Needs to be tracked (meaning how, when, and via which channel), but it does not necessarily need to be via mobile/MO.
Opt-out:
- Instructions are required to be embedded in the message, but the flow is not required to be via a mobile number. This means that opt-out may as well be a website or e-mail.
The local industry association is Digital Forum Finland: http://www.digitalforum.fi/
Adult content is not permitted. Gambling/betting: State entities own and manage all forms of gambling in the country. These entities are currently the following:
RAY (land-based casinos, table games, slot machines) Veikkaus Oy (lottery, sports) Fintoto Oy (horse racing) PAF (regulator in Åland)
Banned Content
- No “quick” loan services will be permitted.
- No adult services will be permitted.
- The numbers are intended for commercial use for person-to-application services, likely by businesses in Finland/the Nordics.
- Cases that do not include a clear specification of the end client and a description of how the number will be used will not be approved.
- Gambling/Betting SMS that does not originate from these companies is not compliant with the local law in Finland.