FI EU member state
Cookie consent rules in Finland
What Act 917/2014 § 205 and Traficom expect from your cookie banner: when you need consent, how the reject option should look, and what has been enforced.
Sources checked 28 October 2026. Not legal advice.
Cookie law
Laki sähköisen viestinnän palveluista (Act on Electronic Communications Services, 917/2014), § 205
Banner languages
Finnish, Swedish
What the rules say
- Traficom — not only the data protection authority — supervises storage and access on devices.
- The rules also cover similar technologies in mobile apps.
- Non-essential cookies require consent before use.
- Exceptions cover transmitting communications and services the visitor explicitly requested.
- Visitors must get enough information about cookies alongside a compliant consent mechanism.
How PrivacyPill handles this
- Nothing optional runs before a choice. Google tags start with Consent Mode v2 set to denied; other scripts marked with data-pp-category wait until their category is allowed.
- Equal first-layer buttons. "Accept all" and "Reject non-essential" sit side by side with the same weight, and a settings button lets visitors withdraw consent at any time.
- Consent per purpose. Analytics, marketing and functional cookies can be allowed separately in the preferences panel.
- Languages. Finnish, Swedish aren't built in yet — rewrite the English texts in the customizer to show your own translation.
- Proof of consent. Every choice is logged pseudonymously with the banner version, exportable as CSV.
Frequently asked questions
Sources
- www.traficom.fi/files/media/file/Guidance_on_the_use_of_web_cookies_for_the_service_providers.pdf
- www.traficom.fi/en/news/administrative-court-clarifies-interpretation-cookie-rules
This page summarises official sources checked on 28 October 2026. It isn't legal advice; regulators update guidance, so follow the links for the current text.