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Taxation in Finland

Direct taxes include state income tax, wealth tax, inheritance and gift tax, and asset transfer tax. These are payable to the State, municipal tax is payable to the appropriate Municipality and church tax is payable to the Church. Indirect taxes include value added tax, excise and customs duties.

Income Tax

The income tax rate (in Euros):

15,200 – 22,600 8.5%
22,601 – 36,800 17.5%
36,801 – 66,400 21.5%
66,401 and over 30%

Corporate Tax

The corporate tax rate is 26%.

VAT

The general VAT rate is 24% of the price, excluding tax or other tax base.

There is a reduced tax rate of 10% - 14%. This is applied to the following goods and services:

• Foodstuffs

• Animal feed

The reduced tax rate is not applicable to restaurant services, live animals, tap water, alcohol and tobacco products.

There is also a reduced tax rate of 8%, which is applied to the following:

• Transport services

• Transfer of the right of use of an accommodation facility

• Admissions to theatres, concerts, circus and dance performances, cinemas, exhibitions, sports events, amusement parks, zoos, events and facilities

• Services which facilitate sporting activities

• Medicines

• Books

• Barber and hairdressing services, as well as small repair services, including bicycle, shoe, leather product, clothes and linen repairs

Excise taxation is applied to alcohol, manufactured tobacco and mineral oils (liquid fuel).

Excise duties are also charged on soft drinks, electricity and certain fuels in Finland.

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