About us
Finnish Customs is a part of the customs system of the European Union. Customs is central state agency supervised by the Ministry of Finance through management by results. Finnish Customs cooperates with the trade community as well as with domestic and foreign authorities.
Finnish Customs has approximately 2 370 employees.
Central administration, five customs districts and the Customs Laboratory
Finnish Customs is subordinate to the Ministry of Finance. The National Board of Customs is the central
administration for Finnish Customs. The Director General (since 1998) is Mr Tapani Erling.
>> CV, Mr
Tapani Erling (pdf)
The regional administration comprises five customs districts
- Southern Customs District, Director Mr Leo Nissinen (Helsinki)
- Western Customs District, Director Mr Arto Honka (Turku)
- Northern Customs District, Director Mr Juha Heikkilä (Tornio)
- Eastern Customs District, Director Mr Tommi Kivilaakso (Lappeenranta)
- Åland Customs District, Director Christina Ehrnström (Mariehamn)
The Customs Laboratory is also part of Finnish Customs, and its operating range covers the whole country. The customs districts and the Customs Laboratory are subordinate to the National Board of Customs.
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Laboratory
More information
| Organisation of Finnish Customs (pdf) » |
| Organisation of the National Board of Customs (pdf) » |