Finland Tax Administration Sends Text Message Reminders

Finland's Vero Tax Administration released a comprehensive log of text message reminders dispatched to various taxpayer categories over approximately four months. The communications covered multiple topics: VAT return due dates (5,000–15,000 messages per send), e-invoicing proposal requests (1,000 messages per send), financial counselling for entrepreneurs (5,000 messages per send), tax return filing deadlines for forestry operators (18,000 messages), social media income reporting guidance (500 messages), and employer register information-reporting requirements (100 messages). The largest single campaign was 50,000 messages to agricultural and forestry operators and self-employed individuals regarding return due dates in March 2026.

Affected taxpayers in Finland—including individuals, self-employed operators, partnerships, limited companies, forest owners, agricultural operators, and recently registered employers—should be aware that authentic Vero text messages contain no hyperlinks and use only four approved sender names. Taxpayers receiving unsolicited messages claiming to be from Vero that contain links or use different sender names should treat them as potentially fraudulent and consult Vero's published scam guidance.