Should Finnish cookie banners be bilingual?

Finland is officially bilingual, so notices are commonly provided in both Finnish and Swedish depending on the audience being served.

欧盟

Cookie 同意: Suomi

Q: Who oversees cookies in Finland?

The communications regulator Traficom oversees cookie rules under the Electronic Communications Services Act, while the Data Protection Ombudsman enforces the GDPR more broadly.

Suomi的同意与隐私法

简要说明

Finland enforces the GDPR through the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman, while the communications regulator Traficom oversees cookies under the Electronic Communications Services Act. Finnish guidance clarified that consent is required for non-essential cookies and that reliance on browser settings is not enough. Traficom issued practical guidance stressing that rejecting must be as easy as accepting and that the X to close a banner does not equal consent. Finland is officially bilingual, so notices are often provided in Finnish and Swedish. Controllers should keep consent records and describe the purpose of each tracker clearly.

监管机构

Tietosuojavaltuutetun toimisto (Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman)

生效状态

GDPR applies since 25 May 2018, with the Finnish Data Protection Act

主要法律

GDPR

语言

Suomi, Svenska

适用对象

Any organization that offers goods or services to people in the EU or monitors their behavior, wherever the organization is based.

处罚

Up to 20 million euros or 4 percent of global annual turnover, whichever is higher

主要义务

Obtain prior, opt-in consent before non-essential cookies
Make refusing as easy as accepting
Keep records that prove consent
Honor withdrawal at any time
Respect data subject rights (access, erasure, portability)

本地指引

Follow Traficom guidance for cookies under the Electronic Communications Services Act
Do not rely on browser settings as consent
Consider Finnish and Swedish language notices
Ensure rejecting is as easy as accepting