GS1 Data combines the functions of GS1 Synkka and GS1 Rekisteri into one modern service. The goal is to make it easier to maintain and share product data. GS1 Data will be implemented in stages by the end of October. Here you can find information about GS1 Data and its implementation.
The GS1 Service Support team assists and guides in questions and technical matters related to the use of our services.
On this page you will find tools that make it easier to use our standards and services.
Implementing GS1 identifiers and barcodes is a step toward smoother and more reliable data management. On this page, you’ll find practical guidelines to help you start using these standards in your own operations.
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We coordinate the Food Data Finland program, which aims to build practical data solutions and promote data interoperability in the Finnish food chain.
GS1 is the only official issuer of GTINs, and the EAN barcodes and GS1 2D codes created from them, in Finland and abroad.
Do you need a barcode for your product? You have come to the right place.
GS1 2D codes are becoming increasingly widespread. From the retail and wholesale perspective, the most important thing is to ensure that they can be scanned smoothly at checkout and that systems are able to utilise the data they contain.
Would you like a new, smarter barcode for your product? A GS1 2D code works just like a traditional EAN barcode for product identification, but it can contain significantly more information to meet the needs of consumers and the supply chain.
The EU Digital Product Passport is a system in which data must flow between different actors and systems throughout a product’s entire lifecycle. GS1 standards provide a common language for data, enabling the information required for the product passport to be shared, understood, and utilised in an...
The GS1 Synkka product information service will be updated to a new version on May 15, 2026. On this page, we will inform customers who utilize the service integration in more detail about the upcoming 3.1.35 version update.
What does the future of barcodes look like? Can a single code be used to serve both the retail value chain and consumers in the future? Discover the possibilities of the new, smarter GS1 2D code.
We coordinate and facilitate industry-developing programs and projects. We gather our customers in collaboration groups to develop the practices of their industry and to influence the development of our services. In addition, we are strongly involved in the development of the GS1's global standards.
The Packaging material data model development project will develop an operating model for identification and a data model for basic packaging data, which will allow packaging components to be identified and their data to be managed consistently throughout the supply chain, utilizing GS1 standards.
We are coordinating a project portfolio that aims to develop a interoperable traceability solution for the Finnish food chain based on common standards and operating models.
Our partners implement tested and certified solutions to support the use of GS1 standards and services. Through the partner network, we are able to expand our expertise and offer more value to our customers.
The identification of raw materials and the management of their master data form the basis for interoperable traceability and ensuring sustainability across the entire food chain. In order for information to flow consistently through the chain and all the necessary information to be connected to the...
Find out how our identification, capturing and sharing standards and the common operating models based on them can, among other things, improve business processes, smooth the information flow in the supply chain and improve the customer experience.
In the Data model of raw material master data development project, we defined a structured way to describe and share key information about raw materials throughout the food chain. The project, carried out together with the food industry and retail trade, was part of the Interoperable traceability...
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We believe that correct and reliable information in accordance with standards is the key to a more responsible and cooperative world. To a world that creates new opportunities from information and its benefits. This is what we contribute to with our work at GS1 Finland, without choosing a side.
The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive increases the requirements for corporate sustainability reporting and extends them to information moving in the supply chain. GS1 Finland's development project examined what kind of common information requirements sustainability reporting sets for...
The GS1 Synkka product information service will be updated to a new version on November 15, 2025. This page provides detailed information about the upcoming 3.1.33 version update for customers utilising the service integration.
GS1's standards and services are constantly being developed. The global development of GS1 standards takes place in a forum made up of experts from different industries and in related working groups. In Finland, we facilitate cooperation groups consisting of several companies, where our customers...
We are developing a new service in collaboration with food companies that will enable the joint collection of data from cattle farms as required by the EU Deforestation Regulation. The solution will promote transparency and traceability in accordance with the regulation and enable the necessary...
Carbon footprint data allows both consumers and trading partners to obtain information about the environmental impacts of products in a transparent, traceable and comparable way. Carbon footprint information plays a significant role in sustainability reporting.
Our parallel project to the Animal Welfare Verification System coordinated by Luke is investigating how animal welfare information could be incorporated into product information and shared transparently throughout the food chain – from primary production to the consumer.