The Packaging material data model development project developed an operating model for identification and a data model for basic packaging data, which allowed packaging components to be identified and their data to be managed consistently throughout the supply chain, utilizing GS1 standards.
With GS1 standards, packaging data is linked as part of product data and utilised efficiently in business operations, the circular economy and regulatory compliance.
The GS1 Synkka product information service will be updated to a new version on 21 August 2026. On this page, we provide customers using the service integration with more detailed information about the upcoming 3.1.36 version update.
With our standards and services, you can ensure that your products and deliveries are reliably identified, your product information is up-to-date and your deliveries are correctly labelled.
GS1 Synkka is a centralised service for delivering and receiving product information.
GS1 Golli is a service designed especially for retail and utensil suppliers, enabling a completely digital order processing and shipment system.
The GS1 Rekisteri is a service for easy creation and management of GTINs, GLNs and barcodes. It is available free of charge to all our customers.
All GS1 identifiers and barcodes are generated using the GS1 Company Prefix.
In our trainings, you can deepen your knowledge of GS1 standards or learn how to utilise our software services smoothly.
Get started with product information in GS1 Synkka! In this practical training we focus on your products.
When making assortment decisions, retailers and wholesalers require that pallets are suitable for smooth handling in the distribution chain. To do this, you need a SSCC, a GS1-128 barcode and a standard format pallet label.
You must notify your trading partner of all deliveries of your products in the manner agreed upon with them. Many stores and wholesalers use electronic EDI messages to receive products and maintain product balances.
When you get your products into the store or wholesaler's assortment, you need to inform your trading partner of all the necessary information. GS1 Synkka makes it efficient and easy to share product information, images and documents.
Before you can deliver – or sometimes even offer – your product to retailers and wholesalers, you need a GS1 product identifier for your product and a barcode on its packaging.
A working barcode is created through the right choices. On this page, you will find seven steps to help you implement a GS1 barcode correctly.
Our information sharing standards help the parties in value chains to share and receive information efficiently and securely about products, deliveries and locations, and more.
With the help of our capturing standards, a physical product or item is connected to its digital world.
From the retail and wholesale perspective, the most important thing is to ensure that GS1 2D codes can be scanned smoothly at checkout and that systems are able to utilise the data they contain.
The GS1 2D code functions on a product or package as a link to the product’s digital world.
When the GS1 2D code follows the GS1 standard structure, it works reliably and interoperably throughout the entire supply chain.
The GS1 2D code differs from a regular QR code in that its content complies with GS1’s international GS1 Digital Link standard.
GS1 is the only official issuer of GTINs, and the EAN barcodes and GS1 2D codes created from them, in Finland and abroad.