We are renewing the prices of GS1 Company Prefixes from January 1, 2024. The new pricing model is based on the number of codes available to the company instead of turnover.
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.
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...
Discontinuation of a product can be done for a product or packaging that has been on the market, but also for a product whose launch is canceled. Here you can also learn how to proceed when product representation changes or seasonal availability ends.
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...
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...
In healthcare, GS1 standards increase patient safety, improve transparency in supply chains and facilitate the traceability of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The standards can be used to label and identify pharmaceuticals, equipment, patients and service providers of healthcare and hospital...
With the help of our capturing standards, a physical product or item is connected to its digital world.
GS1 develops and provides global supply chain data standards that help companies identify, capture and share information.
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.
Our identification standards are used to create identifiers for products, locations and parties, and more. Standardized codes make them uniformly identifiable, shareable and traceable in all markets.
Do you want to be part of accelerating the success of Finnish companies? Are you excited about producing information, creating collaboration networks and delving into the processes of different industries? If you answered yes, get to know and apply to our open positions or send us your open...
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.
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.
To meet new requirements, product information must be updated on a regular basis. Product information is used by retailers in a various of ways. The data source for product information in online stores is often Synkka.
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.
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...
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.
Do you need a barcode for your product? You have come to the right place.
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.