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Design from Finland

Products or services bearing the Design from Finland Mark have been designed professionally with the user in mind. The mark also shows that the company has invested in design.

What kind of product or service is eligible for the Design from Finland Mark?

Products and services from Finnish companies that have invested in professional and user-oriented design can apply for the Design from Finland Mark. The company’s headquarters must be located in Finland and it is transparent about its products’ or services’ production chain structure and country of origin.

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Design from Finland products and services

The Design from Finland Mark has been awarded to hundreds of products or services from digital solutions to products of industrial design.

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Access granted by the Key Flag Symbol Committee

The right to use the mark is granted for three (3) years at a time on the basis of applications by the Design from Finland Committee that consists of impartial experts. The information required for using the mark is reviewed every three years upon renewal.

Meet the Committee
Minna Varis, Secretary of the Design from Finland Committee

Research: Why should you apply for the right to use the Design from Finland Mark?

The mark makes it easier for consumers to make purchasing decisions. They can be confident that the service or product bearing the mark supports Finnish work and design. The companies with the Design from Finland Mark communicate openly about the structure of their production chain and the country of production. The headquarters of these companies is located in Finland. They are transparent about their products’ or services’ production chain structure and country of origin.

77%

consider it at least fairly important for companies to communicate openly about the importance of Finnish design for employment



Source: Changes in Consumption 2022,
Taloustutkimus

59%

know the Design from Finland Mark at least fairly well



Source: Finnish Work
Brandtracker 2025,
Iro Research (approx. 1,000 Finns)

89%

of Design from Finland companies say the mark supports sales of products and services in Finland



Source: Membership Survey 2023

Apply for the Design from Finland label

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  • Mark criteria

    Detailed criteria for the issue of the Design from Finland Mark and the rules for using the mark. Issue of the mark
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  • Issue of the mark

    Composition of the Design from Finland Committee and the next dates for issuing the mark.
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  • Membership fee calculator

    The fee for using the mark consists of a membership fee and a mark fee. The fee is based on the turnover of the company and the turnover of the mark-bearing products.
    Membership fee calculator
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