{"id":101420,"date":"2026-04-28T14:14:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.viafirma.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=101420"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:08:27","slug":"restrictions-for-sending-sms-to-finland","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.viafirma.com\/en\/faqs\/restrictions-for-sending-sms-to-finland\/","title":{"rendered":"Restrictions for sending SMS to Finland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finland has implemented rigorous measures to combat identity fraud through the <strong>Traficom<\/strong> authority.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mandatory Registration:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As in Spain, alphanumeric senders \u2014 Alias \u2014 must be pre-registered in a centralised database managed by the Finnish authorities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Name Restrictions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Generic names or terms that may mislead users regarding the sender\u2019s identity, such as \u201cAdmin\u201d or \u201cInfo\u201d, are not allowed. The name must be legally linked to the organisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Spoofing Protection:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Finnish operators block any message that uses a registered Sender ID if the origin of the message is not the messaging provider authorised for that specific Alias.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Use of Links:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> URLs are subject to extreme monitoring. 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