# Digital services tenders: Finland

Finland: 561 digital services contracts above EU thresholds since 2023. The same services cost 56% more than the EU typical, tenders typically get 3 bids, and 6% of contracts go to foreign firms.

- **Contracts since 2023:** 561
- **Typical contract:** PLN 2.2m (at PLN 4.42 per euro)
- **Prices vs EU:** +56% (for the same services)
- **Competition:** typically 3 bids (single bid in 30% of tenders)
- **Foreign winners:** 6% (of contracts won by firms from another country)
- **EU-funded:** 6%

## Prices by service

Typical contract value in this country next to the EU median for the same service.

| Service | Contracts | Typical here | Typical in the EU | Difference |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Marketing and campaigns | 167 | PLN 1.6m | PLN 1.4m | +10% |
| Software and licences | 164 | PLN 2.3m | PLN 1.3m | +74% |
| Custom software and platforms | 61 | PLN 2.9m | PLN 1.8m | +65% |
| Research, analysis and strategy | 37 | PLN 2.1m | PLN 1.5m | +41% |
| Hosting and cloud | 32 | PLN 1.6m | PLN 2.2m | −24% |
| Maintenance and support | 30 | PLN 2.9m | PLN 1.6m | +82% |
| Websites and web portals | 18 | PLN 1.3m | PLN 1.3m | 0% |
| Audits | 14 | PLN 1.8m | PLN 713k | +147% |
| Branding and visual identity | 14 | PLN 2.8m | PLN 1.2m | +125% |
| Video, multimedia and VR | 12 | PLN 1.3m | PLN 1.1m | +16% |
| Cybersecurity | 6 | PLN 2.4m | PLN 847k | +187% |

## Who buys

| Buyer | Contracts | Share | Typical contract |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| hospitals, universities and other bodies | 219 | 39% | PLN 2.7m |
| central government | 152 | 27% | PLN 1.7m |
| local and regional government | 131 | 23% | PLN 2.1m |
| other | 55 | 10% | PLN 1.6m |
| EU institutions | 3 | 1% | PLN 661k |
| utilities | 1 | 0% | PLN 27.1m |

## Where foreign winners come from

| Winner's country | Contracts |
|---|---:|
| United Kingdom | 7 |
| Sweden | 6 |
| Norway | 6 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Denmark | 2 |
| USA | 2 |
| Estonia | 1 |
| SGP | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Greece | 1 |

## Other countries

| Country | Contracts | Prices vs EU |
|---|---:|---:|
| [Poland](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/poland/) | 11780 | −47% |
| [France](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/france/) | 7119 | +25% |
| [Spain](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/spain/) | 6895 | +11% |
| [Czechia](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/czechia/) | 4059 | −47% |
| [Germany](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/germany/) | 2065 | +71% |
| [Romania](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/romania/) | 1874 | −26% |
| [Lithuania](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/lithuania/) | 1848 | −67% |
| [Sweden](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/sweden/) | 1682 | +73% |
| [Italy](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/italy/) | 1549 | +143% |
| [Portugal](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/portugal/) | 1414 | +4% |
| [Hungary](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/hungary/) | 1354 | +43% |
| [Ireland](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/ireland/) | 1341 | +19% |
| [Croatia](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/croatia/) | 1198 | −18% |
| [Belgium](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/belgium/) | 1079 | +115% |
| [Norway](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/norway/) | 999 | +157% |
| [Bulgaria](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/bulgaria/) | 965 | −74% |
| [Netherlands](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/netherlands/) | 916 | +153% |
| [Austria](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/austria/) | 855 | +40% |
| [Slovakia](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/slovakia/) | 633 | +84% |
| [Slovenia](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/slovenia/) | 559 | −10% |
| [Greece](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/greece/) | 553 | +85% |
| [Estonia](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/estonia/) | 534 | +27% |
| [Latvia](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/latvia/) | 472 | −43% |
| [Switzerland](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/switzerland/) | 432 | +446% |
| [Denmark](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/denmark/) | 262 | +350% |
| [Luxembourg](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/luxembourg/) | 140 | +73% |
| [Malta](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/malta/) | 114 | −13% |
| [Cyprus](https://tender.rtfct.com/en/europe/cyprus/) | 79 | −24% |

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Source: contract award notices from TED (Official Journal of the EU), compiled by Artifact. As of November 3, 2026. Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0).