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Peppol Day Finland 2026: Unlocking Global Trade Efficiency with Peppol

21.4.2026 8:30-14:00

Organizer:The State Treasury
Location:

Finlandia Hall (on-site event is fully booked) and Livestream

Peppol Team Finland welcomes you to Helsinki on April to participate in our first international Peppol Day Finland 2026.

The conference brings together Peppol Authorities from multiple countries, industry experts, and companies sharing real‑world case examples. The conference is designed for companies engaged in international trade, business networks, authorities, service providers, software companies, consultants, and of course anyone who wants to stay at the forefront of progress and leverage the benefits Peppol provides.

The three high-level themes of the conference are:

  • Reducing international trade barriers with Peppol
  • Country specific updates and ViDA
  • A case example of cross-border cooperation to boost the use of Peppol on the Nordic level.

Participation is limited. If you cannot attend in person, you can also follow the event online. You can select online participation when registering. If your plans change, please cancel your in‑person attendance so your seat becomes available to others.

The conference will be hosted by Henni Purtonen.

Programme

8:30 Morning coffee
9:00 Welcome and opening
9:10 How do Finnish companies benefit from Peppol in international trade?

Leena Nyman, Adviser, Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK)
9:20 Peppol strengthens Finland’s digital business capabilities

Hannu Kivinen, Lead Specialist, Peppol Authority of Finland (State Treasury)
9:40 Panel: Cross-sectoral e‑invoice collaboration between Finland and Japan

 

    • Hiroyuki Kato, Director, Digital Agency and Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan
    • Yukako Sakai, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd
    • Piritta Järvinen, Senior Financial Manager, Murata Electronics Oy
    • Mervi Majaneva, Chief Financial Officer, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team Oy
10:10 Coffee break
10:30 ViDA – Are we ready? Aspects to consider from the Finnish business perspective

Tiina Ruohola, Head of VAT, Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) and Chair of the VAT Policy Group, BusinessEurope
10:50 Peppol in Germany – not just e‑invoicing!

Beate Schulte, Head of Peppol Authority Germany, Peppol Authority of Germany (KoSIT)
Dr. Lars Rölker-Denker, Group Manager, Ministry of Finance Bremen, Coordination Office for IT Standards (KoSIT)
11:20 Belgian e‑invoicing journey
Serge Libert, Project Manager, Peppol Authority of Belgium (BOSA)
11:45 Unlocking trade efficiency with Peppol: The Dutch experience

Remy Mahabier, Relationship Manager, Peppol Authority of Netherlands (NPA)
Stef Duteweert, Subject Matter Expert, Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure (RDI)
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Driving Peppol adoption through cross‑border collaboration

Ismo Tiittanen, Strategy Director, NCC Finland Ltd
13:20 Nordic panel: Peppol beyond invoicing – ordering, logistics, and sustainability

 

    • Noora Salonen, Development Manager, Peppol Authority of Finland (State Treasury)
    • Magnus Johansson, Strategist, Peppol Authority of Sweden (Digg)
    • Jan Mærøe, Product Manager, Digital Post‑Award Processes, Peppol Authority of Norway (DFØ)
    • Peder Kragsig Mortensen, Chief advisor, Danish Business Authority (ERST)
13:50 Closing words

 

Meet our speakers

The event will be held in English.

Welcome to join us in Helsinki or online!

P.S. At the conference venue, you can identify each participant’s sector by the colour code on their name badge.

Blue: Peppol Authority
Green: Public sector – other
Orange: Service/software provider
Pink: Private sector – other

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