Hey
I really want to open a home catering business where i sell baked goods and sweets from home to private clients based on their orders.
I have heard that this is illegal in finland?
Anyone with any advice please come forward.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
Cheers
Home catering Business ?
Home catering Business ?
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Re: Home catering Business ?
Its not illegall if you do it legally, you just have to prove that you can do it in needed regulations and wont kill people with your food.
Ask local TE-keskus what you need.
Ask local TE-keskus what you need.
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Hey,
Thanks for your reply. i did what you suggested and sent them an email. Although I felt crushed after I read in one of the finnish forums that Food Act has banned baking at home and selling illegal. But I wasnt ready to give up on my dream of opening a mini catering business from the comfort of my own home. So I emailed an officer to enquire about the possibility of working.
Here is a copy :
I am a stay at home mum currently on maternal leave. I want to ask if it is possible I can start a catering business at home and make food to sell to private customers. Is this allowed in finland?
What would I need to do.
If it is not allowed, can you suggest any way I can work at home and still be able to stay with my kids. I do not know any finnish.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to read my email.
Hi Nora!
Well, it’s allowed, but you need a proper permit, please see: https://www.yrityssuomi.fi/web/permits/food
Here is a good guide about doing business in Finland: http://www.masuuni.info/articles/521/
And if you live in Helsinki, there is a place for new entrepreneurs, Enterprise Helsinki, www.yrityshelsinki.fi/en If you live in somewhere another town, you could find similar place from here: www.uusyrityskeskukset.fi
Best Regards
Isto Vironmäki
Yritys-Suomi puhelinpalvelu
yritysneuvoja
puh. 0295 020 500 (suomi)
www.yrityssuomi.fi
PS.
I went to the websites but I didnt read anything about it being illegal to bake goods and sell them.
Any help would be appreciated.
This above info is for anyone willing to give home catering a go.
Thanks for your reply. i did what you suggested and sent them an email. Although I felt crushed after I read in one of the finnish forums that Food Act has banned baking at home and selling illegal. But I wasnt ready to give up on my dream of opening a mini catering business from the comfort of my own home. So I emailed an officer to enquire about the possibility of working.
Here is a copy :
I am a stay at home mum currently on maternal leave. I want to ask if it is possible I can start a catering business at home and make food to sell to private customers. Is this allowed in finland?
What would I need to do.
If it is not allowed, can you suggest any way I can work at home and still be able to stay with my kids. I do not know any finnish.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to read my email.
Hi Nora!
Well, it’s allowed, but you need a proper permit, please see: https://www.yrityssuomi.fi/web/permits/food
Here is a good guide about doing business in Finland: http://www.masuuni.info/articles/521/
And if you live in Helsinki, there is a place for new entrepreneurs, Enterprise Helsinki, www.yrityshelsinki.fi/en If you live in somewhere another town, you could find similar place from here: www.uusyrityskeskukset.fi
Best Regards
Isto Vironmäki
Yritys-Suomi puhelinpalvelu
yritysneuvoja
puh. 0295 020 500 (suomi)
www.yrityssuomi.fi
PS.
I went to the websites but I didnt read anything about it being illegal to bake goods and sell them.
Any help would be appreciated.
This above info is for anyone willing to give home catering a go.
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"does the kitchen have all the requirements, building codes,zoning codes etc"nora90 wrote:Hey,
Thanks for your reply.
This above info is for anyone willing to give home catering a go.
Did you find the pdf's for those?
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Thanks for pointing that out, No I did not notice that, unfortunately.
What does that mean. I know the system is very strict but is there a way we can still do it at home. Thanks
What does that mean. I know the system is very strict but is there a way we can still do it at home. Thanks
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When it becomes a regular activity you might attract attention. Not only from the food safety inspection, but also from the tax man.If you don't advertise or create your own company, it will most likely not get back to the authorities.
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morning laughIts not illegall if you do it legally
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You need to locate the technical specs of what is considered a "permit-able kitchen for product sale to the public".nora90 wrote:Thanks for pointing that out, No I did not notice that, unfortunately.
What does that mean. I know the system is very strict but is there a way we can still do it at home. Thanks
I cant link you to the pdf,s and i am sure there is pdf,s online that you can download and start to put all the pieces together.
A fin can find those!
The information is necessary before you go spending money on your kitchen to get it passable, when in fact there maybe be a code or building zone system that restricts the kitchens outlay . If you know what the kitchen is coded as then you can know what the kitchen outlay is to pass the code.
Building codes may restrict a type of kitchen code, so it is good business to understand what the building code/zoning codes are, and to understand what the kitchen codes are, that way you make informed choices.
The only example i can think of is that maybe some code somewhere restricted you to only 1 oven, and maybe your plans was to have 2 or 3 ovens.This information would be really handy before you start down the kitchen build up process.
Building codes/zoning codes is where i would start, this gives you an idea of what is structurally permitted/legally permitted.The business legalities of making and selling is secondary.
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Old thread resurrection!
Hey there Nora are you still around?
I want to do the same as you and was wondering if you had an update/advice?
Hey there Nora are you still around?
I want to do the same as you and was wondering if you had an update/advice?
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How about you Greggers? Any update from your side?