Implications of using tax-free shopping within Finland ?

[TaMas]

Hi All,

Not sure whether this is the right place to post this query, but anyways I will see

I wonder if anyone could tell me of the implications to use a tax-free item in Finland, bought from Finland besides losing the refund?

I, perhaps, unwittingly bought some jewelery for a friend who is coming over from Russia and have it gift-wrapped. Since I won't be the one who will take it out ofFinland, I want to remove the seal they place on such packaging before presenting it to her. I understand that I will lose the tax refund for this, but is there any other flip-side or legal complexity to this? Any aftermath?

Any help on this subject would be greatly appreciated.

Ter,

T M

[Rip]

I can't imagine any regulation that you'd breaking. You paid the full tax at purchase time like anybody else.

[raamv]

Well, you can save the state some money by calling the store where you bought it and tell them that you are not going to claim the "tax free" part.