---
title: "Posti fined EUR 2,400,000 (Finland, 2024)"
canonical: "https://dposchool.com/gdpr/fine/fi-posti-2024-11"
source: "https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/finnish-sa-administrative-fine-imposed-on-posti-for-unlawful-processing-of-personal-data_en"
source_note: "Only the authority's decision is authoritative."
text_as_of: "2026-10-28"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-29"
language: "en"
publisher: "DPO School"
---

Fine · Finland

# Posti: EUR 2,400,000

[Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/about#review)

- **Authority:** Tietosuojavaltuutetun toimisto (Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman, Finland)
- **Country:** Finland
- **Date:** Decision of 13 November 2024
- **Amount:** EUR 2,400,000, as imposed (not converted)
- **Appeal status:** Unknown
- **Provisions cited:** [Article 5](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/5), [Article 6(1)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/6#1), [Article 13](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/13), [Article 25](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/25)

## What the fine was for (summary, not the official text)

Automatically opened an OmaPosti electronic mailbox for customers, tied to other services, with a pre-ticked box and without clear information.

Not fully confirmed: Confirmed on the EDPB news page. Fine for Art. 5 and 6(1); reprimand and order for Art. 13; instruction on Art. 25. Company name given only as 'Posti'.

## Official source

- [Decision or announcement of the authority](https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/finnish-sa-administrative-fine-imposed-on-posti-for-unlawful-processing-of-personal-data_en)

Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.

Only the authority's decision is authoritative. This is reference material, not legal advice.

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