Business Finland is a government agency dedicated to promoting business, investment, and innovation in Finland. The website serves as a comprehensive portal for businesses and investors interested in Finnish markets, offering information on trade, export, and investment opportunities. The site positions itself as a gateway to Finland's stable and innovative economy, targeting international business audiences. Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including Episerver CMS, jQuery, Microsoft Application Insights, and Google Tag Manager, ensuring a robust digital presence with good performance and mobile optimization. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and uses anti-forgery cookies, but lacks some advanced security headers and explicit incident response contacts. Privacy compliance is strong with a detailed cookie consent mechanism and clear privacy and terms of use documentation. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, though the absence of WHOIS data and explicit security policies suggests areas for improvement in transparency and security posture.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
Not visible from outside
This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.
GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.
Priority findings
6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
Email security
SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.
Critical
No email authentication configured
Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing
What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately
High
No SPF record found
SPF helps prevent email spoofing
What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"
Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.
High
Missing Strict-Transport-Security header
Forces HTTPS connections
What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
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Results by check
Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.
How this score is calculated
The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.
Counted in this score
SSL/TLS
65
Security headers
20
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
64
Not counted
NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.
Findings that cap the score at 49
Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.
The certificate is not trusted by browsers
The website is not served over HTTPS
A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
The page loads a script from a compromised source
The domain registration has expired
SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain
Partial scans
When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.
Risk levels
Critical0–25
High26–49
Medium50–75
Low76–100
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
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Leaked records that mention businessfinland.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Business Finland operates as a key government entity supporting Finnish business growth and international investment. Its market position is strong within the government sector, acting as a facilitator for foreign investors and companies seeking to engage with Finnish enterprises. The business model focuses on service provision and promotion rather than direct commercial activities. The website reflects a mature digital strategy with integrated analytics and marketing tools, supporting data-driven decision-making. Partnerships with major platforms like Microsoft, Google, and Facebook indicate a well-established ecosystem. The lack of direct contact information on the main site suggests a centralized or controlled communication approach, typical for government agencies. Growth indicators include comprehensive content and active use of modern web technologies.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a moderate to high security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and use of anti-forgery tokens to prevent CSRF attacks. The presence of cookie consent and privacy mechanisms aligns with GDPR compliance. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No explicit vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided, which could hinder timely reporting and mitigation of security issues. The use of third-party analytics and marketing scripts is managed with user consent, but continuous monitoring for vulnerabilities in these components is recommended. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a government business promotion site but could be enhanced with additional policies and technical controls.
Recommendations
Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy including incident response contacts.
Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
Provide clear and accessible contact information for security and privacy inquiries.
Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Business Finland
Description
When you build a business in Finland or with Finnish companies, you join a powerhouse of ideas, innovation, and opportunities in one of the world’s most stable, smart, and sustainable economies – warmly welcome to home of happiness.
Key services
Investment promotion, Business opportunities facilitation, Trade and export support, Innovation support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
jQuery, Microsoft Application Insights, Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot, Episerver CMS, idio Episerver integration
Frameworks
Episerver CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Cookie consent banner implemented
Anti-forgery cookies (.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.#)
Use of telemetry with anonymization
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Application Insights, Siteimprove, Leadfeeder
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Ad networks
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook)
Tracking pixels
Microsoft Application Insights, Cookiebot, Leadfeeder, Siteimprove
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge
Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy mechanisms implemented
No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main page
WHOIS data unavailable, limiting domain registration trust verification
Use of multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools with consent
Professional design and clear business focus on Finland investment and trade
No security.txt or explicit security policy found
No vulnerability disclosure or incident response contacts found
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on Episerver CMS with integration of jQuery and modern analytics tools like Microsoft Application Insights and Google Tag Manager. Performance is moderate with deferred CSS loading and asynchronous script loading improving page speed. Mobile optimization and accessibility are good, with responsive design and ARIA roles used in cookie consent dialogs. The site uses a canonical link and meta tags for SEO optimization. However, the WHOIS data is missing, which may indicate privacy protection or registry issues. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. The technical infrastructure supports a professional and stable online presence but could benefit from enhanced security headers and more transparent domain registration information.
Standards and sources
Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.
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