VATTiina

Professional Experiences

BusinessEurope

  • Chair (Jan 2023 – Present, Hybrid)
    • Chair of BusinessEurope’s VAT Policy Group
  • Member (May 2018- Dec 2022)

Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK – Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto EK)

  • Head of VAT (May 2018 – Present, Helsinki Finland)
    • Responsible for VAT, Excise duty, customs, and other Indirect Tax topics
    • Close cooperation with authorities in Finland and the EU
    • Engaging in dialogue with decision-makers on taxation and SME enrepreneurship
    • Providing tax training and advisory services

European Commission – VAT Expert Group

  • Member (Jun 2018 – Present, Brussels, Belgium)
    • Representative of the Confederation of Finnish Industries

Finnish Central Tax Board (Keskusverolautakunta)

  • Deputy Member (May 2018 – Present, Helsinki, Finland)
    • Providing advance rulings on major VAT matters in Finland

Board of Adjustments

  • Member (Excise Matters) (Jan 2021 – Present, Helsinki, Finland)
  • Member (VAT Matters) (May 2018 – Present, Helsinki, Finland)

Tampere University

  • University Lecturer (Aug 2022 – Present, Part-time, Tampere, Finland)
    • Teaching “Basics of VAT” (in Finnish)

University of Vaasa

  • University Lecturer (Oct 2023 – Present, Part-time, Vaasa, Finland, Hybrid)
    • Teaching VAT for the course “TOIK3038 Yritystoiminnan verotus” (Corporate Taxation)

IBFD – EU VAT Compass

  • Co-Author & Country Contributor (Finland) (Mar 2022 – Present, Freelance)

Pension Appeal Board (Työeläkeasioiden muutoksenhakulautakunta)

  • Deputy Member (Jan 2020 – Present, Helsinki, Finland)

European Commission – EU VAT Forum

  • Member (Oct 2018 – Sep 2022, Brussels, Belgium)

Finnish Central Tax Board

  • Judicial Secretary (Part-time) (Jan 2017 – Apr 2018)
    • Advance rulings for VAT in Finland

Finnish Tax Administration (Verohallinto)

  • Head of Indirect Tax, Southern Finland Corporate Tax Office (Nov 2016 – Apr 2018)
  • Senior Tax Advisor, VAT, Large Taxpayers Office (Jun 2013 – Oct 2016)

Vaippakakkukeisari avoin yhtiö

  • CFO, Co-Founder (Oct 2015 – Mar 2018)

PwC – PricewaterhouseCoopers

  • Senior Tax Consultant, VAT (Apr 2010 – Jun 2013, Helsinki, Finland)

Deloitte & Touche

  • Senior Tax Advisor, VAT (Dec 2007 – Apr 2010, Helsinki, Finland)

Intrum Justitia

  • VAT Specialist (Sep 2005 – Dec 2007, Helsinki, Finland)
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