Payees received tax refunds paid as credit transfers on 6 August. A total of 1,6 million private customers received tax refunds for a total of approximately 0,75 billion euros (transmitted by OP).
If the tax refund recipient has not informed the Tax Administration of his/her account number, they will get a notification of the arrived remittance by post after 7 August. OP’s private customers can redeem their tax refund in their online service. All the received tax refunds are available for redemption in OP cooperative bank branches. You must have with you a valid ID document issued by the relevant authority (passport or ID card). Money orders are available for redemption for 28 days.
OP is the principal payment transaction operator of Finland’s central government. In this role, OP transmits tax refunds, for instance.