VnrWiki

This webpage contains information and guidelines regarding Vnr numbers. Vnr administration is located at vnr.fi.

9.6.2026
The ordering of new Vnrs in the old Vnr Service has ended. All Vnr orders are now made in Vnr Hub (hub.vnr.fi).The updated reports are also now available in Vnr Hub. You’ll find all reports from the Vnr Service, as well as two new reports, in Vnr HUB. Reports in Vnr Hub are easier to use and downloading them is significantly faster than in the Vnr Service. In addition, the structure of the Excel reports has been improved.
The old reports will be closed in the Vnr Service in August 2026.

Recording and materials from the May info session
You can find the recording and the materials of the information session on the Vnr Hub homepage: Current events → Information about new features.
The topics of the May info session were the Vnr Hub reports and the closure of Vnr ordering in the Vnr Service.

26.3.2026
The new Vnr order form has been introduced in Vnr HUB. The order form is now more user friendly, with less information to fill in. A tutorial for the new order form can be seen here. The old Vnr order form will be removed during May.

26.3.2026
The document Vnr statistics 2025 has been added under Vnr statistics.

27.2.2025
The document Vnr statistics 2024 has been added under Vnr statistics.

14.6.2024
A new version of the Norwegian country specific information document was added in VnrWiki and also a new version of the document The serialisation of Nordic packages, country specific requirements, where the Norwegian part was updated.

21.5.2024
The document Vnr statistics 2023 has been added under Vnr statistics.

9.1.2024
The information regarding the linkage between Vnr and GTIN in Iceland was updated in the document

21.2.2023
The document Vnr statistics 2022 has been added under Vnr statistics.

27.12.2022
A document with questions and answers regarding the recommendation concerning primary package identifiers was added to VnrWiki, under From NTIN to GTIN.

29.11.2022
There is a change in the invoicing of the Swedish Vnrs. From now on, parallel importers are billed separately by PIC for their costs associated with the handling of Vnrs.

3.5.2022
A new version of the Swedish country specific information document was added in VnrWiki.

28.1.2022
The document Vnr statistics 2021 has been added under Vnr statistics.

27.4.2021
A link to an instruction video “How to withdraw unnecessary Vnrs” was added under Pricing of Vnrs and Vnr status

15.3.2021
A link to an instruction video “How to order a Nordic Vnr” was added under Application for Vnr

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The Guideline on Nordic Packages document contains general information on Nordic packages, whereas the Frequently Asked Questions document gives detailed advice on different package issues. The documents are a product of cooperation between the Medicines Agencies in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
The latest versions of the documents can be found on the Swedish Medical Products Agency’s website.