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In Finland, crowdfunding concepts are actually illegal for that reason.

If you're collecting money without selling something, you need a license from the authorities. To get a license, you need to be a registered charity.

You can't just say "we'll probably use your donation to build something you might like and may send you one when it's ready".



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