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BIOHIT Oyj
Annual Report 2025
Biohit in brief CEO´s review Strategy Corporate governance Financial statements
Main characteristics of internal control
of the financial reporting process and
risk management
Biohit’s internal control is responsible for
ensuring that the Group carries out its busi-
ness operations within the framework of
the current regulations and legislation and
in accordance with the instructions of the
Board of Directors. Internal control seeks to
ensure that the Group operates with maxi-
mum efficiency and that efforts are made at
various levels of the organisation to achieve
the objectives set in the strategy approved by
the Board of Directors. Risk management is
geared towards supporting the achievement
of these objectives by anticipating and managing
business-related risks.
Control environment
Biohit’s business operations and adminis-
tration aim to realise the company’s values,
of which the most important is to promote
health and well-being through innovation.
According to the strategy for 2024-2028, Biohit
is a global intestinal tract expert, relating to
which it carries out manufacturing, sales and
marketing activities.
Biohit’s control environment is defined by the
Board of Directors, which, as the highest adminis-
trative body, is responsible for organising internal
control. The President & CEO is responsible
for maintaining the efficiency of the control
environment and the functionality of inter-
nal control. Biohit’s financial department is
responsible for the functionality of financial
reporting as well as the interpretation and
application of financial statement standards
in line with the separately approved instruc-
tions.
Risk assessment
In the assessment of the risks related to
financial reporting, Biohit’s objective is to
identify the major risks associated with the
Group’s business operations and environ-
ment. The cost-effective management and
monitoring of these risks will then ensure that
the company’s strategic and operational tar-
gets can be reached as intended.
The Board of Directors carries the main
responsibility for risk assessment and
monitoring the implementation of risk manage-
ment. The President & CEO works with the
parent company’s operative management and
subsidiaries’ managers to ensure that the
Group’s risk management is duly arranged.
The parent company’s operative management
is responsible for identifying and managing
the risks involved within each business area,
while the subsidiaries’ Management Teams
are responsible for those in their own market
areas.
Risk management is one of the areas covered
by Biohit’s internal control processes, which
regularly monitor the risks associated with
the company’s business operations, identify
any changes and, if necessary, take appropriate
action to hedge against them. Risk manage-
ment focuses on ensuring the continuity of
business operations and preventing financial
misconduct.
Control measures
Internal control measures are integrated
into the Group’s general business manage-
ment and reporting process. The subsidiaries
report to Group Management on business
and earnings trends and the most significant
deviations on a monthly and quarterly basis.
The Group’s Management Team reports to the
Board of Directors on the overall develop-
ment of business; these two bodies, together
with the President & CEO, decide on overall
corporate strategies and procedures guiding
the operations of the Group.
The subsidiaries’ Boards follow business
developments and ensure that the parent
company’s approved instructions and guide-
lines are followed. As a rule, the Boards of
Directors of the subsidiaries meet monthly.
Board work in the subsidiaries is based on
financial reports and the written monthly
and annual reports drawn up by subsidiary
management.
Biohit’s business control is carried out in
accordance with the management system
described hereinabove. The company pro-
vides the reporting systems necessary for
business and financial management. The
financial department of the parent company
provides instructions for drawing up annual
and interim financial statements and pre-
pares the consolidated financial statements.
The parent company’s finance department
retains central control of funding and adminis-
trative matters within the framework of the
instructions provided by the Board of Direc-
tors and the President & CEO and is also
responsible for the management of interest and
exchange rate risks. The Managing Directors
of the subsidiaries ensure that the subsid-
iaries’ reporting is carried out in accordance
with the instructions given by the Group’s
Management Team.
The parent company’s administration depart-
ment controls and provides instructions on
Group-level personnel policies and any agree-
ments made within the Group.
Disclosure policy
Biohit aims to provide all its stakeholders
with information about the company’s opera-
tions in a proactive, consistent and timely man-
ner. The company seeks to take the special
requirements and interests of all its stake-
holders into account in its communications in
order to increase confidence in the company
and thereby promote its business operations.
Biohit’s Board of Directors has approved an
information release policy with a view to
ensuring the accuracy and reliability of any
information released. The policy also speci-
fies who is responsible for communications in
different situations.
Biohit’s financial department regularly pro-
vides information on processes related
to financial administration reporting. This
ensures the real-time availability of data,
which is a prerequisite for efficient internal
control.
Financial administration guidelines and the
company’s information release policy aim to
ensure the promptness and comprehensive-
ness of communications as well as the release
of the information required for internal control
purposes.
Monitoring
The efficiency of internal controls on financial
reporting is overseen by the Board of Direc-
tors, the President & CEO, Management Team
members and the Managing Directors of sub-
sidiaries. Control focuses on following weekly
and monthly financial reports and forecasts