Seized passenger car Volkswagen, Kotka

Specific terms of sale

How to place bids
The item is sold by incremental bids in an online auction on www.huutokaupat.com held during 16 April–7 May 2026. Participation in the auction requires registration. The deadline for placing bids ends on 7 May 2026 at 18:00 or three minutes after the last accepted bid.

The Enforcement Authority is not responsible for the operation of the service provider’s system. The highest bid is the one the service provider’s system has accepted as the highest. The enforcement officer will decide separately whether to accept or reject the highest bid.

The enforcement authority reserves the right to end the sale or extend the sales period.

If it is not possible to submit purchase bids via huutokaupat.com, a prospective buyer may submit a written purchase offer to the enforcement authority, which will be attached to the online auction as the maximum bid according to the automatic increment system. The written offer must be signed and must state the bidder’s contact details, the maximum amount of the offer and the auction item number on www.huutokaupat.com to which the offer relates. A written offer is binding and the same terms as for the online auction apply. The offer must be submitted no later than 30 April 2026 at 12:00 to the mailbox in the lobby of the Enforcement Authority’s Kotka office, address: Vuorikatu 5 C, 48100 Kotka, or by e‑mail to kouvola.realisointi.uo@oikeus.fi.

Bids placed in the online auction are binding. If an accepted bid is made, the bidder is obliged to pay the offered purchase price within the notified payment period. Failure to pay the offered purchase price may result in the buyer’s liability for compensation under Chapter 5, Section 25 of the Enforcement Code.

Payment terms

If the highest bid is accepted, the buyer must immediately pay the full purchase price into the Enforcement Authority’s official account. Payment details will be provided after the acceptance of the offer. The Enforcement Authority will contact the maker of the highest accepted bid. The highest bidder must state on whose behalf the bid was made. Otherwise the highest bidder will be considered the buyer.

If payment is not made within the specified time, the buyer must pay default interest in accordance with section 4, subsection 1 of the Interest Act on the whole purchase price until the purchase price is paid or a new sale is completed. The default interest rate is currently 9.50%.

Buyer’s obligations and rights transferred

The item is located in Kotka and the buyer must collect the vehicle immediately at their own expense from the place of sale after the offer has been accepted and the purchase price paid. The timing must be agreed separately with the supervising enforcement senior inspector. Any vehicle taxes that fall due during the sale will also become the buyer's responsibility.

Other information

The asset has been seized and is sold by free sale arranged by the enforcement officer, following as applicable the general auction terms laid down in the Enforcement Code. The sales brochure is indicative and is not a comprehensive description of the sale item.

The item will be handed over to the buyer after payment of the purchase price, at which point ownership transfers to the buyer. A certificate of acquisition will be given to the buyer. The buyer must collect the vehicle immediately at their own expense from the place of sale after the offer has been accepted and the purchase price paid. The timing must be agreed separately with the supervising enforcement senior inspector.

Buyers are advised to carefully inspect the sale item, the sales brochure and the attached documents before making an offer.