In accordance with the OECD Guidelines, each country that has undertaken to abide by the Guidelines must establish a National Contact Point. The role of the National Contact Points is to make the Guidelines known and answer questions about the Guidelines.
The countries abiding by the Guidelines can organise the activities of the National Contact Point as they wish, and the National Contact Point can also include representatives of business, social partners and non-governmental organisations. When organising the activities, it must be ensured that the basic principles set out for the National Contact Points in the Guidelines — visibility, accessibility, transparency and accountability — are met. The National Contact Points must have the trust of stakeholders. Regardless of the structure of the National Contact Points, they must also develop and maintain contacts with the representatives of the business community, worker organisations, non-governmental organisations and other interested parties.
In Finland, the National Contact Point is the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment together with the Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility.