# Hilma Finland Procurement Notices Scraper (`badboxx_newlife/hilma-finland-procurement-notices-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/badboxx_newlife/hilma-finland-procurement-notices-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Francesco Correnti](https://apify.com/badboxx_newlife) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Other
- **Features:** Limited permissions
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## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Hilma Finland Procurement Notices Scraper

Exports public procurement notices from Hilma (hankintailmoitukset.fi), Finland's official notice portal, as JSON/CSV. Uses the same public search endpoint the Hilma website calls (`/search/eformnotices`): no login, no API key, no browser. Business data only: no contact persons, phones or personal emails.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | empty | Keywords (Finnish/Swedish work best) |
| `cpv` | string list | empty | CPV code prefixes, e.g. `45` |
| `noticeType` | string | empty | Hilma main type, e.g. `ContractNotices`, `ContractAwardNotices`, `Modification` |
| `publishedFrom` | string | empty | `YYYY-MM-DD`, earliest publication date |
| `maxItems` | integer | 100 | Max notices returned (cap on cost) |

### Output

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `noticeId` | Hilma notice number, e.g. `2026-061324` |
| `title` | Notice title (fi, else sv/en) |
| `buyerName`, `buyerBusinessId` | Buyer and Y-tunnus |
| `noticeType`, `procedureType` | Hilma main type; procedure (e.g. `open`) or null |
| `cpvCodes` | List of CPV codes |
| `estimatedValue`, `currency` | Estimated value or null |
| `publishedAt`, `deadline` | ISO timestamps; deadline null if none |
| `nuts`, `city` | Buyer NUTS code and city (null if not given) |
| `language` | Title language: `fi`, `sv`, `en` |
| `url` | Public Hilma notice URL |
| `source` | Always `hilma` |

Missing values are `null`, never invented.

### Pricing

Pay per event: $0.005 per run (`actor-start`) + $0.002 per notice (`notice`). The run stops at `maxItems` or when your charge limit is hit.

### Sample (real local run, maxItems=10; full items in `sample.json`)

| noticeId | title | buyer | Y-tunnus | type | published | deadline | city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-061329 | Tietoliikennelaitteet | Vantaan kaupunki | 0124610-9 | Modification | 2026-11-06 | - | - |
| 2026-061328 | Lukitusalan tuotteiden ja palveluiden hankinta | Vantaan kaupunki | 0124610-9 | ContractAwardNotices | 2026-11-06 | - | - |
| 2026-061327 | Raakapuun autokuljetuspalveluiden hankinta 1.1.202 | Metsähallitus Metsätalous Oy | 2752751-5 | ContractAwardNotices | 2026-11-06 | - | Helsinki |
| 2026-061324 | Valaistusverkon huolto- ja kunnossapitotyöt 2027-2 | Hollolan kunta | 0146248-5 | ContractNotices | 2026-11-06 | 2026-12-07 | Hollola |
| 2026-061323 | Perusopetuksen iltapäivätoiminnan hankinta Vantaan | Vantaan kaupunki | 0124610-9 | ContractNotices | 2026-11-06 | 2026-12-14 | - |
| 2026-061322 | Koulutuskeskus Salpaus -kuntayhtymän palkkapalvelu | Koulutuskeskus Salpaus -kuntayht | 0993644-6 | ContractNotices | 2026-11-06 | 2026-12-11 | Lahti |
| 2026-061321 | VAKEDno-2026-4947 / Yleisanestesiahammashoitopalve | Vantaan ja Keravan hyvinvointial | 3221356-1 | ContractNotices | 2026-11-06 | 2026-12-02 | - |
| 2026-061318 | Vastuullisuuskonsultointi | Senaatti-kiinteistöt | 1503388-4 | ContractNotices | 2026-11-06 | 2026-12-07 | Helsinki |
| 2026-061315 | Ultra-low-latency scalable and modular platform fo | Aalto University Foundation sr | 2228357-4 | ContractAwardNotices | 2026-11-06 | - | AALTO |
| 2026-061311 | Näytteenotto- ja laboratoriopalvelut, Keski-Pohjan | Kokkolan kaupunki | 0179377-8 | ContractNotices | 2026-11-06 | 2026-12-07 | KOKKOLA |

### Run / check

`python3 check.py` runs the scraper locally (live, maxItems=10, no Apify platform) and asserts fields, types, PII, maxItems and PPE events; exit 0/1. `python3 check.py --sample` rewrites `sample.json`. `APIFY_TOKEN=... python3 publish.py --noruns` pushes, builds and sets pricing/SEO without starting a run (`--help` for flags).

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Full-text search on hankintailmoitukset.fi (Finnish/Swedish terms work best). Example: rakennus.

## `cpv` (type: `array`):

CPV code prefixes; a notice matches if any of its CPV codes starts with one. Example: 45 (construction).

## `noticeType` (type: `string`):

Hilma main type, e.g. ContractNotices, Modification. Empty = all.

## `publishedFrom` (type: `string`):

Earliest publication date, YYYY-MM-DD. Empty = no limit (newest first).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum notices returned; you pay per notice, so this caps cost. Example: 100.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "",
  "cpv": [],
  "noticeType": "",
  "publishedFrom": "",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `notices` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "maxItems": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("badboxx_newlife/hilma-finland-procurement-notices-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "maxItems": 100 }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("badboxx_newlife/hilma-finland-procurement-notices-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "maxItems": 100
}' |
apify call badboxx_newlife/hilma-finland-procurement-notices-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,badboxx_newlife/hilma-finland-procurement-notices-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/JB8UgeLSvbotak1ra/builds/VDWz337HMgaIba7HC/openapi.json