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Filing financial statements with the Trade Register

The law requires companies to file their financial statements. Companies must also make sure that all financial statement documents required by law are being filed.

File the financial statements with the Finnish Trade Register even if your company has stopped business activities. Do not file unapproved or unadopted financial statements with the register.

The PRH will record that the financial statements have been registered in the company’s Trade Register details. Once your financial statements have been registered, you will receive a register extract to your company’s mailing address recorded in the Finnish Business Information System at ytj.fi.

The financial statement documents are available from the PRH Virre Information Service. Open link in a new tab

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Which companies must file financial statements with the Finnish Trade Register?

Most companies must file their financial statements with the Finnish Trade Register.

See the timeline below to check when to file your financial statements. Go to our instructions via the links below or the menu.

Which companies do not need to file their financial statements with the Finnish Trade Register?

The following companies do not need to file their financial statements with the Trade Register:

  • housing companies;
  • tenant-owners' societies;
  • housing co-operatives; and
  • mutual real estate limited companies.

Usually, private traders do not need to file their financial statements with the Trade Register.

The fi­nan­ci­al pe­ri­od has en­ded

LLCs and co-ope­ra­ti­ves

File the financial statements directly with the Finnish Trade Register using our online service at ytj.fi when the general meeting has approved the financial statements. The online service is available in Finnish and in Swedish.

Go to our instructions: Limited liability companies and co-operatives: how to file financial statements

Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements with tax returns with the Trade Register.

Tra­de Re­gis­ter

Once your financial statements have been registered, you will receive a register extract to your company’s mailing address recorded in the Finnish Business Information System at ytj.fi.

The details in the financial statements are public and available from the PRH Virre Information Service.Open link in a new tab

Fi­ling fi­nan­ci­al sta­te­ments wit­hin 6 mont­hs from the end of the fi­nan­ci­al pe­ri­od

Tra­de Re­gis­ter

Once your financial statements have been registered, you will receive a register extract to your company’s mailing address recorded in the Finnish Business Information System at ytj.fi.

The details in the financial statements are public and available from the PRH Virre Information Service.Open link in a new tab

Pri­va­te tra­ders

If certain requirements under the law are met, file the financial statements with the Finnish Trade Register.

Go to our instructions: Private traders: how to file financial statements with the Trade Register.

General / limited partnerships

If certain requirements under the law are met, financial statements are filed with the Finnish Trade Register.

Go to our instructions: General partnerships and limited partnerships: how to file financial statements with the Trade Register.

Fi­ling fi­nan­ci­al sta­te­ments wit­hin 8 mont­hs from the end of the fi­nan­ci­al pe­ri­od

LLCs and co-ope­ra­ti­ves

File the financial statements with the Finnish Trade Register when the general meeting has approved the financial statements.

Go to our instructions: Limited liability companies and co-operatives: how to file financial statements with the Trade Register.

Tra­de Re­gis­ter

Once your financial statements have been registered, you will receive a register extract to your company’s mailing address recorded in the Finnish Business Information System at ytj.fi.

The details in the financial statements are public and available from the PRH Virre Information Service.Open link in a new tab

Over 8 mont­hs from the end of the fi­nan­ci­al pe­ri­od

All com­pa­ny ty­pes

Your financial statements are late. File your financial statements without delay.

Go to our instructions: Filing financial statements late with the Trade Register.

Tra­de Re­gis­ter

Filing is subject to a charge.

We will charge a handling fee for delayed financial statements even if your company did not get a reminder before the deadline.

Go to our instructions: Filing financial statements late with the Trade Register.

Once your financial statements have been registered, you will receive a register extract to your company’s mailing address recorded in the Finnish Business Information System at ytj.fi.

The details in the financial statements are public and available from the PRH Virre Information Service.Open link in a new tab

1 year from the end of the fi­nan­ci­al pe­ri­od

LLCs and co-ope­ra­ti­ves

You have not filed your financial statements with the Finnish Trade Register. Your company may be removed from the Finnish Trade Register or ordered into liquidation.

Go to our instructions: The PRH deregisters limited liability companies and co-operatives that have not filed their financial statements.

Tra­de Re­gis­ter

‍You will receive a reminder letter to the company’s mailing address recorded in the Finnish Business Information System at ytj.fi.