About the Trade Register

The Finnish Trade Register is a public register that contains information on traders, i.e. businesses. As a rule, all businesses have to be registered at the Trade Register. Businesses also have to notify the register of any changes in their registered details. Most businesses must also submit their financial statements to the register. Each year the Trade Register registers

• about 30,000 new businesses;
• about 115,000 changes to registered company details; and
• about 175,000 financial statements.

More information: See our statistics pages.

Joint notification procedure with the Tax Administration

The Trade Register has a joint notification procedure and a data service with the Tax Administration.

More information: the Business Information System

Information on the handling of notifications and the legal effects of registration

In this section you will get answers to questions such as:

• How long will the processing of a notification take?
• Where can I get advice before I submit my notification?
• How does the Trade Register process the notification? What are the different phases in the processing?
• How are personal details processed at the Trade Register?
• What are the legal effects of registration?

Trade Register information available to everyone

Trade Register information is easy to access in our newly launched Virre Information Service.
See what our web service has to offer.

I am starting up a business - where do I get advice?

The Trade Register gives you advice in how to report a new business for registration in the Trade Register, but not in other practical arrangements of starting up a business. If you need help in choosing the corporate form, or testing your business idea, or getting financing, the EnterpriseFinland site, coordinated by the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, is the ideal place for you.

More information: EnterpriseFinland