About the site

Distributed production

At our office, the production and updating of the prh.fi website is organised in the following way:

Ms Leena-Liisa Lehikoinen is the Web Editor-in-Chief.
Ms Kirsi Lahtinen, Head of Services, is responsible for the Trade Register, Register of Foundations, and Enterprise Mortgages sections.
Ms Riitta Lae, Deputy Director, is responsible for the Register of Associations section.
Mr Tapio Priia, Deputy Director, is responsible for the Trademarks and Registered Designs sections.
Ms Kristiina Grönlund, Director, is responsible for the Patents and Utility Models sections.
Ms Leena-Liisa Lehikoinen, Web Editor-in-Chief, is responsible for the About NBPR section.
Mr Vesa Halme, Webmaster, is responsible for the technical functioning of the website.

Please let us know if you notice any errors or inaccurate information on this website so that we can correct them as soon as possible. You can also make suggestions for improvement.

Please use the Send feedback page when you send us your messages.

You can use the horizontal menu to find your way to the main sections, i.e. the core functions of our office: Trade Register, Register of Associations, Register of Foundations, Enterprise Mortgages, Trademarks, Registered Designs, Patents, and Utility Models. Our services and the About NBPR section have their own separate pages on the website.

In each main section, there are text elements on each side of the body text: on the left-hand side there is a main menu and, on the right-hand side, price lists, forms, statistics etc. By clicking on the shortcuts, you gain direct access to the most essential pages or services in that section. In some sections, there are also text or picture banners which give you further information about our services.

Our services available in English can be found through the main page of the website. By clicking the logos at the bottom of the page, you can also visit the websites of our co-operative partners such as the Finnish Business Information System (BIS) and Enterprise Finland. News and events can be found in the Current affairs section.

The website's colours are based on our house style, i.e. the blue colour of our office, which is highlighted in places with other house style colours.

The layout was designed by Logica Suomi Oy, and the usability tests were conducted by Blue Meteorite Ltd. Abako Media Oy is responsible for the technical implementation, and the website was built by using the Abako Stato 4 Portal program. The picture on the main page of the website is from iStockphoto LP.

Compatibility with web browsers and operating systems

The website has been tested with the following common combinations of web browsers and operating systems:

Firefox 3 or later
Safari 4 or later
Chrome 5 or later
Opera 10 or later
IE 6 or later
IE 7 or later

If the pages do not load correctly, try the following:

empty the cache
close your web browser (all windows) and start again, or
shutdown and restart your computer.

Attachments

The attachments used on this site are in most cases pdf files, and you need a program, e.g. Adobe Reader, to read them. You can download the program for free at www.adobe.com.

You need the Media Player or Real Player program to watch video files on the site. Download Media Player or Real Player (both free of charge).

RSS feeds

You can subscribe to RSS feeds about our latest news or website updates.

Most web browsers allow you to subscribe to RSS feeds by using an RSS button, link or icon.

Copyright

The NBPR owns the copyright to the texts and images published on the website.

The text materials can be used and linked freely as long as the source is acknowledged. Use of the material for commercial purposes requires prior agreement with the NBPR.

Legal notice

The distributed production is responsible for the website.

In making the contents available, every effort is made to keep the information up-to-date and accurate. The NBPR is not responsible for any expenses or damage incurred by the user because of errors that might exist on the site. Nor is the NBPR responsible for any harm caused by technical errors.

Handling of personal data

The NBPR is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of visitors to the website, as required by the Personal Data Act. We do not collect data that would make it possible to identify individual visitors.

Cookies

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Session cookies are stored in the computer's memory during a browsing session and are deleted when the browser is closed.

Only tracking cookies (permanent cookies) that are used to identify new and returning visitors are stored.

Data collected by cookies:

the user’s IP address
time of day
the pages viewed
browser type

The data helps us to improve the functionality and contents of the website.

Most web browsers allow you to deactivate the storing of cookies.