Com­pa­nies and or­gan­i­sa­tions

Most com­pa­nies must file a no­ti­fica­tion of their ac­tual be­ne­fi­cial ow­ners with the Fin­nish Tra­de Re­gis­ter and the­reaf­ter keep the de­tails in the Tra­de Re­gis­ter up to date. For ex­am­ple, li­mi­ted lia­bi­li­ty com­pa­nies and co-ope­ra­ti­ves must file a no­ti­fica­tion of be­ne­fi­cial ow­ners. The com­pa­ny must file a no­ti­fica­tion even if the com­pa­ny has no be­ne­fi­cial ow­ners or the com­pa­ny does not know them. The no­ti­fica­tion is free of char­ge.

The new Tra­de Reg­is­ter Act en­te­red into force on 1 June 2023 and amend­ments to the Act en­te­red into force on 1 Jan­u­ary 2025. Parts of the Act will not take ef­fect un­til 2026 and 2027.

We have com­pi­led in­for­ma­tion about how you can pro­tect your­self from scams in Tra­de Reg­is­ter and tra­de­mark mat­ters.