Application for liquidation of a deregistered limited liability company with the Trade Register
These instructions are intended for deregistered limited liability companies.
If a limited liability company is still in the Finnish Trade Register, go to our instructions: Ordering a limited liability company into liquidation or removing it from the Finnish Trade Register.
What is an application for liquidation of a deregistered limited liability company?
The PRH orders a deregistered limited liability company into liquidation upon application if liquidation measures are needed after deregistration.
However, if the company does not have enough assets to cover the costs of liquidation, or there is no information on the assets, and no shareholder, creditor or other party undertakes to bear the liquidation costs, the PRH will not order the company into liquidation.
Who can file
A shareholder, creditor or any other party whose rights may depend on ordering the company into liquidation can file the application.
Fee
The handling fee for applying liquidation is 55 euros.
If you use the same application to apply for a public summons, the handling fee for a public summons is 200 euros.
Pay the handling fee in advance and enclose the receipt with your application. See our payment instructions.
How to apply
Submit your application using the online form 'Application for liquidation of a deregistered company'Avautuu uuteen välilehteen in Finnish or Swedish.
From 1 January 2026, it is not possible to file applications on paper forms.
Pay the handling fee in advance.
Log in and enter the following details:
- Why the company needs liquidation measures
- Name and position of the applicant(s)
- Report on the company’s assets to cover the liquidation costs or the name of the person liable for the liquidation costs
- Name and personal identity code of the liquidator and confirmation that the liquidator has consented to the assignment
You can apply for a public summons using the same application or apply for it separately. A public summons is required for liquidation. You must always apply for it, even if the company has no debts.
Attach receipts for the handling fee.
Please note: Do not add any attachments other than payment receipts to your application, as they will not be considered. If other attachments are needed to handle the application, the PRH will ask for them.
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What happens after ordering a company into liquidation?
After the company has been ordered into liquidation, the liquidator follows the voluntary liquidation procedure. If you did not use the same application to apply for a public summons after the company has been ordered into liquidation, the liquidator will apply for a public summons.
Please note: you must always apply for a public summons, even if the company has no debts.
Instructions and prices for applying for a public summons and filing a dissolved company and final accounts.
See the legislation for more information
Provisions on liquidation of a deregistered limited liability company are given in chapter 20, section 22 of the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act.
Read more about the Limited Liability Companies Act in the reference database of Finnish legislation Finlex in FinnishAvautuu uuteen välilehteen and Swedish.Avautuu uuteen välilehteen