Liq­ui­da­tion of lim­ited li­a­bil­ity com­pa­nies - No­ti­fi­ca­tion of dis­so­lu­tion and fi­nal set­tle­ment with the Trade Reg­is­ter

The company is deemed to have been dissolved once the liquidators have presented the final settlement to the General Meeting.

When the liquidator has completed the tasks and the General Meeting has inspected the final settlement, the liquidator files two notifications with the Finnish Trade Register:

1. Notification of dissolution of the limited liability company
2. Final settlement

1. Notification of dissolution of the limited liability company

Who can file

The notification must be signed by a liquidator, or by someone authorised by that person. Procuration rights are not enough to sign a notification to the Finnish Trade Register.

If an authorised person signs the notification, enclose a certified copy of a special power of attorney or the original general power of attorney.

Price

The notification is free of charge.

What forms and attachments do I need?

Download and save the following forms to your computer and fill them in:

• ​Form Y4​
• ​Appendix Form 15 in Finnish​
• ​Appendix Form 15 in Swedish​
• ​Personal Data Form​

Please note that you must fill in the forms in either Finnish or in Swedish.

In Form Y4, fill in the basic information and indicate that the company has been dissolved.

In Appendix Form 15 (‘Liite 15’), fill in the company name (‘Yrityksen toiminimi’) and the Business ID (‘Yritys- ja yhteisötunnus’). Also fill in the following details in the sections concerning liquidation (‘Selvitystila’):

• the date when the final accounts were approved by the General Meeting (‘Lopputilityksen hyväksymispäivä yhtiökokouksessa’)
• the section concerning the accounting material (‘Kirjanpitoaineisto’)
  • the name of the person keeping the accounting material after the dissolution (‘Nimi' (Kirjanpitoaineiston säilyttäjä lopettamisen jälkeen)’)
  • his or her postal address, postal code, and town/city (contact details are not necessary, if the person in question has a Finnish personal identity code) (‘Postiosoite (ei täytetä, jos henkilöllä on suomalainen henkilötunnus)’, ‘Postinumero’, ‘Postitoimipaikka’).

Use the personal data form to file any personal identification details with the Finnish Trade Register. Do not include personal identity codes or home addresses on any other notification forms.

Attach the minutes of the General Meeting where the final accounts were presented (for example a certified copy of the minutes).

Do not attach any documents that contain personal identity codes, home addresses, or other sensitive information, such as health details.

How to file

File your notification using the online form 'Notification to the Finnish Trade Register'Avautuu uuteen välilehteen in Finnish or Swedish.

From 1 January 2026, it is not possible to file notifications on paper forms.

Pay the handling fee in advance.

Log in and select what your notification relates to.

Enter the requested details and add the forms and attachments.

Remember to press Send ("Lähetä"/"Skicka").

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2. Final settlement

File the final settlement within two months from when the General Meeting has approved it. Go to our instructions on filing final settlements of limited liability companies.

Monitor the progress of your notification

​See the processing times in the Finnish Trade Reg­is­ter.

You can monitor the processing status of your notification to the Finnish Trade Register via the Notification Search in the Virre Information Service.Avautuu uuteen välilehteen​

See the legislation for more information

The liquidators must without delay register the dissolution (see Chapter 20, Section 17 of the Limited Liability Companies Act). See the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act on FinlexAvautuu uuteen välilehteen, the reference database of Finnish legislation.