Filing financial statements with the Trade Register
Most companies must file their financial statements with the Finnish Trade Register. See the timeline below to check when to file your financial statements. Go to our instructions via the links below or the menu on the left.
The following companies do not need to file their financial statements with the Trade Register:
- housing companies;
- tenant-owners' societies;
- housing co-operatives; and
- mutual real estate limited companies.
Usually, private traders do not need to file their financial statements with the Trade Register.
Filing financial statements within 4 months from the end of the financial period
LLCs and co-operatives
Also: co-operative banks, savings banks, and mutual insurance companies
File your financial statements with your tax return with the Finnish Tax Administration. The details are transferred to the Trade Register.
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements with tax returns with the Trade Register.
Trade Register
Once your financial statements have been registered, you will receive an extract from the register to your company’s mailing address recorded in the Trade Register.
The details on the financial statements are public and available from the PRH Virre Information Service.
Filing financial statements within 6 months from the end of the financial period
Branches
Go to our instructions: How to file branches' financial statements with the Trade register.
Also: savings banks, insurance associations, mortgage societies, and European Economic Interest Groupings
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements with the Trade Register.
Trade Register
Once your financial statements have been registered, you will receive an extract from the register to your company’s mailing address recorded in the Trade Register.
The details on the financial statements are public and available from the PRH Virre Information Service.
Private traders
If certain requirements under the law are met, financial statements are filed with the Trade Register.
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements with the Trade Register.
General / limited partnerships
If certain requirements under the law are met, financial statements are filed with the Trade Register.
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements with the Trade Register.
After 6.5 months from the end of the financial period
LLCs and co-operatives
Your financial statements have not arrived in the Trade Register.
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements with the Trade Register.
Trade Register
You will receive a reminder letter to the company’s mailing address recorded in the Trade Register.
Filing financial statements within 8 months from the end of the financial period
LLCs and co-operatives
Also: public limited liability companies and co-operative banks
In the following situations:
- Your financial statements have not arrived in the Trade Register with your tax return.
- Your tax assessment has ended and your financial statements can no longer be filed with your tax return.
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements with the Trade Register.
The same 8 months applies to the following company types: insurance companies, public insurance companies, mutual insurance companies, public mutual insurance companies, and European companies (Societas Europaea).
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements with the Trade Register.
Trade Register
Once your financial statements have been registered, you will receive an extract from the register to your company’s mailing address recorded in the Trade Register.
The details on the financial statements are public and available from the PRH Virre Information Service.
Over 8 months from the end of the financial period
All company types
Your financial statements are late. File your financial statements without delay.
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements late with the Trade Register.
Trade Register
Filing is subject to a charge.
Once your financial statements have been registered, you will receive an extract from the register to your company’s mailing address recorded in the Trade Register.
The details on the financial statements are public and available from the PRH Virre Information Service.
1 year from the end of the financial period
LLCs and co-operatives
You have not filed your financial statements with the Trade Register. Your company may be removed from the Trade Register.
Trade Register
You will receive a reminder letter to the company’s mailing address recorded in the Trade Register.
Current affairs
- Our customer service in Helsinki is closed until 31 January 2021 – online services are running normally 05.01.2021
- Our customer service in Helsinki is closed until 10 January 2021 – online services are running normally 17.12.2020
- Limited liability companies and co-operatives: File your financial statements by 22 March 2021 to avoid deregistration 11.12.2020
- Our customer service in Helsinki is closed from 1 to 18 December 2020, please use our online services 30.11.2020
- Limited liability companies and co-operatives: Submit your financial statements and your company avoids deregistration 05.11.2020