Welcome to the Finnish Trade Register
The Finnish Trade Register is a public register that contains information on traders and businesses. The majority of businesses are limited liability companies and private traders. The register contains official details of businesses all over Finland. Read more.
Are you starting a business?
Do you need help with choosing a company form? Do you need help with practical arrangements of starting a business?
Read more about other service providers offering help for starting a business
Trade Register’s advisory service provides advice in matters relating to notifications and applications to be filed with the Trade Register.
Read more about the Advisory service of the Trade Register
How to file a notification to the Trade Register?
Are you starting a business? Are you changing your business details? Are you closing down your company?
Choose the type of notification and the correct company form in the left-hand menu for further instructions.
For more information about filing notifications with the Finnish VAT Register, Prepayment Register and Employer Register, visit the website of the Finnish Tax Administration at www.vero.fi.
Are you looking for information about businesses?
The Virre Information Service provides instant Trade Register information in electronic form.
Documents available in English include:
- translated information from the Trade Register extract
- the registration certificate
You can also make searches in English. Some information, for example financial statements, is available either in Finnish or in Swedish.
Monitor the progress of your notification online
Monitor the progress of your notification using the notification search in the Virre Information Service.
Search by using the Business ID or the record number. The following details are provided free of charge: date and time of arrival, status, and latest processing phase of the notification. Go to the notification search in Virre.
Current affairs
- Limited liability companies and co-operatives must submit financial statements to the Finnish Trade Register; even active businesses may risk deregistration 10.04.2018
- Limited liability companies and co-operatives: Submit your financial statements and your company avoids deregistration 10.04.2018
- Information about housing company shares in a new register starting from 2019 27.02.2018
- Limited liability companies and co-operatives: Submit your financial statements and your company avoids deregistration 13.02.2018