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Guided set-up package for limited liability companies in the online service at ytj.fi (documents are created by the service)

Start a limited liability company in the online service at ytj.fi. Please note that the service is only available in Finnish and Swedish.

This page provides instructions concerning the guided set-up package for a limited liability company in the online service at ytj.fi. The service creates a memorandum of association and standard articles of association for the company.

Select the guided set-up package in the online service at ytj.fi in the following cases:

  • There is no subscription price for the shares, and the share capital is 0 euros.
  • All the shareholders are adults.
  • All the shareholders, members of the board of directors, and the managing director, if any, have a Finnish personal identity code and either personal internet banking codes, a mobile certificate, or an electronic identity card (HST card).
  • All the auditors, holders of procuration rights and persons authorised to represent the company, if any, have a Finnish personal identity code.
  • Standard articles of association are sufficient.
Otherwise, select the start-up notification for limited liability companies in the online service at ytj.fi (you will add drafted documents yourself). Read more about the start-up notification for a limited liability company in the online service at ytj.fi.

Filing and signing of the notification

A member or a deputy member of the board of directors signs the start-up notification. If the company to be incorporated has holders of a procuration or persons entitled to represent the company, all board members must sign the notification in the online service.

All shareholders sign the memorandum of association in the online service.

All board members and the managing director, if any, sign in the online service a statement that confirms that the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act has been complied with.

When to file

You must complete the process of the guided set-up package in the online service at ytj.fi within 60 days of starting the notification. Otherwise, both the notification and the incorporation will lapse, which means that no company will be formed.

How to file

To log in to the online service at ytj.fi, you need to have a Finnish personal identity code and either personal internet banking codes, a mobile certificate, or an electronic identity card (HST card).

After you have logged in to the service, select “Yrityksen perustaminen”/“Grunda företag” on the front page and after that “Ohjattu perustamispaketti”/“Handlett etableringspaket” under “Perusta osakeyhtiö”/“Grunda aktiebolag”. Please note the following: We are revamping the online service at ytj.fi. At this stage, you will be directed to the revamped view of the service.

File the following details in the online service:

An actual beneficial owner can also be a foreign person. In such a case, file this person’s date of birth and home address, and attach a passport copy or another proof of identity.

Please note the following: If any other person than an actual beneficial owner does not have a Finnish personal identity code, it is not possible to start a limited liability company using the guided package. Go to the front page of the online service at ytj.fi and select “Yrityksen perustaminen”/”Grunda företag” and after that “Osakeyhtiön perustamisilmoitus”/”Etableringsanmälan för aktiebolag”.

Read more about permits for persons living permanently outside the European Economic Area.

The service creates a memorandum of association and standard articles of association.

Fees

The online filing fee is 280 euros. Pay the fee after signing the notification in the online service at ytj.fi.
The fee for an auxiliary company name is 70 euros per name. Read more about auxiliary company names.

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Monitor the progress of your notification

You can monitor the progress of your notification using the notification search in the Virre Information Service. Go to the notification search in Virre.Open link in a new tab

Printable version Latest update 06.02.2024