I have been registered for a position without my consent
These instructions apply to situations where you have been registered for a position in a company, association or foundation without your consent.
Such a position may be, for example, a position as a board member or as an auditor.
If you have been registered for a position without your consent, file a rectification request with the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) yourself. Another person cannot file it on your behalf.
Filing the rectification request is free of charge.
Please note that these instructions do not concern a notification of own resignation. Go to our instructions on how to file the notification of own resignation free of charge:
- Termination of appointment in companies and notification of own resignation to the Finnish Trade Register
- Termination of appointment in associations and notification of own resignation to the Finnish Register of Associations
- Termination of appointment in foundations (the instructions in Finnish)
- Termination of appointment in foundations (the instructions in Swedish)
How to file the rectification request
File the rectification request
- either on our online form or
- as a free-form application, which you can send by post.
The request must include the following details:
- Your name and personal identity code for checking the details if you send the request by post
- Which of the following your rectification request concerns: company, association or foundation
- Name and Business ID of the company, association or foundation
- Position for which you have been registered without your consent
- A separate report explaining the reasons why the registered information about your position is inaccurate, and how it came to light that you were registered for the position without your consent. The report must be in PDF format if you file the rectification request on online form. Please note that we cannot process the rectification request without the report.
- Email address to which we will send the information on the processing of the request for rectification
To log in to the online form, 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).
Alternatively, you can send the request by post to the following address:
PRH
Legal Unit
FI-00091 PRH, Finland
Monitor the progress of your rectification request
After we have removed the inaccurate information from the details of the company, association or foundation, we will send a confirmation to the email address you have given.
We will process rectification requests as urgent.
See the legislation for more information
Removing inaccurate information from the details of a company, association or foundation is based on Article 16 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679). Go to the EUR-Lex website to read more about the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Avautuu uuteen välilehteen