Finnish Register of Associations – handling fees
The handling fees of the Register of Associations are based on the Act on Fees Charged for the Services of the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (1032/1992) and on the Decree of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy on the Chargeable Services of the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (1090/2018).
Payment details
Account number | BIC/SWIFT code |
|---|---|
Danske Bank A/S, Suomen sivuliike FI85 8129 9710 0110 73 | DABAFIHH |
Nordea Bank Abp FI56 1804 3000 0157 50 | NDEAFIHH |
Finnish Patent and Registration Office
FI-00091 PRH, FINLAND
Tel. +358 29 509 5000
Business ID 0244683-1
VAT number FI02446831
Payment instructions for notifications filed online
You can pay your notification in our online filing service in Finnish and Swedish as soon as the chairperson has signed the notification.
Payment instructions for notifications submitted on paper
The notification fee has to be paid in advance, and the receipt must be enclosed with the notification. The notification cannot be admitted if the receipt is not submitted with it.
It is important that you submit your notification to us within a week after making the payment. If you submit it later, it will delay the processing of your notification.
The receipt, or a bank statement, must show the following details:
- The payer
- The recipient (Finnish Patent and Registration Office, PRH)
- The account number to which the money was transferred (PRH’s bank account)
- The bank’s archive number
- The sum paid in euros
- In the message field: type of notification (either start-up notification or notification of change) as well as the name of association and Business ID (if any). No reference number is needed.
You can pay the fee:
- to our bank account
- at our customer service
How to pay at the customer service point
If you deliver your application in person to our customer service point in Helsinki, you can pay the fee by debit or credit card (no cash payment). See the opening hours and contact details of our customer service point.Avautuu uuteen välilehteen
Service | Basic price (€) | VAT 0% | Price (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
Start-up notification of an association, via online filing service and using the guided process | 55.00 | 0.00 | 55.00 |
Start-up notification of an association (no preliminary check made), via online filing service | 110.00 | 0.00 | 110.00 |
Start-up notification of an association (preliminary check made), via online filing service | not currently available | ||
Start-up notification of an association (no preliminary check made), on paper | 110.00 | 0.00 | 110.00 |
Start-up notification of an association (preliminary check made), on paper | 110.00 | 0.00 | 110.00 |
Start-up notification of a religious community | 220.00 | 0.00 | 220.00 |
Start-up notification of a local community or congregation | 220.00 | 0.00 | 220.00 |
Start-up notification of a European grouping of territorial cooperation | 220.00 | 0.00 | 220.00 |
Service | Basic price (€) | VAT 0% | Price (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
Associations | |||
Notification of changes concerning the rules of an association (no preliminary check made), via online filing service | 110.00 | 0.00 | 110.00 |
Notification of changes concerning the rules of an association (preliminary check made), | 55.00 | 0.00 | 55.00 |
Notification of changes concerning the rules of an association (no preliminary check made), on paper | 110.00 | 0.00 | 110.00 |
Notification of changes concerning the chairperson, the executive committee, or persons entitled to sign for the association, via online filing service | 25.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 |
Notification of changes concerning the chairperson, the executive committee, or persons entitled to sign for the association, on paper | 25.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 |
Notification of resignation or the termination of an assignment entered in the register | free of charge | free of charge | |
Change of mailing address | free of charge | 0.00 | free of charge |
Notification of dissolution | free of charge | 0.00 | free of charge |
Central Chamber of Commerce or chambers of commerce | |||
Composition of organs of the Central Chamber of Commerce or chambers of commerce (section 2 of the Finnish Act on Chambers of Commerce) | 25.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 |
Religious communities, local communities, congregations | |||
Notification of changes concerning the bylaws of a religious community | 220.00 | 0.00 | 220.00 |
Notification of changes concerning the rules of a local community or congregation | 220.00 | 0.00 | 220.00 |
Notification of changes concerning the chairperson or executive committee of, or person entitled to sign for, a religious community, local community or congregation | 25.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 |
Notification of resignation or the termination of an assignment entered in the register | free of charge | 0.00 | free of charge |
Change of mailing address | free of charge | 0.00 | free of charge |
Notification of dissolution | free of charge | 0.00 | free of charge |
European groupings of territorial cooperation | |||
Notification of changes concerning the grouping's statute | 220.00 | 0.00 | 220.00 |
Notification of changes concerning the cooperation convention | 220.00 | 0.00 | 220.00 |
Notification of changes concerning the members or the right to sign on behalf of the grouping | 25.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 |
Change of mailing address | free of charge | 0.00 | free of charge |
Notification of dissolution | free of charge | 0.00 | free of charge |
Service | Basic price (€) | VAT 0% | Price (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
Financial statements from the Central Chamber of Commerce or chambers of commerce | free of charge | 0.00 | free of charge |
Service | Basic price (€) | VAT 0% | Price (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
Exemption for a chairperson living abroad | 110.00 | 0.00 | 110.00 |
Preliminary check of rules or rule changes | 385.00 | 0.00 | 385.00 |
Ordering the dissolution of an inactive association | 220.00 | 0.00 | 220.00 |