Finland company types and available documents

In Finland, the Finnish Trade Register, maintained by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH), serves as the official register for businesses and legal entities. It ensures transparency and legal certainty by collecting and publishing key information such as company structure, representatives, and financial data. The PRH plays a vital role in promoting compliance, supporting entrepreneurship, and enabling public access to reliable corporate information. 

G-BRIS offers validated documents from the local business registry for the following entity types:   

Osakeyhtiö (oy) – Limited liability company
Toiminimi (tmi) – Sole proprietorship
Avoin yhtiö (ay) – General partnership
Kommandiittiyhtiö (ky) – Limited partnership
Julkinen osakeyhtiö (oyj) – Public limited company
Osuuskunta (osk) – Cooperative
Yhdistys (ry) – Association 

With G-BRIS, you can access the following validated company documents:   

Electronic association rules  

The document contains:  

• Association name 

• Domicile (registered location of the association) 

• Purpose of the association 

• Forms of activity 

• Membership categories and criteria 

• Member rights and obligations 

• Membership admission and resignation procedures 

• Membership fees (if any) 

• Governing bodies (e.g., board, general meeting) 

• Decision-making process 

• Rules for calling meetings and quorum 

• Voting rights and procedures 

• Board structure and election 

• Financial year 

• Auditing or financial review requirements 

• Amendment of rules 

• Dissolution of the association and asset distribution 

Electronic extract  

The document contains:  

• Personal Details 

• Registration Information 

• Legal Status 

• Business Information (if applicable) 

• Contact Information 

• Corporate Structure (if applicable) 

• Registered Offices (if applicable) 

• Authorization and Power of Attorney 

• Other Legal or Public Information 

 General data 

The document contains:  

• Company name 

• Business Identity Code 

• Trade name 

• Company type 

• Business activities 

• Company address 

• Company contact email address 

• Company website 

• Registration history 

Company extract in English 

The document contains:  

• Business identifiers (name, business ID, registration date, company type) 

• Contact details (postal and street address, email, website) 

• Names (official, parallel, and auxiliary company names)
  Registered office (domicile/city) 

• Share capital (amount and number of shares) 

• Financial period (start and end dates of fiscal year)
  Financial statements (most recent submissions) 

• Representation (legal and position-based signatory rights) 

• Persons (board members, managing director, holders of procuration) 

• Auditor details (auditor name and person with principal responsibility)
  Beneficial ownership (notification status) 

• Name history (past registered names and dates) 

Contents of the rules 

The document contains:  

• Company name 

• Domicile 

• Line of business 

• Board of directors 

• Managing director 

• Auditor 

• Notice for general meetings 

• Annual general meeting 

• Financial year 

• Statutory representation 

• Position-based representation 

Certified extract from the official record of correspondence (Trade Register) (ENG) 

The document contains:  

• Company name 

• Business Identity Code 

• Company type 

• Registered office (domicile) 

• Date of registration 

• Company address 

• Company contact email address 

• Company website 

• Parallel company name 

• Auxiliary company name 

• Line of business 

• Auxiliary company’s line of business 

• Accounting period 

• Share capital 

• Number of shares 

• Board of directors (chairperson and members) 

• Managing director 

• Auditor and principal responsible auditor 

• Procuration holders 

• Company representation rights 

• Former company name(s) 

• Most recent financial statements submitted
   

Certified extract from the official record of correspondence (Trade Register) (FIN) 

The document contains the same information as the “Certified Extract from the Official Record of Correspondence (Trade Register) (ENG)”, but in the local language. 

Details of the Abstract of the Register of Enterprise Mortgages 

The document contains:  

• Business identity code
  Enterprise mortgage status  

• Pending enterprise mortgage cases  

• Company name history 

• Date of document printing 

• Scope of data  

• Source of information  

Company registration extract 

The document contains:  

• Company name 

• Business Identity Code 

• Company type 

• Registered office (domicile) 

• Registration date 

• Issuance date of the extract 

Financial statements 

The document contains: 

• Board of Directors’ Report (includes management commentary and risk assessments) 

• Financial Statements: 

• Balance Sheet 

• Income Statement 

• Cash Flow Statement 

• Statement of Changes in Equity (if applicable) 

• Notes to the Financial Statements (including accounting policies and explanatory details) 

• Auditor’s Report (mandatory for most companies; exemption may apply to small private companies under thresholds) 

• Corporate Governance Statement (if applicable; listed companies only) 

• Remuneration Report (if applicable; listed companies only) 

• Consolidated Financial Statements (if applicable; required when part of a group): 

• Consolidated Balance Sheet 

• Consolidated Income Statement 

• Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 

• Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 

• Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

• Proposal for Profit Distribution or Loss Coverage (typically included in or following the Board of Directors’ Report) 

• Signatures of the Board of Directors and CEO 

• Minutes or Resolution of the Annual General Meeting Approving the Financial Statements 

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