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Finland

Check the online formation route, identity requirements and recurring disclosure duties.

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Options to investigate

  • Limited liability company (Oy)

This is a review of the requirements below, not a complete incorporation guide or a finding that you are eligible. Incorporation does not establish bank, tax or immigration eligibility.

Official requirements

Registration creates the company

PRH states that a limited liability company comes into being through registration in the Finnish Trade Register. A company may be established with or without share capital.

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Source section: Start a limited liability company · Claim checked 2026-09-14

Choose the appropriate online application

The guided package requires Finnish personal identity codes for the persons filed and other conditions. PRH describes an alternative start-up notification when those conditions are not met.

Read Finnish Patent and Registration Office ↗

Source section: Starting up online: alternatives A and B · Claim checked 2026-09-14

Keep filings current

PRH lists beneficial-owner details and approved financial statements among information to maintain, including financial statements when the company is inactive.

Read Finnish Patent and Registration Office ↗

Source section: A limited liability company involves obligations · Claim checked 2026-09-14

Questions to resolve before proceeding

Byrvia’s research checklist: use these questions with the registry, a suitable adviser and prospective providers.

  • Which filing route and electronic identification can you use?
  • Do your proposed directors meet the applicable residence rules?

What this record does not establish

Your effective tax bill, remote account approval, immigration rights, service-provider pricing and completion dates have not been established. No zero values or suitability scores are assigned to these unknowns.

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