Schmidt & Schmidt provides extracts from the commercial register of Finland with a translation and an apostille.
The Finnish Trade Register is administered by the National Board of Patents and Registration (NBRP) along with the Tax Administration. The Finnish Trade Register is available via the Business Information Service (BIS) – a public information source than contains data about all businesses in the country. Moreover, annual financial statements of most firms are also available in the register.
Submission of data in the register is an obligatory procedure in Finland. There is a considerable number of entries added to the register every year:
- About 30 000 new companies
- About 80 000 changes to registered company details
- About 200 000 annual financial statements
Information has been kept on the register since 1860. The data subject to be submitted to the register is stated in the 1979 Trade Register Act, and the amount of required data depends on the type of business. The aim of the Trade Register is to gather and verify corporate information, provide public access to it, and, as a result, ensure business transparency in the country.
An extract from the Trade Register of Finland can be used in order to:
- Obtain detailed information about potential business partners
- Negotiate foreign trade agreements
- Register legal entities with foreign participation
- Check background information about prospective employers
- File legal claims
An extract is provided in the form of a PDF-file in Finnish, English or Swedish. Original documents can be translated, sent by post, in a notarised or apostilled form.
Current extract (Certificate of Registration) is an official document that contains up-to-date information about a company, eg. legal name, registration number, date of registration, legal address, and key management. This extract can be requested for a certain date and contain information about a company’s condition at some point in the past. This extract is available in Finnish, but for an extra fee it can be obtained in English or Swedish as well.
Current extract from commercial register of Finland contains following information:
- Foundation date
- Full legal name
- Type of business
- Legal address
- Main activities
- Contact information
- Tax ID number
- Board members
- Annual financial statements
- Bankruptcy or dissolution records
NB: Information about some companies may be unavailable, or available for a fee.
Inquiries are processed from 30 minutes.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 261,80 € | from 220,00 € |
Annual financial statement is legal entities in Finland are required by law to publish their financial statements, such as balance sheets and profits/losses reports. This document allows to check financial condition of a company and its solvency.
Inquiries are processed from 30 minutes.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 261,80 € | from 220,00 € |
Charter documents contain relevant information at the moment of a company’s registration.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 261,80 € | from 220,00 € |
Historical extract contains information valid at a certain period of company’s history, as well as the record of changes, eg. name, address, type of business and management and also following information:
- Registration date
- Place of registration
- Share capital.
- Field of activity
- Information about board
NB: Information about some companies may be unavailable, or available for a fee.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 261,80 € | from 220,00 € |
To get a required document, we will need the following information about a company:
- Full legal name
- Incomplete name with full legal address
- ID number
Main types of businesses in Finland:
Legal entities:
Julkinen asakeyhtio (OYJ) – joint-stock company
Osakeyhtiö (OY) – limited liability company
Unincorporated:
Toiminimi – individual entrepreneur
Avoin yhtiö (AY) – full partnership
Hiljainen yhtiö – secret partnership
Kommandittiyhtiö (KY) – limited partnership
Osuuskunta (OSK) – cooperative
Siviiliyhtiö – non-profit organization
We provide extracts from the register in strict compliance with the legislation of the Republic of Finland and the General Data Protection Regulation.
Inquiries are processed within one working day. Courier delivery of apostilled documents is paid separately by courier service tariffs.
You can order free preliminary availability check of required information on our website.
Apostille for extracts from commercial register of Finland
Finland acceded to the The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents on 27 June 1985.
Therefore, the documents issued in Finland are subject to a simplified apostilling procedure, thus the documents gain full legal value in Convention member states after notarised translation.
Apostilling usually takes about two weeks.
In addition, you can order notarised translation from Finnish.
