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Overview

As part of Kyckr’s migration from the EBR (European Business Registry Network) to a direct connection with PRH (Finnish Patent and Registration Office), we’ve updated Search, Lite Profile, Enhanced Profile, and Filing responses for Finland (ISO code FI). All four products remain available and have been improved with richer data, better address parsing, and broader coverage. A key addition is company number search, which was not previously available — customers can now search by both company name and registration number.

Search results

Search responses for Finland have been improved with richer data and a cleaner response structure following the direct registry connection. Previously, Finland search only supported name-based searches. After migration, both name search and number search are supported.

Response structure changes

Before (EBR — name search):
After (PRH — number search):

Key changes

The following fields are now populated in search responses:
  • legalFormField: Now populated with the company’s legal form (e.g., “Limited company”, “Limited partnership”)
  • legalStatusField: Now populated with the company’s registration status (e.g., “Dissolved”, “In the register”)
  • registrationNumberField: Now included, providing the company’s registration number
  • registrationDateField: Now included, providing the company’s registration date in ISO format
  • dateField: Now uses ISO format instead of DD/MM/YYYY
  • addressesField: Cleaner structure with countryField, postcodeField, and addressLine1Field populated; lineField array removed

Lite profile changes

The response structure has been updated due to the new provider, with improved address parsing, additional fields, and Finnish-language activity descriptions.

Response structure changes

Before (EBR):
After (PRH):

Field mapping changes

Address structure

The address structure has been improved with better parsing and more populated fields: Key improvements:
  • countryField is now populated (e.g., “Finland”)
  • cityTownField and postcodeField are now properly parsed and populated
  • addressLine1Field now contains just the street address (previously contained the entire address string)
  • lineField array has been removed in favour of structured address fields
  • addressLine2Field, addressLine3Field, addressLine4Field, and regionStateField have been removed

Company identification

Key changes:
  • registrationNumberField is now included, providing the registration number separately from codeField
  • foundationDateField is now populated with the company’s foundation date in ISO format
  • registrationDateField is now the registration date
Key changes:
  • legalStatusField now reflects PRH registry status values (e.g., “In the register”, “Registered”) instead of EBR values (e.g., “Active”)
  • normalizedLegalStatusField now uses title case ("Active") instead of uppercase ("ACTIVE")
  • registrationAuthorityField now reads “Finnish Patent and Registration Office” (previously “Finnish Trade Register”)

Additional fields

Enhanced profile changes

The response structure has been updated due to the new provider, with improved activity data, cleaner addresses, and updated director role terminology.

Response structure changes

Before (EBR):
After (PRH):

Field mapping changes

Address structure

The address structure has been simplified: Key improvements:
  • lineField array has been removed in favour of structured address fields
  • Address typeField (e.g., “Postal Address”) has been removed
  • addressInOneLineField format slightly changed (country and postcode order)

Directors and representatives

Key changes:
  • Directors continue to be available with role titles and birth dates
  • appointedOnField has been removed (previously empty)
  • Director role titles may differ between providers (e.g., “Accountable partner” → “Partner”)
Key changes:
  • legalFormField now uses English values (e.g., “Limited partnership”) instead of Finnish (e.g., “Kommandiittiyhtiö”)
  • legalFormDeclarationField is now included
  • legalStatusField now reflects PRH registry status values (e.g., “In the register”) instead of EBR values (e.g., “Registered”)
  • normalizedLegalStatusField now uses title case ("Active") instead of uppercase ("ACTIVE")
  • foundationDateField is now populated

Filing search changes

The filing search response has been updated following the migration to the direct PRH connection. The available document types have changed, with EBR-specific products removed and new PRH document types added. The specific documents available vary by company type.

Response structure changes

Before (EBR):
After (PRH):

Key changes

Removed products

The following EBR-specific products are no longer available:
  • Company Profile (EBR_CP) — EBR-sourced company profile PDF
  • Company Officials (EBR_CO) — EBR-sourced company officials PDF

New products

The specific documents available depend on company type. Examples of PRH document types now available:

Response structure changes

  • countryISOField is now included on all products (e.g., “FI”)
  • typeField now uses “Filing” for all products (previously used specific type codes like “EXTRACT_FROM_TRADE_REGISTER”)
  • productCodeField, displayDateField, and productDetailsField have been removed
  • continuationKeyField and transactionIdField have been removed from the response

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