Finland (FI)

Overview

Registry

PRH (Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus)Finnish Patent and Registration Office; maintains the Trade Register (Kaupparekisteri)

Finnish company data in the Enhanced Profile is sourced from the Trade Register (Kaupparekisteri) maintained by PRH. You get the Business ID (Y-tunnus) as the primary identifier, company name, legal form, status, registered address, share capital when available, and legal representatives.

Company Identifiers

Identifier	Format	Example	Notes
Y-tunnus (Business ID)	7 digits + hyphen + 1 check digit	`2552951-7`	Primary company identifier; check digit uses modulo-11 validation
VAT Number	FI + 8 digits	`FI25529517`	European VAT identifier

Search Capabilities

Search Method	Supported
Search by registration number (Business ID)	Yes
Search by company name	Yes

Data Availability

Data Point	Available
Company Name	Yes
Registered Address	Yes
Legal Form	Yes
Registration Date	Yes
Status	Yes
Representatives	Yes
Shareholders	No
Share Capital	Yes
UBOs	No

Legal Forms

The Enhanced Profile returns legal form as an English description. The registry uses form codes; the main types you may see are listed below.

Limited and public companies

Code	Finnish	English
OY	Osakeyhtiö	Limited company
OYJ	Julkinen osakeyhtiö	Public limited company

Partnerships and sole trader

Code	Finnish	English
AY	Avoin yhtiö	Partnership
KY	Kommandiittiyhtiö	Limited partnership
YEH	Yksityinen elinkeinonharjoittaja	Private trader

Cooperatives and banks

Code	Finnish	English
OK	Osuuskunta	Co-operative
OP	Osuuspankki	Co-operative bank
SP	Säästöpankki	Savings bank

European and branches

Code	Finnish	English
SE	Eurooppayhtiö	European company
SCE	Eurooppaosuuskunta	European co-operative society
SCP	Eurooppaosuuspankki	European co-operative bank
ETY	Eurooppalainen taloudellinen etuyhtymä	European economic interest grouping
ETS	ETEY:n sivuliike Suomessa	Finnish branch of a European economic interest grouping
SL	Ulkomaisen elinkeinonharjoittajan sivuliike	Branch of a foreign trader

Foundations, associations and other

Code	Finnish	English
SÄÄ	Säätiö	Foundation
TYH	Taloudellinen yhdistys	Association for carrying on economic activity
AYH	Aatteellinen yhdistys	Non-profit association
AOY	Asunto-osakeyhtiö	Housing company
ASY	Asumisoikeusyhdistys	Right-of-occupancy association
KKOY	Keskinäinen kiinteistöosakeyhtiö	Limited liability joint-stock property company
VLL	Valtion liikelaitos	State-owned company
VOY	Vakuutusosakeyhtiö	Limited insurance company
VOJ	Julkinen vakuutusosakeyhtiö	Public limited insurance company
KVY	Keskinäinen vakuutusyhtiö	Mutual insurance company
KVJ	Julkinen keskinäinen vakuutusyhtiö	Public mutual insurance company
HY	Hypoteekkiyhdistys	Mortgage society
VY	Vakuutusyhdistys	Insurance association

Status Codes

The Enhanced Profile returns a status description and a normalized status (Active or Inactive).

Code	Finnish	English	Normalized Status
R	Rekisterissä	In the register	Active
L	Lakannut	Dissolved	Inactive
P	—	(other state)	Inactive

Address Format

Addresses in the Enhanced Profile include street name, city, postcode, and country (Finland). Example format:

Mannerheimintie 10, 00100 Helsinki, Finland

Address components in the profile

Component	Description
streetName	Street address (single line)
city	City or locality
postcode	Postal code
country	Finland

Implementation Notes

The Finnish registry holds data in Finnish and Swedish. The Enhanced Profile returns English descriptions for legal form and representative roles.

Representatives

Representatives in the Enhanced Profile include role (in English), an active flag, birth date when available, and name. Roles you may see include:

Role
Chairperson
Vice-chairperson
Ordinary member
Deputy member
Managing Director
Substitute for the Managing Director
Deputy Managing Director
Holder of procuration
Representative
Substitute representative
Director
Auditor
Additional auditor
Auditor with principal responsibility
Liquidator
Deputy liquidator
In charge of administration
House Manager
Trader

Place of residence is not included in the profile.

Capital

When share capital is available, the Enhanced Profile returns totalCapital with:

totalValue: Capital amount
quantity: Amount of shares
currency: Currency code (e.g. EUR)

No per-share-class breakdown is returned; only total capital is provided.

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Overview

Registry

Company Identifiers

Search Capabilities

Data Availability

Legal Forms

Status Codes

Address Format

Address components in the profile

Implementation Notes

Representatives

Capital

​Overview

Registry

​Company Identifiers

​Search Capabilities

​Data Availability

​Legal Forms

​Status Codes

​Address Format

​Address components in the profile

​Implementation Notes

​Representatives

​Capital

Overview

Company Identifiers

Search Capabilities

Data Availability

Legal Forms

Status Codes

Address Format

Address components in the profile

Implementation Notes

Representatives

Capital