Company formation in Finland

Important: a non-resident's right to own the company does not automatically grant a right to live, work or manage it from that country. Immigration, work permits, substance, effective management and tax residence are assessed separately.

• —Nordic-facing technology, SaaS and professional services with genuine Finnish business rationale.
• —Operating subsidiaries with an EEA-resident governance solution or pre-approved PRH permit route.
• —Founder teams able to maintain Finnish domicile, official contact and accounting/reporting.

• —Osakeyhtiö (Oy), a private limited company whose statutory minimum share capital may be €0.
• —Julkinen osakeyhtiö (Oyj), a public limited company with minimum share capital of €80,000.
• —Avoin yhtiö, a general partnership.
• —Kommandiittiyhtiö, a limited partnership with general and silent partners.
• —An osuuskunta, branch of a foreign organisation and private trader for suitable member/foreign/personal models.

• —A Finnish domicile/municipality and address/contact details, memorandum, articles, board and beneficial-owner data.
• —An Oy may have zero share capital, but adequate operating funding and solvency duties remain.
• —At least one ordinary board member and, separately, one deputy member must reside in the EEA, unless PRH grants a permit.
• —A managing director residing outside the EEA requires PRH permission; residence, not citizenship, is decisive.
• —If no registered officer/signatory resident in the EEA can receive service, a Finland-resident representative may be required.

• —A passport or other acceptable ID for every founder, director, signatory and ultimate beneficial owner (UBO).
• —Current proof of residential address and tax residence for every person subject to verification.
• —A transparent ownership chart through to natural persons; a corporate participant also provides an extract, constitutional documents, good standing and an investment resolution.
• —A description of the activity, markets, counterparties, expected turnover, source of funds and source of wealth, supported by evidence.
• —Memorandum/articles, Finnish domicile/address, board/deputy/MD, signing powers, ownership and financial year.
• —Finnish identity codes/e-authentication for the guided route or the alternative foreign-person filing documents and passport copies.
• —A PRH permit application and certified enclosures where no qualifying EEA-resident officer is available.
• —Certified corporate-founder records and Finnish/Swedish translations where required.

1. 01Conduct an individual review of Oy/Oyj/branch, the Finnish-ID route, EEA residence, PRH permits, representative, activity and tax links.
2. 02Agree the memorandum/articles, domicile/address, board/deputy/MD, signing rights and beneficial owners.
3. 03File through the appropriate online PRH/YTJ route and submit any permit/foreign-person attachments.
4. 04After registration, complete beneficial-owner, tax/VAT/payroll, accounting and separate bank/EMI onboarding.

• —A Finnish Oy files corporate income tax; the current rate, deductions and innovation/group treatment are checked for the relevant period.
• —VAT, payroll/social insurance and withholding depend on activities, personnel and distributions.
• —Foreign effective management, permanent establishment and related-party dealings require separate analysis.

General overview, not personal tax or legal advice. Rules are rechecked before filing.

• —Zero statutory capital does not remove operating-funding, solvency or bank KYB requirements.
• —A bank/EMI independently reviews Finnish nexus, board/representative roles, UBOs, contracts and source of funds.

• —Annual financial statements are filed with PRH in the applicable format, with an audit where thresholds require it.
• —Corporate tax, VAT/payroll filings and compliant accounting records.
• —Current beneficial-owner and Trade Register details; official address/representative and governance are maintained.

• —A zero-capital Oy must not be presented as requiring no genuine funding or solvency planning.
• —Board, deputy and managing-director residence tests are separate; satisfying one role does not cure another.
• —Incorporation does not disapply UBO disclosure, AML/KYC or sanctions screening by the registrar, notary, provider, tax authority or financial institution.
• —The place of incorporation does not automatically determine tax residence: effective management, permanent establishment, CFC rules and the owners' personal residence require separate analysis.
• —Registration does not grant a licence, residence or work rights and does not guarantee a bank or EMI account.

• —Individual coordination of PRH/YTJ, foreign-person forms, EEA governance/permits, the Finland representative and accountant/KYB hand-off.
• —Comparison of entity forms, ownership structure, governance, tax links and substance requirements before filing.
• —Coordination of the address, notary, lawyer or authorised representative, translations, apostille and the corporate pack.
• —Preparation of a verifiable KYB data room and responses to legitimate compliance requests without promising a bypass, approval or timing.
• —Accountant hand-off and creation of an accounts, tax, VAT, payroll, UBO, licence and registry compliance calendar.

The exact Basic scope and all exclusions are listed in the pricing section above. Non-standard structures and external costs are agreed before payment.

Requirements checked on August 9, 2026. Before filing, we recheck rules, forms, fees and restrictions with the registration authority.