Company registration in Finland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of service | Package Economy | Package Standard | Package Full | Package Plus | |
| Company registration, including the payment of state fees | + | + | + | + | |
| Notary Services | + | + | + | + | |
| Legal address for 1 year | + | + | + | + | |
| Required director (resident of Finland / EU) for 1 year | – | + | + | + | |
| Remote opening, including the transfer of power of attorney | – | – | + | + | |
| The account in the Finnish bank | – | – | – | + | |
| Accounting service for 1 year | on request | on request | on request | on request | |
| VAT number | on request | on request | on request | on request | |
| Total cost | 2050 EUR | 2750 EUR | 2750 EUR | 4250 EUR | |
| Annual service fee | 1150 EUR | 2350 EUR | 2350 EUR | 2350 EUR | |
Order | Order | Order | Order | ||
General information
Area – 338 430.53 sq. Km
Population – 770 000
Capital – Helsinki
Official language – Finnish, Swedish
Official currency – Euro (EUR)
Legal form of company
Joint Stock Company Osakeyhtiö (OY)
The cooperative Osuuskunta (Ok)
Key specials
Finland has agreements for the prevention of double taxation with following countries:
Australia, Austria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Great Britain, Hungary, Vietnam, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Denmark, Egypt, Zambia, Israel, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Canada, Qatar, Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, China, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Moldova, the Netherlands, New Zealand, UAE, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, USA, Tajikistan (not yet in force), Thailand, Tanzania, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Uruguay, the Philippines, France, Croatia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Estonia, South Africa, South Korea and Japan.
Corporate legistation
Companies Act (624/2006);
Law on the entry into force of the Companies Act (625/2006);
Law on the full and limited partnership (389/1988);
Act on the right to engage in entrepreneurial activities (122/1919);
The Law on the Trade Register (129/1979);
General Power of Attorney Act (130/1979).
Share capital
Joint Stock Company Osakeyhtiö Ou – 2500 EUR.
Cooperative Osuuskunta Ok – not required
Opening of bank accounts
For companies registered in Finland, we offer a bank account opening in the following countries:
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Switzerland
Cyprus
Denmark
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Belize
Seychelles
Tanzania
Bosnia
Hong Kong
Dubai
Full list of bank accounts with tariffs you can find here
The main requirements for company owners and shareholders (oy)
Legal status – a legal entity;
Founders, Shareholders – minimum two
Status – private or corporate person;
Residence – can be resident of any EU country
Government Management
Council minimum three shareholders;
Status private person
Secretary one private person;
Information about shareholders: stored in the registry.
The main requirements for company owners and shareholders (ok)
Legal status – legal entity;
Founders, Shareholders – minimum two
Status of – private or corporate persons);
Residence – can be resident of any EU country
Government Management
Council director – one
Status of – private person;
Secretary – one private person;
Information about shareholders: stored in the registry.
Taxation
Value Added Tax VAT – 24, 5%
Income tax – 30%
Accounting
Annual Report;
Added tax declaration;
Audit of financial statements.
Financial Help (1 time per month)
Tariffs for accounting services you can find here
Opening information on beneficiaries of public authorities
Not Disclosed
Timeframes
New Company registration takes from 1 day.
Shelf companies are available.
For more information, please contact us.