Filing financial statements with the Trade Register
Most companies must file their financial statements with the Finnish Trade Register. See the timeline below to check when to file your financial statements. Go to our instructions via the links below or the menu on the left.
The following companies do not need to file their financial statements with the Trade Register:
- housing companies;
- tenant-owners' societies;
- housing co-operatives; and
- mutual real estate limited companies.
Usually, private traders do not need to file their financial statements with the Trade Register.
Filing financial statements within 4 months from the end of the financial period
LLCs and co-operatives
Also: co-operative banks, savings banks, and mutual insurance companies
File your financial statements with your tax return with the Finnish Tax Administration. The details are transferred to the Trade Register.
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements with tax returns with the Trade Register.
Trade Register
Once your financial statements have been registered, you will receive an extract from the register to your company’s mailing address recorded in the Trade Register.
The details on the financial statements are public and available from the PRH Virre Information Service.
Filing financial statements within 6 months from the end of the financial period
Branches
Go to our instructions: How to file branches' financial statements with the Trade register.
Also: savings banks, insurance associations, mortgage societies, and European Economic Interest Groupings
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements with the Trade Register.
Trade Register
Once your financial statements have been registered, you will receive an extract from the register to your company’s mailing address recorded in the Trade Register.
The details on the financial statements are public and available from the PRH Virre Information Service.
Private traders
If certain requirements under the law are met, financial statements are filed with the Trade Register.
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements with the Trade Register.
General / limited partnerships
If certain requirements under the law are met, financial statements are filed with the Trade Register.
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements with the Trade Register.
After 6.5 months from the end of the financial period
LLCs and co-operatives
Your financial statements have not arrived in the Trade Register.
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements with the Trade Register.
Trade Register
Your company can receive a reminder from us if the company’s financial period and up-to-date address details have been registered in the Trade Register.
Filing financial statements within 8 months from the end of the financial period
LLCs and co-operatives
Also: public limited liability companies and co-operative banks
In the following situations:
- Your financial statements have not arrived in the Trade Register with your tax return.
- Your tax assessment has ended and your financial statements can no longer be filed with your tax return.
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements with the Trade Register.
The same 8 months applies to the following company types: insurance companies, public insurance companies, mutual insurance companies, public mutual insurance companies, and European companies (Societas Europaea).
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements with the Trade Register.
Trade Register
Once your financial statements have been registered, you will receive an extract from the register to your company’s mailing address recorded in the Trade Register.
The details on the financial statements are public and available from the PRH Virre Information Service.
Over 8 months from the end of the financial period
All company types
Your financial statements are late. File your financial statements without delay.
Go to our instructions: How to file financial statements late with the Trade Register.
Trade Register
Filing is subject to a charge.
We will charge a handling fee for delayed financial statements even if your company did not get a reminder before the deadline.
Once your financial statements have been registered, you will receive an extract from the register to your company’s mailing address recorded in the Trade Register.
The details on the financial statements are public and available from the PRH Virre Information Service.
1 year from the end of the financial period
LLCs and co-operatives
You have not filed your financial statements with the Trade Register. Your company may be removed from the Trade Register.
Trade Register
You will receive a reminder letter to the company’s mailing address recorded in the Trade Register.
Current affairs
- Our customer service point in Helsinki is open by appointment only from 4 April 2022 04.04.2022
- We have deregistered companies that have not filed their financial statements for registration 17.03.2022
- Our customer service in Helsinki will open with restricted opening hours on 28 February 2022 22.02.2022
- Limited liability companies and co-operatives: File your financial statements by 21 February 2022 to avoid deregistration 07.02.2022
- Our customer service in Helsinki is closed until 4 March 2022 – online services are running normally 24.01.2022