Application services for register information
Information from the Finnish Business Information System (BIS) at ytj.fi, the Trade Register, the Register of Enterprise Mortgages, and the Register of Foundations is available through a technical interface for contractual clients’ applications.
The PRH’s open data service allows you to search for basic business data free of charge. Go to our open data serviceOpen link in a new tab
How can I get started?
You need a contract with the PRH to use application services. The service transfers information via a technical interface and does not have a user interface.
These services are subject to the following fees:- Setup fee of 1 568.75 euros (incl. VAT 25.5%)
- Prices per search from 0.00 – 10.67 euros (incl. VAT 25.5%)
Please contact us for further details or ask for our terms of contract and a description of the interface to be sent to your email: tel. +358 29 509 5675 or email tietopalvelut(a)prh.fi
The following services are described on this page:
Virre application services
You can use Virre application services to retrieve the following register information:- Basic details of businesses (Business ID; company name and history; place of registered office; line of business; contact details; whether bankrupt, in liquidation or under restructuring; parallel company name(s) and auxiliary company name(s), if any; termination of business)
- Current Trade Register entries, Articles of Association, partnership agreements, or rules (in PDF format)
- Company representatives (roles and authorisations to sign documents)
- A person’s current roles in the Trade Register or all the roles they have held
- A foundation’s details
- Enterprise mortgage details
- Confirmation of whether a person is authorised to represent a company on their own
Financial statements as an interface service
The interface allows you to search for companies’ financial statements by Business ID. Most financial statements are in PDF format. A small proportion is registered in structured form and can be obtained in IHTML format.The archives contain the following information on companies and financial statements:
- Company identification details
- Financial periods for which financial statements have been registered
- Financial statement documents
Finnish Business Information System (BIS) interface
You can use the Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer or the Webservice interface to retrieve details from the BIS at ytj.fi.
Use the Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer to retrieve details from the BIS
The organisation must connect to the Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer in order to use it. More information on the Data Exchange Layer is available on the Suomi.fi services for organisations website. Go to the Suomi.fi services for organisations.Open link in a new tab
Once connected to the Data Exchange Layer, you can retrieve company details from the BIS as a PRH contract client. The service description is in the Suomi.fi API Catalogue.Open link in a new tab
Use the Webservice interface to retrieve details from the BIS
The Webservice allows you to search for BIS details by company or organisation name or by Business ID.
You need to make an agreement with the PRH, but you do not need a connection to the Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer.