Paper forms for start-up notification of private trader

Private traders can also file their start-up notifications online using the service at ytj.fi, which is jointly provided by the PRH and the Finnish Tax Administration. The service is available in Finnish and in Swedish. Filing your start-up notification online is faster and cheaper than using paper forms. Read more about setting up as a private trader online.

What does it cost to file using paper forms?

The fee for filing a start-up notification on paper forms is 70 euros. The fee for an auxiliary company name is 70 euros per name. Read more about auxiliary company names.

Make the payment in advance and enclose the receipt with your notification. Read more in our payment instructions.

See our price list for the handling fees of the Trade Register.

How to file

You need form Y3 and a personal data form. The forms are available in Finnish, Swedish and English, but you must fill in the details in Finnish or Swedish .

Please note that you should use the personal data form for submitting any identification details to the Trade Register. Make sure you do not fill in personal identity codes, or the home addresses of persons living abroad, on any other notification forms. You do not need to submit the home address of a person living in Finland to the Trade Register.

Read first the instructions (available in FinnishOpen link in a new tab and in SwedishOpen link in a new tab) on how to fill in the notification. Then complete and print the following forms: Y3 and personal data form (pdf, 360.5 kt). Remember to fill in the details in Finnish or Swedish.

Who signs the notification?

Form Y3 must be signed by either the private trader or a person authorised by them.

If an authorised person signs the notification, enclose a certified copy of a special power of attorney or the original general power of attorney.

Do you already have a Finnish Business ID?

If you already have a Finnish Business ID, in other words, you have run a business in Finland previously, or if you for instance want to notify the Trade Register about a company only registered at the Tax Administration, file your notification using form Y6 (notification of changes) and the personal data form. Give your previous Business ID on the form. Write all the details on form Y6 that you want to report about your company to the Trader Register, such as name and line of business.

Read first the instructions (available in FinnishOpen link in a new tab and in SwedishOpen link in a new tab) on how to fill in the notification. Then complete and print the following forms: Y6 and personal data form (pdf, 379.2 kt). Remember to fill in the details in Finnish or Swedish.