Announcements 2026

Limited liability companies and co-operatives: File your financial statements on time to avoid fee for late submission
Changes to the competitor monitoring fees
Companies: update address and contact details online at ytj.fi
Negligence fee imposed on companies for incomplete or incorrect Trade Register details
The PRH’s telephone exchange, customer service point and telephone service are closed from 19 May 2026 at 14.00.
Companies: attorneys can now sign some notifications online at ytj.fi
Companies: approve incomplete business reorganisation notifications by 10 May 2026
Limited liability companies and co-operatives: Make sure that your financial statements are recorded in the Finnish Trade Register
Grants for women to prepare for the European Qualifying Examination (EQE)
Negligence fee imposed on companies for incomplete or incorrect Trade Register details
European Inventor Network funds inventor activities targeted at young people
Act on geographical indications for craft and industrial products enters into force on 21 April 2026
Companies subject to sustainability reporting: file digital financial statements directly with the Finnish Trade Register
The Finnish Patent and Registration Office will introduce Suomi.fi Messages in the coming years
Download a beneficial owner extract for your company from the PRH’s Beneficial owner information service
Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) and China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) Launch PRH-CNIPA Focal Point Mechanism Pilot Project
Negligence fee imposed on companies for incomplete or incorrect Trade Register details
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment: Government proposes to further reduce sustainability reporting obligations of companies
Limited liability companies and co-operatives: Make sure that your financial statements are recorded in the Finnish Trade Register
Companies: update address and contact details online at ytj.fi
Longer processing times for Trade Register notifications
Changes in PCT fees from 1 April 2026
Large international companies required to file reports on income tax information with the Finnish Trade Register
Negligence fee imposed on companies for incomplete or incorrect Trade Register details
Limited liability companies and co-operatives: Make sure that your financial statements are recorded in the Finnish Trade Register
Finnish patent documents form part of the minimum documentation of searching and examining PCT authorities
Download a beneficial owner extract for your company from the PRH’s Beneficial owner information service
Limited liability companies and co-operatives: File your financial statements on time to avoid fee for late submission
Negligence fee imposed on companies for incomplete or incorrect Trade Register details
Beware of scam messages that imitate the Finnish Business Information System
Beware of scam websites that imitate the Finnish Trade Register
The PRH’s telephone exchange, customer service point and telephone service open at 10.00 on Wednesday 21 January 2026
ARIPO to collaborate with Global PPH
Changes to fees for commercial patent services from 1 January 2026
Changes to fees for commercial trademark and design right services from 1 January 2026
Trade Register, Register of Associations, Register of Foundations and auditors: Changes to handling fees from 1 January 2026
Changes to patent, SPC, utility model and integrated circuit layout-design fees from 1 January 2026
Changes to trademark fees from 1 January 2026

An­nounce­ments 2026

Announcements 2026