Scam messages still circulating – always check the sender's address

Scam messages are still being sent in the name of the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH). The messages may demand that the company files or checks details to avoid a fee or other consequences. The messages can also emphatically request the company to react immediately. The message contains a link to a fake website.

The scam messages and false web pages may look genuine. However, they have nothing to do with the PRH or the online filing service at ytj.fi.

The PRH has recently communicated through various channels about filing beneficial owner details and keeping Trade Register details up to date. Scammers use current topics in their messages, so we ask our customers to be alert.

The PRH’s messages come from an address ending with @prh.fi

The sender of the scam message can masquerade as the PRH or the Finnish Patent and Registration Office. Always check the email address from which the message was actually sent. The PRH sends its email messages from an address ending with @prh.fi.

Do not open the links if you suspect a scam

If you suspect that the message is a scam, do not open the links.

If you have fallen victim to a scam, please read the instructions at suomi.fi.Avautuu uuteen välilehteen If necessary, you should report the offence to the police.

We warn our customers about scam messages on the prh.fi and ytj.fi websites and on the PRH's social media channels. Read our instructions at prh.fi.

The PRH has informed the National Cyber Security Centre at the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom of the scam messages.

For further information, please contact

Trade Register Advisory Service
Tel. +358 29 509 5030
Mon–Fri 9.00–15.00