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Resources. How to set up and start business in Finland

It is always helpful to be well-informed

You would like to open your own business, you have questions concerning taxation in Finland, Start-up business registrations, employment and wages or you have some general accounting questions. This is a list of helpful sources from where you can find the data you are looking for and get answers for your questions.

THE MOST USEFUL WEBSITES

Starting a business, your START-UP

Name Description
PRH - FINNISH PATENT AND REGISTRATION OFFICE The Finnish Trade Register contains information on traders and businesses
Yrittäjät Offers different services for Finnish Entrepreneurs
UusyritysKeskus Provide professional assistance for entrepreneurs free of charge
Traficom You can get an FI-domain name
VERO - FINNISH TAX ADMINISTRATION Finnish Tax Administration's guidance for new businesses
ТЕ-Office TE Offices offers different services for entrepreneurs
TAF - THE TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF FINLAND The Taxpayers Association of Finland (TAF) provides advices concerning taxation
YTJ - THE BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEM The Business Information System BIS ("YTJ" in Finnish). You can, for example, start or close down your business or search for basic details of companies
Suomi.fi A lot of information, services and tools for companies. Planning business, business licences, starting a business, being an employer and other data.
Uusyrityskeskus.fi Guide Becoming an Enterpreneur in Finland, 2024
UKKO The service of the light entrepreneurship

Need money for your business? There are many available financing options for startups. You can get a bank loan, borrow money from lending organizations, use your personal savings, try to find an angel investor and of course your family and friends can help you! Determine the best for you

Name Description
FINNVERA FINNVERA. Provide financing for your business
BusinessFinland Provide funding service for startups
RUNAR BÄCKSTRÖM FOUNDATION Runar Bäckström foundation support individuals,companies or associations. Can apply for the grants
FIBAN Finnish Business Angels Network. Help to get in contact with the investors. Free of charge.
Invesdor Connect businesses with investors worldwide
Finanssitaito Financial Competence Ltd helps to find a suitable financing
Mesenaatti Mesenaatti.me is a Finnish crowdfunding service, helps with funding!
Indiegogo for Entrepreneurs Indiegogo - crowdfunding service.
ELY Centre Center for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment. Advisory, training, expert services and funding for small and medium-sized enterprise
TEM Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland. TE Office provide for an entrepreneurs startup grants
Rakennerahastot.fi Structuralfunds.fi is an online service for all interested in EU funding.
Successful business Startup company financing: a list of Finnish startup investment companies you can find at this site.
Nordea Startup & Growth Bank Nordea. Financing startup companies

Other links for everyone interested in entrepreneurship

Name Description
Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto Confederation of Finnish Industries
Finlex Data Bank Online database of up-to-date legislative information
Suomen patenttiasiamiesyhdistys The Association of Finnish Patent Attorneys. Field of immaterial rights
Slush World's Leading Startup Event. Take place every year. Student-driven, not-for-profit movement for groundbreaking entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur calculator, YEL Calculate the impact of earnings on social security and evaluate the amount of insurance fee (premium)
Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority
Valtiovarainministerio Finnish Ministry of Finance
Verohallinto Finnish Tax Administration
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