How do you search Finland's Trade Register?
Use Virre to identify the company, then choose a current extract, filed accounts or articles according to the question you need to answer.
By Matthew Lee
Finland's Patent and Registration Office (PRH) provides company information through Virre (opens in a new tab). Search by the company's legal name or Business ID, confirm the entity, then download the Trade Register extract or select the filed document that answers your review question. A basic search and electronic extract are available without a fee; other documents or delivery formats can carry a charge.
Which Finnish record do you need?
A Trade Register extract shows the registered particulars for the entity, including its name, address and representatives. PRH distinguishes the current extract from historical information; check the registration and retrieval dates before relying on a former director or address. Fill Easy's Finland document list identifies a translated extract, financial statement and articles of association as separate products. The financial statement concerns a reporting period, while the articles describe the company's constitutional rules.
A practical search sequence
- Ask for the supplier's exact legal name and Business ID. Search Virre and match both to the contracting or invoicing entity, rather than accepting a similar trading name.
- Read the current extract for the registered entity and representatives. If the review concerns an earlier signing date or a later change, compare the relevant historical entry or filed instrument.
- Request the financial statement for the year being assessed, or the articles if share classes or governance rules matter. PRH's document-order guidance (opens in a new tab) distinguishes free basic details and extracts from other electronic documents.
For example, an invoice can name a Finnish company while a contract is signed by an individual. Match the Business ID across the documents, check that person's recorded role or signing authority, and obtain a mandate if the register does not establish their authority for that transaction.
Ownership and access limits
The listed extract fields do not establish that a complete, current shareholder list is available. If the record does not identify the owners, request the company's current share or member evidence and follow any corporate holder through its own register. Do not treat an annual statement or articles as proof of today's complete ownership chain.
PRH describes which Virre records can be downloaded at no charge and which are paid. For a manual document request through Fill Easy, provide the Business ID, exact record and reporting year or event date; price and turnaround are confirmed with the order. CorpVerify and the email channel are available for the request.