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Local business incentives
| Foreign investors can benefit from financing aids such as long-term low-interest loans. The investment promotion agency provides many information on this matter.
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Legal forms of companies
| Form |
Number of partners/shareholders |
Minimum and/or maximum capital |
Liability |
Registration fee |
Release of financial documents |
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The Sole Proprietorship is single partner company. |
1 partner. |
No minimum capital. |
Undefined |
118 € |
No |
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Avoin yhtisö (ay) is a General Partnership. |
Minimum 2 partners. |
No minimum capital. |
General Partner is personally liable and without limitation for the company's debts and obligations . |
177 € |
No |
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Kommandiitti yhtiö (ak) is a Limited Partnership. |
Minimum 2 partners. |
No minimum capital. |
At least 1 of the members is liable for the debts and obligations of the company. Liability of the other partners is limited to the amount contributed. |
177 € |
No |
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Osake yhtiö (oy) is a Private Limited Company. |
Minimum 1 person |
8,000€ |
Liability is limited to the amount contributed. |
311 € |
No |
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Julkinenosake yhtiö (oyj) is a Public Limited Company |
Minimum 1 person |
80,000 € |
Liability is limited to the amount contributed. |
311 € |
Yes |
Registration and licensing procedures
When drawing up status, a prior checking is required to confirm that the company's corporate name is available. The founders prepare the articles of incorporation which must be dated, signed and should contain a status proposition for the company.
As far as the registration is concerned, a request, made in 2 copies, in Finnish and Swedish, must be sent to the Trade Register, within the 6 months following the signature of the status. A bank certificate should be included, stipulating that the capital mentioned in the status, has been deposited in a bank account.
The company is issued its legal entity after registration.
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Foreign exchange control
Free conversion of currencies and free repatriation of profits and capitals.
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Regulations concerning equity investment
Foreign companies can acquire Finnish companies, except in limited cases.
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Foreign Direct Investment inflows
in Finland
| FDI inflows |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
World rank (*)
2005 |
| FDI inflows (USD million) |
3 319 |
3 537 |
4 561 |
88/141 |
Source : UNCTAD - World Investment Report
Note : (*) World Rank = UNCTAD Inward FDI Performance Index. It is a measure of the extend to which a host country receives inward FDI relative to its economic size. It is calculated as a ratio of the country's share in global FDI inflows to its share in global GDP.
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| Last modified in
2006 - ongoing update
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