Finland
How to use Kausate in Finland — what you can call, which identifiers it uses, and which documents you can order
New to the API? Start with the jurisdictions overview, which explains how ordering, identifiers and documents work everywhere.
Company data here comes directly from Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus.
What you can call here
| Operation | Status |
|---|---|
| Autocomplete | Live |
| Company search | Live |
| Company report Includes: Registered details, Legal representatives and Shareholders. | Live |
| Beneficial owners | Live |
| Financials | Coming soon |
| List documents | Live |
| Retrieve a document | Live |
How to search
Use company search with jurisdictionCode: "fi". Pass a name as companyName or a registration number as companyNumber. Both are matched against the same field here.
Examples
{ "jurisdictionCode": "fi", "advancedQuery": { "name": "Nokia" }}Other accepted values: 0112038-9.
Company identifiers
A registration number sent as companyNumber is matched against the searchable schemes below; you do not name the scheme. All of them can appear in a company’s identifiers.
| Identifier | Type | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Finnish Business ID Finnish Business Identity Code (Y-tunnus) in format 1234567-8 | fi_business_id | ^\d{7}-\d$ |
| Finnish Personal Identity Code Finnish personal identity code (henkilötunnus) for a natural person - DDMMYY, a century marker, a 3-digit individual number and a checksum character | fi_henkilotunnus | ^\d{6}[-+ABCDEFUVWXY]\d{3}[0-9A-FHJ-NPR-Y]$ |
| Trade Register Number | fi_trade_register_number | No fixed format |
Documents you can order
| Document | Order by | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Finnish Electronic Encumbrance PDF (PRH) Enterprise mortgage / electronic encumbrance PDF from the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) | FIPRHENC | Live |
| Finnish Foundation Entry PDF (PRH) Foundation register entry PDF from the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) | FIPRHFEP | Live |
| Finnish Foundation Rules PDF (PRH) Foundation rules / statute PDF from the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) | FIPRHFRU | Live |
| Finnish Statute (PRH) Articles of association / statute PDF from the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) | articles_of_association | Live |
| Finnish Trade Register Translation (PRH) Official trade register translation PDF (English) from the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) | FIPRHTRA | Live |
| Finnish Trade Register Extract (PRH) Official trade register extract PDF from the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) | register_extractregister_extract_official | Live |
Order a document by its shortcut, for example articles_of_association. A document shown with a code has no shortcut: order it by the code, for example FIPRHENC.
Local notes
Gotchas
| Topic | Details |
|---|---|
| Representatives include auditors | The legal representatives list also contains auditors, deputy auditors, audit firms, liquidators, bankruptcy trustees, building managers, and authorised signatories. Filter by role for board members or executives only. |
| Three closures, one status | Liquidation, bankruptcy and corporate restructuring all normalize to the same 'closing' status. Read the original Finnish status text to distinguish them. |
Glossary
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
Rekisterissä | The company is registered and active in the Finnish Trade Register. |
Selvitystilassa | The company is in liquidation and being formally wound down. |
Konkurssissa | The company is in bankruptcy proceedings. |
Saneeraus | The company is in corporate restructuring (debt reorganisation) proceedings. |
Purettu | The company has been dissolved and formally wound up. |
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