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Notification on amendments or termination of business: associations, religious communities, and chambers of commerce (Y4a)

If you cannot file your notification online, file it on paper.

Please note that it is cheaper and faster to file changes to an association online. The online filing service is available in Finnish and Swedish. The guided process in the online filing service helps you to file the details.

Go to the online filing service of the Register of Associations in Finnish and in Swedish. Start by identifying yourself via the suomi.fi service.Open link in a new tab

The details you enter on the form will be publicly available to everyone.

Do not enter personal identity codes or the contact person’s contact details on the form. You can enter this information on a separate personal data form and enclose it with your notification.

Detailed guidance:

On this page:

  1. When do I need to fill in a notification form on amendments or termination Y4a?
  2. How do I fill in the form?
  3. Further information
  4. File information with the Finnish Tax Administration
  5. Form Y4a and enclosures

When do I need to fill in a notification form on amendments or termination Y4a?

Use form Y4a in Finnish or Swedish to tell the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) and the Finnish Tax Administration about changes to the registered details of your organisation or about closing your organisation.

Use this form if the organisation is

  • a non-profit association
  • a chamber of commerce
  • a religious community, or a local community of a religious community
  • a congregation.

If your organisation has a Finnish Business ID, use this form to file changes or to notify of termination or closing.

Enclose an appendix form of the PRH applicable to your organisation.

With a few exceptions, all the notifications to the Finnish Trade Register are subject to a fee. Go to price list and payment instructions on the PRH website.Open link in a new tab

Notifications to the Finnish Tax Administration are always free of charge.

How do I fill in the form?

Save the form to your computer and fill it in. Fill in the form before printing it.

Do not enter personal identity codes or the contact person’s contact details on the form. You can enter this information on a separate personal data form and enclose it with your notification.

Yhteisön perustiedot / Grunduppgifter Grunduppgifter om samfundet (Basic information)

Always fill in the basic information.

Enter the Finnish Business ID. There is a field for each digit on the form. The Business ID consists of seven digits and a control mark. If the Business ID starts with 0 (zero), enter it as well.

Enter the registered name of the organisation under “Yhdistyksen tai uskonnollisen yhdyskunnan nimi” / “Föreningens eller religionssamfundets namn".

The organisation files changes or a notification of termination of business with the PRH

Select if you are reporting changes (Ilmoitus muutoksesta / Anmälan om ändring) or closing (Ilmoitus lopettamisesta / Anmälan om nedläggning) to the Finnish Register of Associations or Register of Religious Communities.

Rekisteröinnin ajankohtaa koskeva pyyntö / kiirehtimispyyntö / Begäran som gäller tidpunkt för registrering / begäran om påskyndad handläggning (Request for registration on a certain date / accelerated processing request)

Tick the box if you are requesting registration on a certain date (for example, an accelerated processing request). Please enclose a separate letter explaining your reasons for the request.

Uusi nimi / Nytt namn (New name)

Enter the new name of the organisation.

Please note that the if the name of the organisation changes, the rules must also be changed. Enclose the changed rules as a whole.

Uusi kotipaikka / Ny hemort (New municipality where the organisation is based (domicile))

Enter the new municipality where the organisation is based (kotipaikka, hemort). It must be a municipality in Finland.

Please note that the if the municipality where the organisation is based changes, the rules must also be changed. Enclose the changed rules as a whole.

Yhteisön julkiset yhteystiedot / Samfundets offentliga kontaktuppgifter (Contact details of the organisation for public use)

Enter the new contact details of the organisation. The organisation must at least have a postal address.

The contact details of the organisation will be available for anyone in the company and organisation search at ytj.fi.

Enter the new postal address (Uusi postiosoite / Ny postadress) of the organisation as follows:

  • kadun tai tien nimi / gata eller väg (name of the street or road)
  • Talon osoitenumero / husets adressnummer (Building number: an address number of a house can also include a letter, hyphen or slash)
  • Porras / Trappa (entrance number): staircase letter, if any, or the abbreviation Apt.
  • Huoneiston nro / Lägenhet: the apartment number, and a divider, if any
  • PL / PB (PO Box number): if your postal address is a PO Box
  • Postinumero / Postnummer (Postal code)
  • Postitoimipaikka / Postkontor (Town or city)

If you want to register the postal address of another organisation or person as the postal address for your organisation, enter the name of the company or person in the c/o field.

You can also enter a new postal address outside Finland (Ulkomainen postiosoite / Utländsk postadress) or a new email address (Uusi sähköposti / Ny e-post), telephone number (Uusi puhelin / Nytt telefonnummer ) or website address (Uusi verkkosivuosoite / Ny webbadress).

If you want to register a different postal address with the Finnish Tax Administration, use appendix form 6214 of the Tax Administration.

Seuraavat yhteystiedot poistetaan / Följande kontaktuppgifter ska avregistreras (The following contact details should be removed)

Enter the contact details that should be removed. Please note that all address details cannot be removed, as the organisation must have a postal address.

Ilmoituksen liitelomakkeet / Bilageblanketter till anmälan (Appendix forms for specific legal entities)

Select an appendix form applicable to your organisation and change:

  • 19A Muutosilmoitus yhdistys tai kauppakamari / 19A Ändringsanmälan förening eller handelskammare (19A Notification of changes: associations or chambers of commerce)
  • 19B Muutosilmoitus uskonnollinen yhdyskunta, seurakunta tai paikallisyhteisö / 19B Ändringsanmälan religionssamfund, församling eller lokalsamfund (19 B Notification of changes: religious communities, congregations, or local communities)
  • 19C Keskuskauppakamarin lautakuntailmoitus (tilaa tarvittaessa PRH:sta) / 19C Centralhandelskammarens anmälan om nämnd (19C Notification of a board of the Central Chamber of Commerce; order the form from the PRH)
  • 20A Purkautumisilmoitus yhdistys tai kauppakamari / 20A Anmälan om upplösning förening eller handelskammare (20A Notification of dissolution: associations or chambers of commerce)
  • 20B Purkautumisilmoitus uskonnollinen yhdyskunta, seurakunta tai paikallisyhteisö / 20B Anmälan om upplösning religionssamfund, församling eller lokalsamfund (20B Notification of dissolution: religious communities, congregations, or local communities)
If the association files changes with the registers of the Finnish Tax Administration, use the following form:
  • 6214 Yhdistyksen tiedot Verohallinnolle / Föreningens uppgifter till Skatteförvaltningen (The association's details to the Finnish Tax Administration).

Yhteyshenkilön nimi / Kontaktpersonens namn (Name of contact person)

Indicate the person and/or organisation that can provide further information about the notification. The PRH will send this person or organisation a register extract or a request to correct the notification, if necessary. This contact person is always notification-specific.

Declare the contact details of the person providing further information using a personal data form. The contact details of the person providing further information are not public in notifications that become pending as of 1 January 2025

Please note that if you do not indicate a contact person, the PRH will send correspondence to the organisation’s address. The Finnish Tax Administration always uses the organisation’s address.

Päiväys ja allekirjoitus / Datum och underskrift (Date and signature)

Add the date and printed name. Print out the form and sign it by hand.
The notification of changes is signed by a person responsible for filing the notification:

  • Non-profit associations, chambers of commerce, or religious communities: the chairperson of the executive committee or an adult executive committee member filed with the register
  • Local communities, or congregations: the chairperson of the religious community to which the organisation belongs, or an adult executive committee member filed with the register.

The notification can also be signed by an authorised person. In that case, the power of attorney is given by a person responsible for filing the notification.

Enclose the power of attorney with the notification. Enclose an original general power of attorney or a certified copy of a special power of attorney.

Further information

If you need help to fill in the forms, contact our customer service:

  • Finnish Patent and Registration Office: +358 29 509 5030
  • Finnish Tax Administration: +358 29 497 051

File information with the Finnish Tax Administration

Go to the instructions for filling in form 6214

(Yhdistyksen tiedot Verohallinnolle / Föreningens uppgifter till Skatteförvaltningen / The association's details to the Finnish Tax Administration).

Form Y4a and enclosures

Download paper forms