Notification of changes - private traders

In Finnish, private traders are often called "toiminimiyrittäjä", “toiminimi", “tmi", or “yksityisliike". On the Tax Administration website, they are also called self-employed, and “liikkeenharjoittaja" or “ammatinharjoittaja" in Finnish.

If changes occur within your business, you must immediately file a notification of changes with us to keep your records up-to-date at the PRH Trade Register, and in the VAT Register, Prepayment Register and Employer Register at the Finnish Tax Administration.

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Most notifications of changes to the PRH's Trade Register are subject to a fee. It is however free of charge to file changes to your address or contact details and to file your resignation or the termination of an assignment. Go to the price list at prh.fi.Open link in a new tab

If you file online, you pay the fee in the online service after signing the notification. The handling fee is paid by using internet banking codes or credit card.

Notification of changes online

You can notify us about changes to the following details online:

• address and contact details
• company name
• parallel company name
• auxiliary company name and its line of business
• line of business
• place of registered office
• details entered in the VAT Register, Prepayment Register and Employer Register
  main line of business to be reported to the Finnish Tax Administration
• accounting period to be reported to the Finnish Tax Administration.

Please note that online filing is only available in Finnish and in Swedish.

Notification using our paper forms

If you want to file the notification using paper form Y6, you will find the form at the end of this page.

Fill in the form on your computer, then print it at A4 size, and send it to the address given on the form.

Please fill in the forms in Finnish or in Swedish.

• To continue business as a general or limited partnership, fill in form Y6, form Y2, and the Personal Data Form.
• To continue business as a limited liability company, fill in form Y6, form Y1, Appendix Form 1 in Finnish or in Swedish, and the Personal Data Form.