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Establishing a company in Finland

Instructions on how to set up a company can be found on several websites. We recommend you familiarize yourself with these guidelines also when planning to set up a food business.

You can ask advice on setting up a food business from, for example,

You can find general information on setting up a business on, for example, these websites:

Enterprise Finland

Finnish Enterprise Agencies

More information

Tax Administration

The Federation of Finnish Enterprises

Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment

Finnish Patent and Registration Office

Page last updated 7/13/2023