Frequently asked questions about buying a ready-made Finnish limited company

A ready-made Finnish limited company (osakeyhtiö, Oy) is an existing company already entered in the Finnish Trade Register with its own Business ID. Instead of incorporating a new entity, you buy the shares of the existing company and ownership transfers through a share purchase. It may be a new unused company or an aged company with an earlier incorporation year and, depending on the company, existing registrations, a bank account or a credit rating.

A new company was incorporated by us, has never traded and is sold at a fixed price with a completely clean history. An aged company was incorporated earlier and may already have VAT and prepayment registrations, a Finnish bank account or a credit rating, which allows you to start invoicing almost immediately. We only sell debt-free companies whose background we have verified.

Choose an aged company when you need to start operating immediately or when the incorporation year matters for a tender, financing or a contract. Existing tax registrations and a bank account typically save several weeks. Age alone does not guarantee eligibility, credit or approval by a third party, so we always match the company to your actual requirements. If speed and history are not critical, a new company is the more economical choice.

Yes. Finnish limited companies are commonly used as operating companies, subsidiaries of foreign groups and holding companies. We adapt the name, line of business and articles of association to your intended structure and file the changes with the Trade Register. Tax and legal structuring should be reviewed with your own advisers before the purchase.

New unused companies are sold at a fixed price that includes the share purchase documents and the agreed Trade Register filings. The price of an aged company depends on its incorporation year, existing registrations, bank account and credit rating. Prices are shown in the company listing and confirmed before the purchase, and any authority fees are stated in advance.

Tell us what you plan to do, which features you need and when you want to start. We recommend suitable companies from our inventory and share the company documents for your review. We then collect the buyer, ownership, management and identification details and prepare the share purchase agreement and decision documents. Ownership transfers once the agreement is signed and the purchase price is paid, after which we file the agreed changes with the Trade Register and guide you through the set-up steps.

We need the details of the buyer(s) and ownership percentages, the new board members, any managing director or procurist, the beneficial owners, the company’s address and a short description of the intended business. Individuals provide a passport or other official identification. A foreign corporate buyer also provides a recent registry extract and ownership information, with certified copies or translations where required. We send you a checklist so nothing is missed.

Ownership transfers as soon as the agreement is signed and the purchase price is paid. The board change is typically registered by the PRH within 3–6 working days, and beneficial-owner and address updates are registered almost in real time. Tax registrations and banking follow their own timelines, and for foreign owners the bank’s customer due diligence is usually the longest step. We give you a realistic case-specific estimate before the purchase; authorities and banks always control their own processing times.

Yes. As part of the purchase we prepare the changes to the board, managing director, procuration, address, company name, line of business and articles of association, and file them with the Trade Register. The new name is subject to PRH approval, so it is worth having an alternative ready. The documents, filings and authority fees included in the service are confirmed before the purchase.