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Start an online business in Finland
The steps the government of Finland sets for a new business that sells online, each linked to the official page that runs it, then the steps to open your store. Read from the official sources on October 14, 2026.
Set up your business in Finland
The steps in the order most new sellers take them. Each is read from the official page linked under it.
1. Choose a legal form
YTJ names the private trader (toiminimiyrittäjä) and the limited liability company as company types that can be started online.
2. Register the business
Private traders and limited liability companies file a start-up notification in the YTJ online service of the Finnish Patent and Registration Office and the Tax Administration.
3. Get your tax number
The Business ID (Business Identity Code, for example 1234567-8) is given by the PRH or the Tax Administration.
4. Check when you must register for VAT
A business must register for VAT if turnover exceeds €20,000 in a calendar year, a threshold raised from EUR 15,000 to EUR 20,000 from 1 January 2025.
5. Follow the rules for selling online
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) explains the 14-day right of withdrawal in e-commerce.
Open your store in Finland
What Tanqory sets up for a store based in Finland. You change any of it in Settings.
- Tax
Your store starts with a tax entry for Finland, collecting off, until you confirm the rate or connect a tax service.
VAT in Finland- Card payments
Through your own Stripe account, which Stripe opens for businesses in Finland. Tanqory adds no transaction fee; Stripe charges its own rate.
- Shipping labels
DHL Express and Easyship, bought in your admin, with the customs declaration sent with each label for parcels that cross a border.
What stays with you
- Registering the business and choosing its legal form. Tanqory does not register a business for you.
- Registering for VAT, filing returns and paying the tax authority.
- Licences or permits your products need in Finland.
- Legal or tax advice. This page points to the official sources; an adviser in Finland can apply them to your business.
Questions about starting a business in Finland
Which legal form should I choose in Finland?
The official page in step 1 lists the forms a business in Finland can take. Your choice decides how you register, how you are taxed and whether your own money is kept apart from the business, so an adviser in Finland is worth asking before you decide.
What does Tanqory set up for a store in Finland?
A tax entry for Finland with collecting off, card payments through your own Stripe account, and DHL Express and Easyship labels you buy in your admin. You change any of it in Settings.
Does Tanqory file my VAT return?
No. Your store works out and charges VAT at checkout and keeps a record of every order. You register, file and pay the tax authority yourself, or through your accountant.
What do I have to tell buyers when I sell online in Finland?
The official page in step 5 lists the information and rights a buyer in Finland must get before and after they order. Put that information on your store before your first sale.
How current are these steps?
Each was read from its official page on October 14, 2026. Rules change; the official page is the authority, so open it before you act.
How we checked
Each step on this page was read from its official page on October 14, 2026. The store facts come from Tanqory's tax settings, payments and shipping setup.
- Tanqory's tax settings, payments and shipping setup
- www.ytj.fi
- www.ytj.fi
- www.vero.fi
- www.kkv.fi
Open your store in Finland today
Build your store while you set up your business, and switch on tax collecting when your registration is in place.