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Finnish Business ID for CESOP reporting

If a foreign company needs a Finnish Business ID, they must apply for it by filling in a start-up notification Y1 and appendix form 6204 and submitting a foreign trade register extract or an equivalent document to the Finnish Tax Administration. The register extract must include the company’s name, domicile, line of business and accounting period, and specify who has the authority to sign for the company. If the extract does not include the above details, a photocopy of the articles of association, partnership agreement or other such document must also be enclosed with the foreign company's start-up notification, together with a Finnish, Swedish or English translation, if needed.

For more information on how a foreign company can apply for a Business ID, see the Foreign businesses (ytj.fi) page.

If a company applies for a Business ID just for CESOP reporting, then only the following details need to be included in the start-up notification Y1:

  • company name, domicile
  • address information for public use, including an e-mail address
  • sector (line of business)
  • start date of business in Finland
  • contact person (optional)
  • signature of a person with authority to sign

As regards the appendix form 6204, at least the following information must be entered:

  • name and ID
  • selection if the contact language is English (optionally also a separate postal address for the Tax Administration's use)
  • description of business
  • in the additional information field, state that the company applies for a Business ID for purposes of the payment service provider's reporting obligation (CESOP).
  • mandatory enclosures: trade register extract or equivalent. The register extract must include the company’s name, domicile, line of business and accounting period, and specify who has the authority to sign for the company. If the extract does not include the above details, a photocopy of the articles of association, partnership agreement or other such document must also be enclosed with the foreign company's start-up notification, together with a Finnish, Swedish or English translation, if needed.
Page last updated 2/22/2024