Business Information System (government service)

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The Business Information System (BIS; Finnish : Yritys- ja yhteisötietojärjestelmä, YTJ) is a Finnish government service jointly maintained by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office  [ fi ] (PRH) and the Finnish Tax Administration providing an access to the Finnish Trade Register and the Finnish Register of Foundations  [ fi ] and an ability to file information for both agencies. [1] The name is an abbreviation of the Finnish full name Yritys- ja yhteisötietojärjestelmä. [2] [3]

Searching companies in the Finnish Trade Register can be made with the name of the company or the Business ID (Finnish : Y-tunnus, Swedish : FO-nummer). The BIS database does not include the Finnish Register of Associations  [ fi ]. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "What is BIS?". www.ytj.fi. Finnish Tax Administration and Finnish Patent and Registration Office. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. "Tietoa palvelusta". www.ytj.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Tax Administration and Finnish Patent and Registration Office. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. Alanne, Joonas (24 February 2021). "Näin mystinen "suomalaisyritys" huijaa maailmalla – keulakuvana toimii Matias, jolla ei ole mitään yhteyksiä Suomeen". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 November 2021.