Finnish authorities clarify apostille certification requirements

In Finland, the Digital and Population Data Services Agency (Digi- ja väestötietovirasto) has been officially designated as the competent authority for issuing apostilles. This information has been published on the official portal of the Hague Conference on Private International Law.

Finnish authorities have begun mass exclusion of companies from the country's trade register

The Finnish Patent and Registration Office has removed about 1,500 limited liability companies and cooperatives from the country's trade register. This was reported by the Cision News portal.

Schmidt & Schmidt previously reported that about 5,200 Finnish companies could be excluded from the trade register in 2024.