Licenced trades are governed by acts and decrees, which stipulate the licencing authorities, for example. In some cases a licence is not required, but the individual/corporation must deliver a written notification to the appropriate authorities. Licences are usually granted by the State Provincial Office of the area in which the business is established.
A copy of the licence granted is attached to the trade register notification. If a licence has not yet been granted, the applicant may file the basic declaration with the trade register and deliver a copy of the licence to the trade register once the licence has been granted.
Licenced trades include (the licencing authority is given in brackets)
• inspection of motor vehicles (Finnish Transport Safety Agency Trafi)
• production, import, export, wholesale, special sale and usage subjected to the licencing of alcoholic beverages and spirits, as well as production, import, wholesale and usage subjected to licence (The National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira)
• production, import, distribution and selling, as well as other types of release to consumption, of medicines, and pharmaceutical companies, pharmaceutical wholesalers and pharmacies engaged in the aforementioned activities. Hospital pharmacies and medicine centres in health centres and hospitals engaged in the production and distribution of medicines. Selling of pharmaceutical, veterinary and drug preparations. (The Finnish Medicines Agency Fimea)
• production and import of precious metal products (with the exception of gold or platinum products weighing less than 1g and silver products weighing less than 10g); a written application for a stamped signature, or registered stamped signatures, will be entered in the registry of stamped signatures (Safety Technology Authority Tukes)
• mining operations and prospecting: applications for mining claims and patents (The Ministry of Employment and the Economy), reservation notifications (the local register office in which the reservation area is located)
• production of synthetic fertilizers and manufactured feeds and trade in seeds ( Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira)
• commercial airline operations (scheduled and charter airline traffic): air operator certificates and operating licences (Civil Aviation Administration, Flight Safety Authority): In addition to the above, airline companies in EU Member States: a company commencing scheduled and charter airline traffic to and from Finland or within Finland must file a notification to the Flight Safety Authority at the Civil Aviation Administration. Airline companies in non-EU Member States: regular scheduled traffic to and from Finland is based on bilateral flight operations agreements between Finland the respective countries. Once the country in question has appointed an airline company or airline companies to operate on the route specified in the agreement, the Flight Safety Authority will grant the company permission to start the agreed traffic. Charter airline traffic operated by companies in non-EU Member States is subject to a charter operator certificate granted by the Finnish Transport Safety Agency Trafi (Finnish Transport Safety Agency Trafi).
• credit institutions, pawnbroking institutions, investment service companies, mutual fund companies and custodians (The Financial Supervisory Authority)
• collection of debts on behalf of others (alla licences granted by Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland)
• postal services (postal matters with an address, weighing less than 2kg). Courier services as well as distribution and delivery operations concerning minor postal matters do not require a licence (Postal Services Act 313/2001) (Government).
• stock exchanges, central securities depositories, option institutions, clearing houses (Ministry of Finance)
• electrical contracting (electrician activities, repair of electrical appliances): the person responsible for the service must be a director of electricians' work with appropriate qualifications. The qualification is indicated by a qualification certificate issued by the relevant qualification institution (Henkilö- ja Yritysarviointi SETI Oy). Notification of operations before starting the operations (Safety Technology Authority). The aforementioned also applies to the installation and maintenance of lifts.
• design, construction, manufacture, repairing, servicing and using of electrical appliances, production and transport of electricity for other than personal use (Safety Technology Authority Tukes and Henkilö- ja Yritysarviointi SETI Oy)
• telecommunications activities (The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority, FICORA)
• handling and storage of chemicals hazardous to health and the environment (Safety Technology Authority Tukes)
• large-scale handling (Safety Technology Authority Tukes)
• small-scale handling (local chief fire officer or chemicals control authority)
• insurance brokering (the Financial Supervisory Authority)
• insurance agencies (the Financial Supervisory Authority)
• package tour agencies (Consumer Agency)
• security companies (the National Police Board). |
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