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    A foreigner may also act as a founder of a cooperative. Place of residence and citizenship are not decisive factors in respect of cooperatives.

    Member of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board of a cooperative

    At least one of the members and deputy members of the Board of Directors (and the Supervisory Board, if any) of a cooperative must have a place of residence in the EEA, unless the National Board of Patents and Registration grants the company an exemption.

    The decisive factor is the individual's permanent place of residence, not his/her citizenship.

    Managing Director of a cooperative

    The Managing Director (and the deputy managing director, if any) of a cooperative must have a residence in the EEA. The National Board of Patents and Registration may grant an exemption to this requirement.

    The decisive factor is the Managing Director's place of residence, not his/her citizenship. The requirement for a place of residence also concerns Finnish citizens.

    If a permit is required, a free-form application in Finnish or Swedish shall be filed with the National Board of Patents and Registration.

    The application must contain the following information:

    • the applicant's name, citizenship and place of residence, as well as the State in which the place of residence is located
    • the permit(s) applied for (permit to act as Managing Director/deputy managing directors/member of the Board of Directors/deputy member of the Board of Directors/member of the Supervisory Board/deputy member of the Supervisory Board of a cooperative)
    • the enterprise the application applies to. In addition to the business name, the business ID must be given, if the company already has one
    • the grounds on which the permit should be granted
    • the postal address and any other contact information (such as telephone number) of the applicant or his/her representative.

    If several permits are applied for in respect of the same business, the applicants can file one single application in which all the permits applied for and all the applicants are identified. The application is to be signed by the applicant or a representative authorised by a power of attorney. If the application is signed by power of attorney, the power of attorney is to be attached to the application.

    Attachments to the application

    Certified copies of the following documents applying to the new cooperative are to be attached to the application:

    • Instrument of incorporation
    • Rules
    • copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors when the Managing Director (and the deputy managing director, if any) resident outside the EEA was elected.

    The application or its attachments must show that the applicant has given a written consent for the task.

    A copy of the applicant's passport is also to be attached to the application. If the application is accompanied by a document in a foreign language, a translation into Finnish or Swedish must also be attached to the application.

    Application fee

    The application fee is 110 Euro for each permit for which a decision has been taken. If permits are sought for three members of the Board of Directors, three fees will be collected (a total of 330 Euro). The fee shall be charged after the decision to either grant or deny the permit has been taken. The decision will be delivered to the applicant or his/her representative C.O.D. (cash on delivery).

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