Number of single-person businesses down
In 2023, there were 230,000 single-person businesses in Finland, which was 10,000 fewer than the previous year. These are the…
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Small businesses facing big hurdles to banking
Suomen Yrittäjät, the Finnish SME association, demands the law on basic banking services be changed. The association wants banks to…
State agency seeks to appeal Wolt rider ruling
The occupational safety and health authority intends to apply to the Supreme Administrative Court for leave to appeal the Hämeenlinna…
Court: Wolt riders self-employed, not employees
The food delivery company Wolt’s riders are independently self-employed. That is the finding of the Hämeenlinna Administrative Court. In a…
Tax Administration supports increase of VAT threshold to €25,000
The Tax Administration supports raising the VAT threshold from €15,000 to €25,000. It says that issues such as costs would…
Potentially significant turn in business confidence in December
SY economist says that the shift in businesses’ confidence is a sign that the worst may be in the past.…
Survey: just over half of business owners arrange own healthcare
The recent Yrittäjägallup survey shows that business owners are more likely to arrange occupational healthcare when they employ staff. Occupational…
Over 70% of business owners accept suggested new YEL income
Less than 11% of the business owners under review did not accept the proposed new YEL income from their pension…
Important legislative amendments from start of 2024
SY presents a summary of the legislative amendments in force from the start of 2024. Producer responsibility for packaging expands…
Vast majority of Finnish businesses microenterprises
In 2022 microenterprises made up 95.5% of Finnish businesses. New data from Statistics Finland on businesses’ structure and financial statements…