Yhtiölaki
Yhtiölaki is the Finnish term for the Companies Act governing limited liability companies in Finland. The current framework is primarily found in the Osakeyhtiölaki (624/2006) with numerous amendments that shape how limited companies are formed, governed, and dissolved. The act applies to private limited companies (osakeyhtiö) and public limited companies (julkinen osakeyhtiö), and it sets the legal basis for corporate structure, ownership, and capital.
The act covers incorporation, share capital, and shares, as well as rules for issuing and transferring shares
Governance and management are defined under the act. It outlines the roles and powers of the general
The yhtiölaki also governs corporate actions such as mergers, splits, and dissolution, as well as liquidation