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The concepts described on these pages are words and expressions used in statistics with a specific, limited meaning. In everyday speech the word may have a different meaning. In connection with each definition you can find information about which sets of statistics use the concept.
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Legal form
Legal form identifies the legal status of a legal person. The classification of legal forms is based on the company forms of the Trade Register and on the requirements of taxation legislation. The legal forms of enterprises and corporations are recorded in the Business Information System.
Statistics Finland's classification of legal forms is based on this system and on the Tax Administration's coding of legal forms. Some of the Tax Administration's categories have been combined in Statistics Finland's classification.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Related concepts
- Voluntary association
- Starting form
- Housing company
- General partnership
- Pension foundation or fund
- Government enterprise
- Government authority
- Body governed by public law
- Mutual indemnity insurance association
- Mutual insurance company
- Limited partnership
- Bankrupt's estate
- Decedent's estate
- Shipping company under joint ownership
- Cessation form
- Natural person
- Other legal form
- Other religious body
- Limited company
- Co-operative society
- Savings bank
- Foundation
- Economic association
- State church
- Corporation subject to taxation
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