Business Information System (government service)

{{short description|Finnish government service}}

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The Business Information System (BIS; {{Langx|fi|Yritys- ja yhteisötietojärjestelmä}}, {{Lang|fi|YTJ}}) is a Finnish government service jointly maintained by the {{ill|Finnish Patent and Registration Office|fi|Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus}} (PRH) and the Finnish Tax Administration providing an access to the Finnish Trade Register and the {{ill|Finnish Register of Foundations|fi|Säätiörekisteri}} and an ability to file information for both agencies.{{cite web |title=What is BIS? |url=https://www.ytj.fi/en/index/whatisbis.html |website=www.ytj.fi |publisher=Finnish Tax Administration and Finnish Patent and Registration Office |access-date=10 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326114046/https://ytj.fi/en/index/whatisbis.html |archive-date=26 March 2019}} The name is an abbreviation of the Finnish full name Yritys- ja yhteisötietojärjestelmä.{{cite web |title=Tietoa palvelusta |url=https://www.ytj.fi/index/tietoapalvelusta.html |website=www.ytj.fi |publisher=Finnish Tax Administration and Finnish Patent and Registration Office |access-date=10 January 2019 |language=fi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513221945/https://ytj.fi/index/tietoapalvelusta.html |archive-date=13 May 2020}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/talous/a/60fc5e7d-0153-46e6-acca-9599db293aa7 |title=Näin mystinen "suomalaisyritys" huijaa maailmalla – keulakuvana toimii Matias, jolla ei ole mitään yhteyksiä Suomeen |last=Alanne |first=Joonas |date=24 February 2021 |website=Iltalehti |language=fi |access-date=13 November 2021}}

Searching companies in the Finnish Trade Register can be made with the name of the company or the Business ID ({{Langx|fi|Y-tunnus}}, {{Langx|sv|FO-nummer}}). The BIS database does not include the {{ill|Finnish Register of Associations|fi|Suomen yhdistysrekisteri}}.