How to run an NGO in Finland

In order to run an NGO in Finland, you have to take several steps. These steps include: forming your team, drawing your bylaws, and paying the registration fee. Your bylaws should be either in Finnish or Swedish, and the chairperson of the organisation is expected to be residing in Finland.

1.

"#

"!

2. 9A>9$/13=>/<$?8+!98#<903>==9-3+>39838
386+8.+#</=/8>+>398738
900//,</+5738
<9?:)9<5738
)9<5381<9?:=>9-</+>/+.?77C9<1+83D+>398
ProgramStructure
<9?:A9<5:</=/8>+>398=738

3. )9<6.3=0?6690898:<903>=
38>2/'%7366398388.3+736639838$?==3+
#2369=9:2C,/238.898:<903>=
<3>3-3=7=8/9-96983+63=7</63139?=:<9:91+8.+-9<<?:>398
!"=!"=&!"="!"="!"=
Today'sNon­profitworld
!98:<903>=/@/69:7/8>+3.

4. $/13=><+>3983=9:>398+6
$/13=><+>398</;?3</=09<,+85 038+8-3+6><+8=+->398= 6/1+6-+:+-3>C
#<9:/<>C9A8/<=23:
6/-><983-!9>3-/
!+>398+69+<.90#+>/8>+8.$/13=><+>398=AAA:<203
$/1?6+>/.,C>2/==9-3+>398=->
AAA0386/B03 AAA:2<03
RegisteringanAssociationinFinland
2+3<:/<=98=29?6.,/</=3.38138386+8.
'86/==+=:/-3+6/B/7:>3983=89>1<+8>/.

5. 9-?==29?6.,/98898:<903>A9<5
898:<903>+==9-3+>3983=+89<1+83=+>3987/+8>>9,/:/<7+8/8>
09?8./.,C=/@/<+6:/<=98=9<=/@/<+69<1+83=+>398=2+@3816/1+6
-+:+-3>C09<>2/</+63=+>39890+-97798898:<903>:?<:9=/
!//.=+>6/+=>09?8.3817/7,/<= +1/9<+,9@/
%29?6.,/,+=/.38986C98/7?83-3:+63>C38386+8.
<+8-2/=+</:9==3,6/>29?12
36/09<+,?=38/==*>?88?=A2/88//./.
$/;?3</=09<:+C381=+6+<3/=>+B+>398/>-
9</380998AAAC>403#$&+B+.7384938>,?=38/==3809=C=>/7
?.3>381--9?8>381
!//.=98/9<.38+<C+?.3>9<+8.98/./:?>C+?.3>9<
--9?8>381:/<39.7?=>,/798>2=

6. %29?6.,/.<+0>/.383883=29<%A/.3=2
!+7/=29?6.,/?83;?/</6/@+8>>9C9?<A9<5 9,4/->3@/=
%29?6.0?60366>2/</;?3</7/8>=90==9-3+>398=->%/->398
#?<:9=/+8.+->3@3>C7?=>,/A/66./038/.
)/66./038/.63+,363>3/= </=:98=3,363>3/=907/7,/<=
3+,363>C>9:+C0//=7?=>,/38-6?./.
$312>=907/7,/<=
$312>>9:+<>3-3:+>/@9>/1/>/6/->/.
8C</=><3->3987?=>,/7/8>398/.+8.4?=>303/.38>2/<?6/=
B/-?>3@/-9773>>//
>6/+=>7?=>,/7/8>398/.38>2/<?6/=,+85<?:>:/<=98=-+8>=/<@/
2+3<:/<=98@3-/-2+3<:/<=98</=3.38138386+8./B/7:>398:9==3,6/
TheRules/Bylaws/Statute

7. #<9@3=39809<</1?6+<7//>381=
)<3>>/838@3>+>398==?-2+=/7+36=</;?3</.
'=/90+==/>=38-+=/90.3==96?>398
9<+898:<903>-+?=/
?>29<3D/.:/<=98>9=318
2+3<:/<=98,?>-9?6.,/=2+</.A3>2=97/98//6=/+=A/66,+85?=/-9=>=
$/8/A381+8+==9-3+>398
!9></;?3</.+7/8.7/8>=7?=>,/89>303/.+88?+67//>3812/6.
//=E>9</13=>/<
6/-><983-</13=><+>3983=-2/+:/</+-2+7/8.7/8>-9=>=798/C
TheRules/Bylaws/Statute

8. !98:<903>=>+B/B/7:>398
0C/+<6C><+8=+->3983=,/69A-/<>+38+79?8>
?8.<+3=3818//.==:/-3+6:/<73==398
<97>2/:963-/
669A/.>9=/66:<9.?->=+8.=/<@3-/=
989>8//.+8/B>/<8+6+?.3>9<
0038+8-3+6><+8=+->3983=89>>99-97:63-+>/.
//=E>9</13=>/<
6/-><983-</13=><+>3983=-2/+:/</+-2+7/8.7/8>-9=>=798/C
OtherPracticalIssues

9. +=C>9</13=>/<.3003-?6>>9<?8
(96?8>+<3=72+=6373>=>37/7+8+1/7/8>-98=3=>/8-C0?8.381/>-
69>90:+:/<A9<5
*9?2+@/>92+@//@/<C>2381:</:+</./@/8A2/8C9?.98>8//.>9
=?,73>>2/7+8CA2/</
?=38/==/=/849C,/>>/<:<9>/->398
%?-2+==>+<>?:1<+8>=-98=>+8>-9?8=/66381
+<//<:<9=:/->=+</2312/<
#/<=98+68/>A9<5/B:+8.=1+38589A6/.1/+8.=5366=
//:381=69A+8.=>/+.C2/6:=
&2381=.989>2+::/89@/<8312>3>>+5/=>37/+8.-98=3=>/8>/009<>
Myownexperience

10. +5/?=/90&%9-3+6!/>A9<5381=3>/=
?36.+A/,:+1/+-/,995&A3>>/<*9?&?,/385/.82/6:>99
)9<5,?>.9-?7/8>>2/7+=A/66
88?+6</:9<>=+?.3></:9<>=8/A=6/>>/<=:29>9=@3./9=
9389<1+83D+>3988/>A9<5=@+6?+>/C9?<=/60
9<38=>+8-/4938# 9832/63%)"&+8+6C=3=
%>?.C6/13=6+>398
7:9<>+8>==9-3+>398=->?.3>381->%9-3+6)/60+</->
/6/,<+>/+@/0?8
"<1+83D//@/8>=1+>2/<381=2+@/0?8+8.</-2+<1/C9?<,+>>/<3/=
Fewtips

11. 2+81/9@/<>37//@96?>398+<C:<9-/==
&2381=-2+81/9@/<>37/,/06/B3,6/>99,/CC9?<38>?3>398
/=3</>9.9/@/<C>2381
/</+63=>3-2+@/+09-?=,<+8.C9?<=/60
38+8-3+62+<.=23:= 23../8-9=>=
+38>+38381A/,=3>/=/@/8+:9=>,9B-9=>=;?3>/7?-2
+36?</=
&2/C>/+-2+69>+--/:>>2/7+8.6/+<80<97>2/7+8.79@/98
"::9=3>398-<3>3-3=77+83:?6+>398
97:/>3>398?8</+63=>3-/B:/->+>398=0<97=9?>2-<3>3-3=790A9<5
7/>29.=
Whattoexpect?
2009 2012

12. 9<7+1<9?:
:/<=98=38+1<9?:
3=-?==+8.-97/?:A3>2+83./+90+8+==9-3+>398
?=>30C>2/8//.A2C.9C9?A+8>+8/A+==9-3+>398!+7/>2/
9<1+83D+>398+8../=318+6919
/8>398+>6/+=>9,4/->3@/=
3/A2+>.9/=>2/9<1+83D+>398+37>9+-23/@/
%:/-30CC9?<,/8/03-3+<3/= +:C9?<:+<>8/<= =>+5/296./<=
)293=>2/=/<@3-/09<)29A366,/C9?<:9==3,6/:+<>8/<=
%:/-30C+>6/+=>A9<53817/>29.= >996=
9<38=>+8-/98638/-+7:+318+:?,63-+>398=/<@3-/=+.@9-+-C69,,C381
GroupWork
97/,+-5+8.:</=/8>
./8>30C+0/A038+8-3+6=9?<-/=
9<38=>+8-/7/7,/<=23:0//:<9.?->=+6/.98+>398==/<@3-/=+6/