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Finland HOSPITALITY AND FOOD SERVICE Companies

Approximately 37,919 real businesses classified under Accommodation and Food Service Activities in Finland, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.

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Sector Overview — Finland

Approximately 37,919 real businesses operate in the Accommodation and Food Service Activities sector across Finland. The hotel's name on the sign and the company that owns the building are usually not the same entity — and neither of those is necessarily the one running day-to-day operations. Hospitality routinely separates the property owner from the brand licensor from the operating manager, across hotels, resorts, restaurants, and catering. Verifying who owns a given hotel means picking which of those three questions you are actually asking.

12 companies in this sector are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.

Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Accommodation and Food Service Activities companies in Finland follow the same national framework as every other sector there.

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Source: Official government registries via Zavia registry connectors Refresh: daily delta, full reconciliation monthly Last updated: 7 October 2026

Data Coverage

Record counts for SIC Code I in Finland, as of the last reconciliation.

37,919
Total Companies
23,941
Currently Active
63%

Section I is 3% of the Finland register by entity count and its 14th largest sector — see all sectors.

Analysis

What this data actually tells you

Finland runs a directly consumer-visible food-safety verification system: food-service establishments must display a public Oiva report from Ruokavirasto (the Finnish Food Authority), rating hygiene on a four-point scale from Excellent to Poor, with the full national set of reports searchable directly at oivahymy.fi. For verification, that Oiva history is a genuinely independent, publicly visible compliance signal, distinct from anything in the establishment’s own company filing.

Serving alcohol for on-premises consumption requires a separate licence (anniskelulupa) from the regional AVI (Regional State Administrative Agency), with its own suitability checks distinct from ordinary food-service or PRH registration. Revenue in Finnish accommodation is also often strongly seasonal, concentrated around summer lakeland tourism or winter Lapland and ski-resort seasons, so a snapshot taken outside peak season can significantly understate a legitimate operator’s real trading volume.

Finland Accommodation and Food Service Activities, by the register

Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.

Active vs. inactive

63% active

Section I entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.

Company size, by disclosed headcount

0
22,916
1-9
13,154
10-49
1,622
50+
221

By number of employees on file, Section I, Finland. 6 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.

Who uses Finland accommodation and food service activities ownership data

The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.

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Oiva food-inspection verification

Finnish food-service establishments display a public Oiva report from Ruokavirasto (the Finnish Food Authority) rating hygiene on a four-point scale from Excellent to Poor — a genuinely independent, publicly visible compliance signal, searchable directly at oivahymy.fi.

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Alcohol licence (anniskelulupa) verification

Serving alcohol for consumption on the premises requires a licence (anniskelulupa) from the regional AVI, with its own suitability checks — a real, checkable licence distinct from basic food-service registration.

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Seasonal tourism-revenue exposure

Accommodation revenue in Finland’s lakeland and Lapland tourism regions is heavily seasonal, so a single off-season financial snapshot can understate a legitimate operator’s real trading capacity.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many Accommodation and Food Service Activities companies are registered in Finland?

Approximately 37,919 real businesses operate under Accommodation and Food Service Activities in Finland.

What does the Accommodation and Food Service Activities sector include in Finland?

The hotel's name on the sign and the company that owns the building are usually not the same entity — and neither of those is necessarily the one running day-to-day operations. Hospitality routinely separates the property owner from the brand licensor from the operating manager, across hotels, resorts, restaurants, and catering. Verifying who owns a given hotel means picking which of those three questions you are actually asking.

How is company ownership disclosed for Accommodation and Food Service Activities companies in Finland?

The same national framework applies here as for every other sector in Finland — there is no sector-specific beneficial-ownership regime for Accommodation and Food Service Activities.

Can I see all industries present in Finland?

Yes — the Finland company directory lists every industry with recorded companies for that jurisdiction, alongside the full beneficial-ownership overview for Finland.

Can I see Accommodation and Food Service Activities companies in other countries?

Yes — the Accommodation and Food Service Activities sector directory lists every country with recorded Accommodation and Food Service Activities companies on Zavia.

Can Zavia monitor changes to Accommodation and Food Service Activities companies in Finland over time?

A directory listing is a snapshot, not a live feed. Zavia's monitoring API tracks changes to registered shareholders, officers, and group structure for Accommodation and Food Service Activities companies in Finland going forward, flagging updates as they are filed instead of requiring a manual recheck.

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