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Finland MINING Companies

Approximately 2,033 real businesses classified under Mining and Quarrying in Finland, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.

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Sector Overview — Finland

Approximately 2,033 real businesses operate in the Mining and Quarrying sector across Finland. Mining licences are public. The company holding one often is not the company running the mine. Extraction rights get granted to a specific concession-holding entity, while the real operating capital — and sometimes the real decision-making — sits a layer or two up, inside a joint venture with a foreign technical partner. The sector covers mineral, ore, coal, and petroleum extraction alongside sand, gravel, and stone quarrying. Many jurisdictions now layer resource-specific transparency rules on top of standard registration, including beneficial-ownership disclosure tied to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative — built specifically because ordinary company registers were not catching this.

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

Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Mining and Quarrying 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: 9 October 2026

Data Coverage

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

2,033
Total Companies
1,406
Currently Active
69%

Section B is 0% of the Finland register by entity count and its 18th largest sector — see all sectors.

Analysis

What this data actually tells you

Mining in Finland runs on a licensing system that sits outside company registration: extracting minerals requires a permit from Tukes (the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency) under the Mining Act (kaivoslaki), while environmental aspects of the operation need a separate permit from the regional ELY Centre or AVI (Regional State Administrative Agency). For a compliance analyst, the Tukes permit record — not the trade register filing — is the primary evidence that a given mining entity is actually authorised to operate.

Finland has also become a significant European hub for battery-metals processing — nickel, cobalt and lithium in particular — positioning parts of the sector within EU battery-supply-chain strategic interest rather than purely ordinary commercial risk, a context worth factoring in when assessing a Finnish mining or metals-processing counterparty’s broader exposure.

Finland Mining and Quarrying, by the register

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

Active vs. inactive

69% active

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

Company size, by disclosed headcount

0
1,196
1-9
729
10-49
86
50+
21

By number of employees on file, Section B, Finland. 1 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.

Who uses Finland mining and quarrying ownership data

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

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Tukes mining permit verification

Mineral exploration and extraction in Finland requires a permit from Tukes (the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency) under the Mining Act (kaivoslaki) — a licence record separate from, and the real gate on, whether an entity can legally mine a given deposit.

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Battery-metals sector growth

Finland has become a significant European hub for battery-metals processing (nickel, cobalt, lithium), so mining and metals-processing counterparties increasingly sit within EU battery-supply-chain strategic interest, not just ordinary commercial risk.

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Environmental permit and closure-liability screening

Mining operations also need a separate environmental permit administered by the regional ELY Centre or AVI — distinct from the Tukes mining permit and carrying its own closure and remediation obligations.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many Mining and Quarrying companies are registered in Finland?

Approximately 2,033 real businesses operate under Mining and Quarrying in Finland.

What does the Mining and Quarrying sector include in Finland?

Mining licences are public. The company holding one often is not the company running the mine. Extraction rights get granted to a specific concession-holding entity, while the real operating capital — and sometimes the real decision-making — sits a layer or two up, inside a joint venture with a foreign technical partner. The sector covers mineral, ore, coal, and petroleum extraction alongside sand, gravel, and stone quarrying. Many jurisdictions now layer resource-specific transparency rules on top of standard registration, including beneficial-ownership disclosure tied to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative — built specifically because ordinary company registers were not catching this.

How is company ownership disclosed for Mining and Quarrying 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 Mining and Quarrying.

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 Mining and Quarrying companies in other countries?

Yes — the Mining and Quarrying sector directory lists every country with recorded Mining and Quarrying companies on Zavia.

Can Zavia monitor changes to Mining and Quarrying 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 Mining and Quarrying companies in Finland going forward, flagging updates as they are filed instead of requiring a manual recheck.

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