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How a forestry partnership, an agricultural partnership or a real estate partnerhip grants mandates

Acting on behalf of a tax partnership, i.e., a forestry partnership, an agricultural partnership, a real estate partnership is only possible with a mandate granted in Suomi.fi e-Authorizations approved by all shareholders of the partnership.

Examples of situations:

  • If one of the shareholders wants to act on behalf of the partnership, they need a mandate for transactions from all shareholders. One of the shareholders starts by granting a mandate on behalf of the partnership and the other shareholders validate the mandate. The shareholder must also grant themselves a mandate.
  • If the partnership wishes to grant a mandate to, for example, an accounting firm to manage the partnership’s tax matters, all shareholders must validate the mandate granted to the accounting firm. One of the shareholders starts by granting a mandate on behalf of the partnership and all the shareholders then validate the mandate.
  • The partnership’s shareholders may jointly grant one shareholder the Right to grant a mandate on behalf of the partnership. A person with the Right to grant a mandate may grant mandates on behalf of the partnership in situations such as granting a mandate to an accounting firm to manage the partnership’s tax matters. One of the shareholders starts process for granting the Right to grant a mandate and all the shareholders the validate this. After this, the partnership shareholder who has been granted the Right to grant a mandate grants the accounting firm a Mandate for transactions.

The partnership’s shareholders can grant mandates in two ways:

  • Independently in Suomi.fi e-AuthorizationsOpens in a new window..
  • With an application to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency, if independent granting of a mandate is not possible, for example due to inadequate digital skills.

The fastest way to grant mandates is to use Suomi.fi e-Authorizations at suomi.fi/valtuudetOpens in a new window.. The granted mandates enter into force immediately or at the desired point in time.

However, it is not always possible to grant mandates independently. Granting mandates independently in Suomi.fi e-Authorizations is not possible if

  • one of the shareholders does not have access to e-services or is not able to identify themself using personal identification token
  • another partnership is a shareholder
  • one of the shareholders is a minor
  • one of the shareholders is under guardianship.

In this case, the partnership must mandate with an application. The mandates will enter into force at the earliest when the Digital and Population Data Services Agency has processed the application. 

Go to authorisation with an application.


Updated: 10/2/2026

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