Guides

A complete guide to verifying a Norwegian company: the BRREG register, organisation number, VAT (MVA, not in VIES), annual accounts, bankruptcy, status and beneficial owners.

A complete guide to verifying a Swedish company: Bolagsverket, organisationsnummer, VAT (moms), F-skatt, annual reports, bankruptcy and beneficial owners.

A complete guide to verifying a Danish company: the CVR register, CVR number, VAT (moms), annual reports, bankruptcy, status and beneficial owners.

How to read the financial statements of companies in Norway, Sweden and Denmark: where to find them, what to read first and what pitfalls to watch for — in your language.

What Brønnøysundregistrene (BRREG) is, what the organisation number (organisasjonsnummer) means and how to read data on a Norwegian company — in your language.

What Bolagsverket is, what the Swedish organisation number (organisationsnummer) means and how to read data on a Swedish company — in your language.

What the Danish CVR register and the Virk portal are, what the CVR number means and how to read data on a Danish company — in your language.

Beneficial owner (UBO) of a Nordic counterparty: what it means, what it is called in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, where to look for data and the limits of the registers — in your language.

Åpenhetsloven, Norway's Transparency Act: whom it covers, what obligations it imposes and what it means for you as a supplier or partner of a Norwegian company — in your language.

AML, KYC and KYB in practice: when a business must verify a counterparty, what such a check covers and how to run it for a Nordic partner (NO/SE/DK) — in your language.

How to start a company in Norway: forms (ENK, AS), registration with BRREG via Altinn, organisation number, capital, costs and obligations — in your language.

Sole proprietorship in Norway (enkeltpersonforetak, ENK): liability, taxes, costs, VAT (MVA) and who it suits — in your language.

AS company in Norway (aksjeselskap): NOK 30,000 capital, limited liability, board, taxes, accounting and costs — in your language.

Running a business in Norway: accounting, taxes, VAT (MVA), employer obligations and keeping registry data up to date — in your language.

How to start a company in Sweden: forms (aktiebolag AB, sole trader), registration at Bolagsverket and Skatteverket, capital, F-skatt, VAT and costs — in your language.

How to start a company in Denmark: forms (anpartsselskab ApS, sole proprietorship), registration via Erhvervsstyrelsen and Virk, CVR number, capital, VAT (moms) and costs — in your language.

Sole proprietorship in Sweden (enskild firma): liability, taxes, F-skatt, costs, VAT (moms) and who it suits — in your language.

AB company in Sweden (aktiebolag): SEK 25,000 capital, limited liability, board, taxes, accounting and costs — in your language.

Running a business in Sweden: accounting, taxes, VAT (moms), employer obligations and keeping registry data up to date — in your language.

Sole proprietorship in Denmark (enkeltmandsvirksomhed): liability, taxes, costs, VAT (moms), CVR number and who it suits — in your language.

ApS company in Denmark (anpartsselskab): DKK 20,000 capital, limited liability, management, taxes, accounting and costs — in your language.

Running a business in Denmark: accounting, taxes, VAT (moms), employer obligations and keeping registry data up to date — in your language.

A glossary of company terms in Norway, Sweden and Denmark: registration numbers, registers, legal forms, VAT (MVA/moms), VIES, F-tax, financial statements and beneficial owner (UBO) — in your language.