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  Resource-rich economy • High purchasing power • EEA access
- Finland 🇫🇮
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- Selling into Nordic Market
  Market entry for UK and international firms into Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. Entity selection, Fiscal Representation, and VOEC/OSS registrations for cross-border Nordic sales.
- American entrepreneurs to Europe
  DAFT Treaty residency, Dutch BV formation, 30% ruling, and cross-border banking. We solve the bottlenecks other firms can’t: entity structuring, permits, and account opening.
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- Contractors & Consultants
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- UK companies to EU
  Regain Single Market access post-Brexit. Dutch subsidiary or branch registration, VAT compliance, and customs-free EU trade.
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Business Regions in Europe

Market Finder

This is a decision tree that helps you decide what is the best place in Europe to start up or expand your business.

Founders & shareholders

Where are you located?

Pick a country

Do you already have a business?

Yes

Not yet

Is the new business an expansion of your existing business?

Yes, I want to expand my existing business

No, I am starting a completely new business

How large do you expect the new business to be in terms of profit in +/- 3 years?

An estimate of the profit. Profit = revenue - costs.

Management and employees

Will the business owner physically move to the location of the new business?

Yes

No

Probably yes

Probably not

Will there be any physical/real activity in the new country?

With real activity we mean that there will be an office with some of the company's personnel. Or a warehouse where goods are being stored and distributed.

Yes, there will be physicial activity in the new country

No, there will not be any physical activity

Is the director of the company an EU/EEA or UK resident?

Yes, the director will be a resident of the EU/EEA or UK

No, we do not have a director available.

Not sure yet

Do you expect the company to have employees immediately or in the near future?

Yes, I will be the only employee

Yes, there will be employees other than myself

No, I do not want to employ anyone

Where do your employees come from?

From within the EU/EEA

From outside of the EU/EEA

Not sure yet

Industry & Market

In which industry will the company be active?

What other industry?

Where do you think your potential customers are based?

Multiple options possible

UK & Ireland

Nordics (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland)

DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

Benelux (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg)

France

Spain & Portugal

Italy

Baltics

Eastern Europe

Other European regions

Which other regions?

Your products and services

Do you deliver goods, services or both?

Services

Physical goods/products

Do you sell online?

Only online

Only in-person (offline)

Both online and offline

Does it concern a new digital service or product that will be introduced to a market for the first time?

Yes, my product/service is new and I would like to test out the market.

No, this is a well-known product/service that customers are used to.

I am not sure

Do you sell to consumers, other businesses or both?

Only to consumers (B2C)

Only to other businesses (B2B)

To both

In which languages do you prefer to communicate with your customers?

Multiple options possible

English

German

Spanish

French

Italian

Portuguese

Dutch

Other language(s)

What other language(s)?

Your needs

Do you expect the company to need additional funding after it has been set up?

By this we mean either funding by an investor or a (bank) loan.

Yes, absolutely

Possibly

No

Your details

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Markets

The Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland

Roadmaps

Americans to Europe 🇺🇸
E-commerce into EU 🇪🇺
UK companies to EU 🇬🇧
Selling to Nordics 🇳🇴🇸🇪🇩🇰🇫🇮
Contractors & Consultants
Startup founders

Quick Start

DAFT treaty 🇳🇱
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30% tax ruling 🇳🇱
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EU Warehousing 🇪🇺
Sweden AB formation 🇸🇪
Dutch holding structure 🇳🇱
Finland’s Startup Permit 🇫🇮

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