Is a light entrepreneur an entrepreneur?

A light entrepreneur is a person who invoices for their work through an invoicing service without having their own company. They don't formally set up a sole trader (toiminimi) business or a limited company, but in practice they operate as an independent professional.

• From the perspective of taxation and pension insurance (YEL), a light entrepreneur is considered an entrepreneur. They're responsible for their own income, insurance, and pension contributions.
• From the perspective of labour law, they are not an employee, and employee rights such as annual leave or the Working Hours Act don't apply to them.
• From a business perspective, a light entrepreneur operates entrepreneurially: they find their own clients, price their own work, and bear the financial risk, but the invoicing service handles the administrative matters.

A light entrepreneur is an entrepreneur for tax and social security purposes, but not a company owner in the traditional sense. They are an independent professional who operates entrepreneurially without having their own company.