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    <periodOfReport>2016-12-08</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001669811</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>DFIN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001685398</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Juhase Thomas F</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>35 WEST WACKER DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CHICAGO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>IL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>60601</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Operating Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2016-12-08</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1449</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>53571</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Reflects the number of shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (&quot;DFS&quot;) common stock underlying time-based restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) resulting from an equitable adjustment of performance share units on December 8, 2016, pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement by and among R. R. Donnelley &amp; Sons Company (&quot;RRD&quot;), LSC Communications, Inc. and DFS, following the measurement and certification of RRD performance through September 30, 2016 by the RRD Human Resources Committee.  All RSUs will vest in full on March 2, 2018, subject to continued employment with DFS.  The performance share units and resulting RSUs are company granted units issued pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Plans.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 5,127 shares held directly, 23,414 shares of restricted stock and 25,030 restricted stock units.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Jennifer Reiners, pursuant to power of attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-12-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
