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Applying for a non-disclosure for personal safety reasonsDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceA non-disclosure for personal safety reasons restricts the disclosure of your address information. It must be applied for in writing. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Applying for a revocation of the right to officiate weddingsDigital and Population Data Services Agency
Permit or other obligationNationwidePublic serviceA registered religious community or an officiator can apply for a revocation of a granted right to officiate weddings. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Applying for a right to officiate weddingsDigital and Population Data Services Agency
Permit or other obligationNationwidePublic serviceA registered religious community can apply for a member of their community a right to officiate weddings. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Certificates from the Population Information SystemDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceYou can order certificates containing personal data stored in the Population Information System. The certificates are valid in Finland and abroad. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Certification of purchaseDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceIf you are buying, selling, gifting or exchanging immovable property, you will need the services of a public purchase witness, an attesting notary. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Change of surnameDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceYou can change your surname by filing in a name change application form. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Changing a child’s mother tongue or notifying the communication languageDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceAs the child's guardian, you can notify the child's native language or communication language. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Checking your personal dataDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceYou can check your personal data stored in the Population Information System. You can view your family relations, address information and past data. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Converting a registered partnership into a marriageDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceYou can convert your partnership registered in Finland into a marriage by notifying the Digital and Population Data Services Agency. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Correcting data in the Population Information SystemDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceIf your data in the Population Information System is incorrect, you can ask for it to be corrected. Some data you can also correct yourself. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Examination of impediments to marriageDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceBefore marriage, an examination of impediments to marriage must be carried out. This ensures that no impediments exist for the marriage. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Last name upon marriageDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceWhen requesting an examination of impediments to marriage, you must indicate which last name you use after the marriage ceremony. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Membership in a religious communityDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceYou can join by submitting a notification directly to a religious community. You can leave a religious community in the Suomi.fi Web Service. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Non-disclosures of dataDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceYou have the right to prohibit the disclosure of your personal and address data from the Population Information System. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Notification of a child's nameDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceAs the guardian of a newborn child, you must report your child’s name and native language to the Population Information System. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Notification of the preferred name of a childDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceAs the child's guardian, you can notify the child's preferred name. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Registering a prenuptial agreementDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceSpouses can agree that their property will not be divided equally upon the dissolution of the marriage or registered partnership. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Removing a non-disclosure for personal safety reasonsDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceA non-disclosure for personal safety reasons can be removed when no longer needed. If you are an adult, you can remove the non-disclosure by yourself. - Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Reporting data to the Population Information SystemDigital and Population Data Services Agency
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceYou can notify the Population Information System of your native language, preferred name, profession, email address and communication language.
Text edited by: Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Updated: 25/9/2026