What is Suomi.fi Finnish Service Catalogue
Finnish Service Catalogue (FSC)
- is a national centralised data repository in which organisations provide information on the services they offer
- brings together information on services whose target groups include citizens, companies, organisations, communities or the authorities
- reduces overlapping in the maintenance of information in different systems
- is free of charge for all organisations.
The users of the Finnish Service Catalogue include municipalities, wellbeing services counties, the Finnish Tax Administration, organisations and the private sector. Many wellbeing services counties, municipalities and agencies display information described in the FSC on their websites. All content described in the FSC is also displayed in Suomi.fi Web Service.
The information described in the Finnish Service Catalogue can be used through an open interface in various places, such as websites, map services and chatbots. This eliminates the need to maintain information in many different places.
Everyone benefits from the information in the Finnish Service Catalogue
The information described in the Finnish Service Catalogue is structured and uniform. Structured information means that there is a field of its own for each piece of information.
When the service information has been described in a structured form, the information can be used through the interfaces almost without limits. A uniform way of describing information increases interoperability, improves the transparency of the information and makes it easier to compare.
Learn more about utilisation of FSC data
Careful production of information and its regular maintenance are important so that the information users receive is always of a high quality and up to date. The recommendation is to use clear language that is easy to understand in the descriptions of the Finnish Service Catalogue.