Acting on behalf of an estate of a deceased person

Suomi.fi e-Authorizations cannot be used to act on behalf of an estate because the shareholders of the estate are not entered in any register. This is why Suomi.fi e-Authorizations does not receive information about the shareholders of an estate. Check with the service you need to see how one of the shareholders can handle the estate’s matters alone.

If the estate is continuing the business activities of the deceased person and has a business ID, the shareholders can use a mandate service provided by officials to authorise a person, company or organisation of their choice (e.g. accounting agency) to manage the estate’s matters related to business. Go to authorisation with an application