What is Suomi.fi e-Authorizations?

Suomi.fi e-Authorizations make it possible to act on behalf of other person or other organisation in the services that use Suomi.fi e-Authorizations to verify the person’s right to act. 

In Suomi.fi e-Authorizations, private persons, companies, associations and other organisations can also authorise a person, company, association or other organisation to act on their behalf. A mandate is an electronic power of attorney, the details of which are entered in the authorisation register. 

You can act on behalf of another person whenever and wherever, as the information on the right to act is always up to date. Suomi.fi e-Authorizations check your right in the basic registers (for example, the Population Information System and the registers of the Finnish Patent and Registration Office) and the authorisation register.

Suomi.fi contains general instructions on the granting of and request for mandates and information on the use of e-services with Suomi.fi e-Authorizations. Also see the instructions provided by different organisations The will provide more information on the use of Suomi.fi e-Authorizations in the service in question.