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Suomi.fi Messages is your electronic mailbox that you should not forget

Published 20/5/2026

Increasingly, letters from the authorities are no longer brought to our doorstep but arrive in Suomi.fi Messages instead. It's your electronic mailbox for official mail.

Suomi.fi now provides information on public services in Skolt, Inari and Northern Sámi

Published 5/5/2026

Suomi.fi also helps Sámi speakers find public services available in their language.

A legislative amendment made digital mail the default – The number of Suomi.fi Messages users rose to 3.5 million in an instant

Published 29/4/2026

The number of Suomi.fi Messages users has increased by more than 800 000 users in two weeks. At the moment, 3.5 million people already use Suomi.fi Messages.

In some messages received in Suomi.fi Messages, an additional notice was displayed stating that the message had been sent from an external address

Published 17/4/2026

In some messages received in Suomi.fi Messages, an additional notice was displayed the following notice “NOTE! External sender. Do not open links or attachments unless you recognize the sender.”

Reading company messages in the Suomi.fi mobile app is working again

Published 15/4/2026

At the moment, not all users are able to act on behalf of a company in the Suomi.fi mobile app. Received messages can be read via the Suomi.fi Web Service .

Official mail becomes digital – Suomi.fi Messages replaces paper mail from several authorities

Published 13/4/2026

As of 14 April 2026, when you identify yourself in an authority’s e-service, you will be directed to activate Suomi.fi Messages.

A pause in reporting personal data on the Personal Data page on 21.3.2026

Published 19/3/2026

The Personal Data page of the Suomi.fi web service will be down from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. The downtime only applies to reporting personal data to the Population Information System.

Retiring on old-age pension? A new guide in Suomi.fi helps to make smart choices

Published 17/3/2026

The guide helps to understand what needs to be done before the pension starts, what kind of information is transferred between the different parties and when the citizen must take action themselves.

Transition to primarily electronic official mail: information and support for citizens

Published 17/3/2026

On 11 March 2026, the Parliament approved legislative amendments that will allow primarily electronic official mail for citizens who use digital services.

Public authorities to begin primarily sending digital mail to users of digital services in April

Published 13/3/2026

On 11 March 2026, Parliament passed a bill for legislative amendments that will cause public authorities to primarily send digital messages to people who already use their digital services.