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Identification service for foreign citizens introduced in June

The foreign citizen identification service was introduced on 11 June.

Suomi.fi Web Service will have a maintenance break on Wednesday, 3 June

Suomi.fi Web Service will not be available on Wednesday, 3 June from 16.00 to 19.00 because of a maintenance break.

Suomi.fi Web Service enables you to check your personal data recorded in the Population Information System

You will now find more detailed personal data when you log into the Registers section of Suomi.fi.

Suomi.fi e-Authorisations: Authorise another person to pick up your prescription medicine for you

If you feel that you have flu-like symptoms, stay at home until you feel better. You can authorise another person to pick you for you online using Suo

E-Authorisations make it easier to use pharmacy services on behalf of others

Your own proof of identity is now sufficient for collecting another person's prescription medicines from the pharmacy provided that you have received an e-Authorisation in the Suomi.fi service. This change will particularly help with the daily life of families with children and those taking care of their spouse’s affairs.

Making acting on behalf of another party in social welfare e-services easier – a separate Suomi.fi mandate code for social welfare

A separate e-services mandate code has now been specified for social welfare in Suomi.fi e-Authorizations. With the new mandate code, allowing an assignee to act on behalf of another party is easy. The mandate code specifies the matters in which the assignee can act on behalf of the assignor. The mandate code has been jointly specified by the National Institute for Health and Welfare and the Population Register Centre.

New version of Chrome may affect identification in e-services

The authorities joined forces and compiled an information package for young people turning 18

The electronic information package gathers together all of the rights and obligations related to using official services that become the responsibilit

Suomi.fi Messages is here! It is now possible to receive mail from the authorities electronically

Through Suomi.fi Messages, citizens can receive newsletters, decisions and other important official messages electronically direct to the Suomi.fi Web Service instead of the traditional paper mail.

Emergency SMS can now be sent to the 112 number – service users are required to register in advance

The emergency notification can now be sent as an SMS to the emergency number 112. Register first as a user of the Emergency SMS Service on the Suomi.fi.