Replacement cards

Registration authority: how to order blank replacement cards

Order blank replacement cards via the Vartti system. The instructions can be found in the Vartti system under the name Replacement card instructions. Blank cards are delivered approximately one week after ordering them. Store blank replacement cards in the registrar's locked cabinet.

Registration authority: how to assign a replacement card for the user

1. Make sure that the registration point has blank replacement cards.
2. When the card applicant arrives at the registration point, identify the card applicant appropriately.
3. Assign the replacement card in the Vartti system for the card holder’s use. Specify the period of validity of the card when the card is delivered. The card holder selects and enters the PIN codes for the replacement card themselves.
4. Clear the replacement card when the replacement card is returned to the registration authority.

Card user: how to start using the replacement card

1. Go to the registration authority where your organisation's replacement cards are ordered. Bring a valid identification document, such as a Finnish ID card or passport.
2. At the registration authority, the registrar will assign the replacement card for your use.
3. Select and enter PIN codes for the replacement card at the registration point. Memorise the PIN codes.
4. Return the replacement card to the registration authority when you no longer need it or it expires. After the return, the replacement card is cleared.

A replacement card can only be created for persons who have applied for a certificate card in the Vartti system.