Digital and Population Data Services Agency (The Finnish Digital Agency)

The Digital and Population Data Services Agency (The Finnish Digital Agency) serves people at different stages of life, promotes the smooth functioning and stability of Finnish society and secures the availability of reliable data.

The Digital and Population Data Services Agency sees to the maintenance of the Population Information System, which is the foundation for our society, and to the digitalisation of society.

The agency’s tasks include civil marriages, name and address changes, guardianship and administrative guardianship, maintenance of the Population Information System, development of solutions for electronic identification, as well as the development and maintenance of centralised support services for e-services. E-service support services include the Suomi.fi Web Service, electronic messages from authorities (Suomi.fi Messages) as well as authorisation for acting on behalf of another party (Suomi.fi e-Authorization).

The Digital and Population Data Services Agency leads the way, reforms society and supports citizens in their interaction with public administration. Our aim is to further promote the smooth functioning of Finnish society. Digitalisation is one important way to achieve this.

Our values

  • Appreciation
  • Trust
  • Courage

Digitalisation partner with a vision

We aim to be a guiding example in society, acting with courage to renew, support, and respect. For our customers and partners, we are a reliable and desirable partner with a vision.

Through networking actively, we strengthen confidence in society. Our goal is to make Finnish society run even smoother.

Our values are appreciation, trust and courage

Guided by our values, we value diversity, we have respectful conversations and we nurture competence, learning and cooperation.

We act in an ethical and responsible manner. We trust each other and we continously evaluate ourselves and our activities. 

We look for open-minded solutions, we are active and we are making determined progress.

We operate on a national level

Our agency has over 800 employees and we operate in 12 towns all over Finland.

Our operating model is national whoch means that citizens can visit any service location they choose.

Follow the Digital and Population Data Services Agency on social media!

We actively share our operations on social media. 

We are on our social media channels from Mondays to Fridays from 9:00–16:00.

Our communications and marketing team is responsible for maintaining, using and developing social media profiles.

Information about the ground rules for our social media channels and webinars: dvv.fi/en/en/some.

Population of Finland 5 666 778