When you submit us an application for the appointment of a guardian for you yourself, your opinion determines whether we ask those close to you for an opinion on the matter (consultation). 

Once you have been appointed a guardian, you can apply for the termination of guardianship by submitting an application to us together with your guardian. We will examine whether the guardianship can be terminated and make a decision on the matter. Read more about submitting an application on our website under “When the need for guardianship ends”. 

You can send us an application  

• for changing a fixed-term guardianship to one valid until further notice 
• for changing the guardian's duties (for example, if the guardian has been appointed to perform an individual task only, but you would like the guardian to manage all affairs).  

Fill in the application together with your guardian and obtain a new medical certificate on yourself. Submit the application and medical certificate to us at Digital and Population Data Services Agency / Guardianship Services, P.O. Box 1001, FI-02151 Espoo. 

We will hear you during the processing. Finally, we will issue a decision on the matter or, if necessary, submit an application to the District Court, which will issue a decision on the matter. 

If the guardian is disqualified or prevented – for example, due to illness or long absence – from performing their duties, they need a substitute. The guardian may be disqualified to represent you, for example, in a property transaction, because the guardian themselves or their child is the other party to the transaction. 

Read more about situations when a guardian needs a substitute.

When you are appointed a guardian, mandates that allow the change of a bank account number in services will automatically expire. You can see a list of such mandates on Suomi.fi. Other mandates you have given will remain valid.