Browser-based Population Information System query

First, familiarize yourself with the conditions for using population data and the terms of use. After that, you can submit a data permit application by following the steps below.

1. Go to the e-service
2. a) If you have already registered for a customer account, log in with the email address and password you entered when you registered, or using the Suomi.fi e-Identification. If you do not remember your password, click on the Forgot your password link.
   b) If you have not yet registered for a customer account, press the Register button.
3. After logging in, ensure that you are on the correct organisation's account. You can see the organisation's name in the top menu bar below your name. If needed, you can switch accounts from the menu in the top-right corner by selecting Organisation.
4. When you have the correct account, press the Fill in a new application button at the top of the e-service.
5. Choose the appropriate tab depending on whether you represent the public sector, or businesses and organisations.
6. Next, select I would like to search the Population Information System.
7. Go to Data permit application for the browser-based Population Information System query​​​​​​​ ​​​​​and press the Start button.
8. Complete the application details. The application must include, among other things, the purpose of use for the data, justification for why the requested data is needed, and an explanation of how the data will be protected. You can submit the form for processing only after all the required fields have been filled out. Check that a green symbol is displayed next to each field, indicating that the field has been completed correctly.
9. Finally, check the information you entered and press the Send to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency button.

​​​​​​​If you need help in preparing the application for the data access authorisation (for example, in the specifying of the data content), you can contact Population Information System query experts at vtjkysely(a)dvv.fi.

An umbrella permit refers to a data permit granted for a specific sector, activity, or purpose of use. Umbrella permits have been created for organisations with the same kind of data needs. Umbrella permits can be selected in the data permit application from the application type menu.

In the e-service, it is possible to apply, among others, the following umbrella permits:

• Maintenance and property management companies, door opening
• Wellbeing services counties
• Vehicle inspection stations
• Municipalities
• Educational institutions
• Banks
• Collection agencies
• Parishes
• THL’s Shelter services​

Local and central government authorities as well as welfare authorities can use the Population Information System query application free of charge for the most part. Other public sector customers are charged the following fees for using the service:

• Population system data EUR 0.074 per search (effective from 1.1.2025: EUR 0.081 per search)
• Identity verification EUR 0.185 per search (effective from 1.1.2025: EUR 0.20 per search)
• Printouts EUR 0.29 per print
• Fixed user-specific monthly fee per username: EUR 1

The user-specific monthly fee applies to search service users and administration service users.

The use of the user statistics and the use of the training environment are free of charge.

The minimum charge for Population Information System query per invoicing address is EUR 7 per invoice per month (effective from 1.1.2025: EUR 9 per invoice per month).

• Population Information System data EUR 0.42 per search (effective from 1.1.2025: EUR 0.46 per search)
• Identity verification EUR 0.75 per search (effective from 1.1.2025: EUR 0.82 per search)
• Fixed user-specific monthly fee per user: EUR 1

The user-specific monthly fee applies to search service users and administration service users.

The use of the user statistics and the use of the training environment are free of charge.

The minimum charge for Population Information System query per invoicing address is EUR 7 per invoice per month (effective from 1.1.2025: EUR 9 per invoice per month).

An online course is available for users of the Browser-based Population Information System query, providing an introduction to the basics of the service. The online course is completed within the query application.

The training environment for the Browser-based Population Information System query allows users to practice using the service. All users of the query have access to the training environment, and no separate user rights for it are granted.

The up-to-date PDF instructions for the Browser-based Population Information System query can be found within the service. After selecting a role from the query's homepage, a link to the Instructions will appear in the left-hand menu, where the instructions can be accessed.

The Digital and Population Data Agency informs all users of the Browser-based Population Information System query about current issues related to the service, primarily in the Announcements section on the query’s homepage.

We also provide information on the query's website.