Certificate of person and family relationship information
With a certificate of person and family relationship information you can prove, for example, a person’s children as well as information on current or former marriages. For example, you may need this certificate to register family relationship information with public authorities in foreign countries or to submit a citizenship application in a foreign country.
Ordering certificates
You can order a certificate of yourself or another person for an acceptable purpose of use. First, find out what information you need on your certificate and for what purpose. Please provide this information when placing your order.
The certificate will include information according to its intended use.
Other channels for ordering
You can order a certificate via email. Fill in the order form and send the form by encrypted email to [email protected]. You can also include the information of your order in the email itself.
Please include the following in the email:
- your name, date of birth and address
- what information you need on the certificate
- for what purpose you need the certificate
You can order a certificate by calling the national service number +358 295 536 230
Service hours:
Mon-Fri 9-15
Price
Online form, e-mail, telephone call, in-person visit
We will send a separate invoice. If the orderer's municipality of residence is not in Finland, we will use advance billing. For in-person visits, you will be required to pay at the service location.
Certificate €25/document
List of residents €25/document for private customers and €80 for organisational customers
Manually prepared certificate €80/document
Multilingual EU standard form attached to the certificate (translation assistance form) €15/document
Apostille €38 / document
How to obtain your document
The certificate will be sent to you via Suomi.fi Messages, via encrypted e-mail to your preferred address, or by paper mail. You can choose the delivery method yourself when placing the order.
Contact us
Telephone service
Telephone number +358 295 536 230
Service hours:
- Mon-Fri 9-15
Use secure email if your message contains personal or otherwise confidential information. Choose the following address as the recipient:
You can take care of the following matters:
- Certificates from the Population Information System
- Residence certificate
- Marriage certificate
- Life certificate
- Birth certificate
- Civil status certificate
- List of residents
If you are ordering a report on family relationships, see ordering instructions on the page Report on family relationships.