Changing your personal identity code

Check list

• You can write a freeform application for the change of your personal identity code.
• Remember to attach the reports and information necessary for a change of personal identity code to your application.
• You must be able to provide reports detailing the misuse of your personal identity code, such as a report of an offence, a notification of investigation, a judgement by a court on misuse, a description of the duration of misuses and whether they are still occurring, as well as on the damage and/or hardship caused by the misuse, as well as the applicants reasons for why a change of personal identity code would present the continuation of misuse.
• In cases where a threat exists, a threat assessment by the police where the police find that the issuing you a new personal identity code is necessary is usually sufficient. In the threat assessment the police determine the threat posed, how serious it is and whether it is permanent and likely.

Links to Acts related to the matter

Section 12, subsection 2 and section 64, subsection 1 of the Act on the Population Information System and Certificate Services Provided by the Population Register Centre (in Finnish)

See also

• Confirmation of gender
• Registration of a foreigner
• Victim Support Finland’s instructions for cases of identity theft