Death abroad 

Do the following

1. Get the required document to prove the death that occurred abroad

   • Death certificate issued by an authority
   • Death certificate issued by a doctor
   • Another official document indicating the death (e.g., a population register extract)
      

2. Check if the original certificate or extract from the population register must be legalised and/or translated

   Legalisation of foreign documents

   Present the document to us either as an original or as a certified copy.

   • If your document must be legalised, you do not want to submit the original, first request legalization for the original document. Then request a certified copy of it. After that, legalise the certified copy as well. 
   • A certified copy can be issued either by a notary public or by the same authority that issued the original document.

3. Fill out the online form

   Use this form to report a death that occurred abroad to the Finnish Population Information System.

   Death abroad

   Filling out the form does not require authentication

   If you are not able to use the online form, fill in and print out the paper form and deliver it together with your original documents.

   Paper form: Notification of death abroad

4. Deliver the documents as follows

   A) By post

   • Send the documents to the address Digital and Population Data Services Agency, PL 1003, 00531 Helsinki, Finland. If your current or most recent municipality of residence is in Åland, send the documents to Statens ämbetsverk på Åland.

   B)    By bringing the documents to our service location

   • You can leave documents at the Agency´s lobby service or mailbox. Book an appointment in advance, if you want personal customer service.

   NOTE. If the foreign authority has issued the document in electronic format, you may also submit it to us by attaching it to the online form. The document must be verifiable through a QR code or a web link. If necessary, the electronic document must also be legalised. An electronic document does not mean a scanned document.

   If we do not receive the required documents within the time limit, we cannot register the information provided in the form in the Population Information System. In such a case, you will receive a negative decision.
   
   See more detailed instructions for submitting documents.