Dissolution of cohabitation
When cohabitation is dissolved, the partners can jointly draw up a property separation deed, an agreement on compensation, or other document. The division of property between the partners is detailed in the documents.
The Digital and Population Data Services Agency enters these agreements in the register of cohabitation matters. The registration is not obligatory but only a registered document protects the partner or the partner’s heirs against the claims of recovery submitted by the creditors of the other cohabiting partner in a bankruptcy or enforcement.
Do the following
1. Draw up a written property separation deed or an agreement on compensation. You can use the services of a lawyer or a public legal aid office in the preparation of the document. Unfortunately, the Digital and Population Data Services Agency cannot help in the preparation of the document.
2. Print out and complete the application so that the property separation deed or the agreement on compensation can be registered.
Application form (the form is in Finnish)
3. Send the application form, the original property separation deed, the agreement on compensation or other document to the address below or bring them to the mailbox of any of our service locations. Do not send any documents by email because we need the original documents.
4. We will return the original document to you by post. The registration certificate and the invoice for the registration will be sent separately.
Price
In 2023: EUR 70.
We will send the invoice to Suomi.fi service or to OmaPosti. If you are not a user of these two services, we will send the invoice by post.
Frequently asked questions and answers
No. The agreement is valid even if it has not been registered. The registration simply gives protection against the creditors of the cohabiting partner who has handed over property.
No, you must submit the original document to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency by post in order to have it registered and stored.
A notary public working in the Digital and Population Data Services Agency may certify the authenticity of the signatures. When booking your appointment, make sure to mention that you need two witnesses to certify the signatures. A fee is charged for certifying the authenticity of the signatures. If you want us to provide both witnesses, we charge EUR 56 (4 x EUR 14) for the service.
You can send the request by email or by phone.
A fee will be charged for the extract.
Read more about ordering an extract.
Laws related to the matter
Act on the Dissolution of the Household of Cohabiting Partners
Law on certain registers of Digital and population data services agency (in Finnish)
- Individuals
- Processing times
- Marriage
- Having or adopting a child
- Names
- Moving
- Guardianship
- Life changes while living abroad
- Registration of a child born abroad
- Marriage concluded abroad
- Partnership registered abroad
- Divorce granted abroad
- Registration of a name change performed abroad
- Gender recognised abroad
- Death abroad
- Registration of citizenship
- Notification of retaining Finnish citizenship
- Legalisation of foreign documents
- Submitting foreign documents
- As a foreigner in Finland
- Registration of a foreigner
- Registration of a foreign student
- Municipality of residence
- Instructions on arriving in Finland from Ukraine
- Guide for employed persons
- Fast track service for specialists and growth entrepreneurs
- Instructions for legalisation
- Submitting foreign documents
- Foreigner’s move to Finland, in Finland and out of Finland
- Check your own personal details
- Elections and Right to vote
- Suomi.fi Web Service
- Citizen Certificate and electronic identity
- Certificates from the Population Information System
- Population information in the Population Information System
- Registration of a gift notification
- Services of notary public
- Certification of purchase
- Citizens’ initiative
- Death and estate inventory
- Public Service Info
- Address service
- Forms
- Digital support for citizens
- Organisations
- Certificates
- Population information services for organisations
- Public administration sampling and updating service
- Private sector information services
- PIS modified data interface
- Modified data update service
- VTJkysely interface
- Browser-based VTJkysely application
- Resident sampling services for property management offices and maintenance companies
- Data extraction for municipalities
- Reform of personal identity code
- Conditions for using population information
- Maintaining the Population Information System
- Extracts from registers
- Suomi.fi services
- Services to promote digitalisation
- Digital support
- Digital identity reform
- Digital security services
- Services of notary public
- Certification of purchase
- Right to officiate weddings
- E-services
- Finnish Authenticator identification service
- About the agency
- Digital and Population Data Services Agency
- Digital and Population Data Services Agency as an Employer
- Use our services electronically
- Contact
- Customer service for private customers
- Customer service for organisations
- Service locations
- Digital and Population Data Services Agency address, switchboard e-billing details
- Digital and Population Data Services Agency Management
- Marriage ceremony premises information
- Contact details for media
- International Affairs
- Quality policy
- Data protection
- News
- Population Information System
- For media
- Brochures and publications
- Projects
- Foresight and research cooperation