Download Card Reader Software

Digital and Population Data Services Agency offers card reader software free of charge to users of the citizen or organisation certificates it issues.

To get access to the card reader software, accept the licensing terms during installation. We recommend that you use the most recent version of the card reader software.

Installing older versions of the card reader software or third party middleware software on the same computer may result in compatibility issues. Such use is at the user’s own risk, and DVV does not provide technical support for compatibility issues stemming from such use.

Older Windows versions than 10 are no longer supported. Card reader software may work with Windows 7, but the operating system’s support has ended in 2020 which means its use cannot be recommended for information security reasons. The functionality of the card reader software is no longer tested with Windows 7.

Shortcomings in Linux environments in Atostek ID version 4.1.1.0:
- Workstation login with identity card will not work for identity cards issued from 13.03.2023 onwards
- Suomi.fi e-Identification does not work (mTLS identification)
- Email encryption and signature does not work in Thunderbird

Shortcomings in Mac environments in Atostek ID version 4.1.1.0:
Identity cards issued on or after 13.03.2023 will not yet work for the following use cases:
-    Suomi.fi e-Identification (mTLS identification)
-    Workstation login with identity card for MacOS
-    Email encryption with identity card

The shortcomings will be corrected in the next version in January 2025. If you have a need for these features, we recommend using the DigiSign card reader software for now.