Extracts from the Register of Guardianship Affairs
You have the right to access information on whether someone is under guardianship and their guardian’s name.
The Register of Guardianship Affairs will provide information to you on whether someone is under guardianship, who their guardian is and what the duties of the guardian are. Information on any restrictions on the person's functional capacity is also recorded in the register.
The Register of Guardianship Affairs also provides information on valid power of attorney mandates for the management of financial affairs and the assignees that have been granted power of attorney.
Once guardianship has come to an end or power of attorney has expired, you will only be provided the information you have requested if you need it to fulfil your interests, rights, or obligations.
The Register of Guardianship Affairs is a national register which discloses information to various authorities, associations, and private persons. The data is disclosed as single paper prints (extract from the Register of Guardianship Affairs). State or municipal authorities, as well as associations or entrepreneurs, who continuously need data from the register for an approved purpose, can access information via a technical user interface.
If you have been appointed guardian or have power of attorney and you need a certificate to perform your duties abroad, you can request a certificate on your status as guardian from the agency.
This is what to do
You can request an extract from the Register of Guardianship Affairs from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency either by telephone or e-mail.
Price
An extract from the Register of Guardianship Affairs costs 22 €.
A certificate on your status as guardian or your mandate for power of attorney so that you can carry out your duties abroad costs EUR 25.
Guardianship Services contact information
When sending an email, please use the Digital and Population Data Services Agency’s secure email to ensure that your information is sent securely. Select [email protected] as the recipient in the secure mail
Send the email as a secure email
Postal address
Property inventories, annual statements and final statements must be sent to the postal address of the service location.
All other post to the Guardianship Service must be sent to the address:
Digital and Population Data Services Agency / Guardianship, PO Box 1004, FI-00531 Helsinki
Telephone number
The telephone service is open 9.00-12.00 on weekdays
Service number +358 295 536 256
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Addresses of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency’s service location
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