The Digital and Population Data Services Agency provides services throughout Finland, mainly online and by telephone. Only certain issues require a visit to our service location. You may visit the most suitable service location for you, regardless of your area.
Lintulahdenkuja 2 D
00530 HELSINKI
You can leave documents in the mailbox of the Agency.
P.O.Box 123
00531 HELSINKI
You can send documents by post to this address.
Service location in Helsinki is open by appointment
Mon - Fri 9:00 - 16:00
See available times at dvv.fi/reservation. You can book an appointment only to services that require a personal meeting.
Open without an appointment
Mon - Fri 9:00 - 16:15
Without an appointment, you may very likely have to queue for a long time and you may still not be able to manage your affairs during the same day.
Without an appointment, you can get advice and submit documents at our service location. You can also send documents by post.
In other matters, we will serve you online or via national service numbers.
How to use the Digital and Population Data Services Agency’s services smoothly:
1 | Use e-services
You can take care of many matters online whenever you want. See the services you can use electronically.
Use our services electronically
2 | Use your phone
You can get advice and order certificates by phone. You can also get expert help from the national phone number related to your matter on weekdays from 9:00 to 15:00. See the national phone numbers for different services.
3 | Book an appointment
You can book an appointment only to services that require a personal meeting. In other matters, we will serve you online or by phone. Book an appointment online or by phone from the service’s own number.
4 | Advice from a service location
You can visit our service location to submit applications. There you can also get advice on how to use our services. You can get expert help from the national phone number related to your matter or online. Book an appointment for services that require a personal meeting in advance.
Please note that dispensing of queueing numbers will be suspended if queues have grown too long.
Service offering
- In the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, the registration of foreigners is centralised in Helsinki, Porvoo ja Raseborg.
- You may submit guardianship documents at all service locations.
Please note that dogs are not allowed in the Helsinki service location.
- Individuals
- Processing times
- Marriage
- Having or adopting a child
- Names
- Moving
- Guardianship
- Life changes while living abroad
- Moving 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
- Family relationships and Marital Status
- 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 Population Information System query
- 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
- European digital identity wallet
- 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
- Invoicing
- Quality policy
- Equality plan for customers
- Data protection
- News
- Population Information System
- For media
- Brochures and publications
- Projects
- Foresight and research cooperation