Name Service
In this service, you can view statistics on the forenames and surnames stored in the Finnish Population Information System. You can also browse various statistics on the most common names in different time periods. The data in the service ranges from the 1800s to the present.
Digital and Population Data Services Agency
Lintulahdenkuja 2, 00530 Helsinki, Finland
PO Box 123, 00531 Helsinki, Finland
Telephone (switchboard) +358 295 536 000
Email kirjaamo(at)dvv.fi
Contact person in register-related matters
Esko Kirjalainen, Chief Specialist
Lintulahdenkuja 2, 00530 Helsinki, Finland
Telephone (switchboard) +358 295 536 000
Email kirjaamo(at)dvv.fi
Telephone (switchboard) +358 295 536 000
Email [email protected]
The Name Service displays the number of names in a statistical format. The service uses the names of persons in the Population Information System to produce its statistics. The service only displays statistical data and does not involve the processing of personal data. The visibility of rare names is limited to limit their recognisability.
The service does not process identifiable personal data. The service provides statistical information on the number of forenames and surnames. The service cannot be used to search for combinations of forenames and surnames.
The service does not process identifiable personal data. The service provides statistical information on the number of forenames and surnames. The service cannot be used to search for combinations of forenames and surnames.
The data source is the Population Information System maintained by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency.
The service provides statistical name information through a browser-based user interface. No personal data is disclosed from the service.
The service is available without any geographical restrictions. The service’s database is located in the EU.
The service does not process any personal data. The service’s data is not used in automated or other forms of decision-making concerning individuals.
Right of access
Since the Name Service is not used to process personal data, it cannot be used to check a person’s own personal data. You can check your own name-related information in the Population Information System on the Personal Data page of the Suomi.fi Web Service.
Right of revision
Since the Name Service is not used to process personal data, its information cannot be corrected. If you wish to exercise your right to correct your personal data that has been entered in the Population Information System, see the Personal Data page of the Suomi.fi Web Service.
Limitations to the rights of the data subject
Most of the services provided by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency are based on compliance with the controller’s statutory obligation, on the performance of a duty of public interest or the exercise of public authority. In such cases, you do not have any right to demand that your personal data should be deleted or transferred to another system. Moreover, as a rule, you do not have any right to object to the processing of your personal data.
If you think that your personal data is processed unlawfully, you can submit a complaint to the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman.
Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman
Street address Lintulahdenkuja 4, 00530 Helsinki, Finland
Postal address PO Box 800, 00531 Helsinki, Finland
Email tietosuoja(at)om.fi
Switchboard +358 29 566 6700
Registry +358 29 566 6768
For more information on submitting a complaint, see the website of the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman at https://tietosuoja.fi/en.