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Nordic digital agencies working together to find concrete digital solutions to make everyday life easier for citizens across borders

17.5.2024

“Finding and using public services can be a challenge for citizens if they don’t know which authorities to deal with and how. It’s particularly difficult if your case or that of one of your family...

Attorneys with a continuing power of attorney can now manage the financial affairs of their granter in the digital services of the Finnish Tax Administration and Traficom without a separate mandate

15.5.2024

The reform is made possible by a new register of guardianship affairs, from which the person's right to act can be checked reliably and in real time through Suomi.fi e-Authorizations. Attorneys...

A foreigner can apply for a personal identity code and municipality of residence online

14.5.2024

The online forms for applying for a personal identity code and municipality of residence are available to all foreigners and do not require strong identification to fill them in. Once a foreigner...

Aino and Eino the new favourite names for children

18.4.2024

Currently, 90 per cent of children's names are already being notified via an electronic form, which speeds up and streamlines the processing of the matter by the Digital and Population Data...

Suomi.fi mobile application will be renewed 22.4.2024: See how the change affects you!

17.4.2024

The new Android and iOS versions of the Suomi.fi mobile application will be launched 22.4.2024. As a result of the update, the appearance and functionalities of the application will change. The new...

The Digital and Population Data Services Agency prefers to invoice digitally – the range of digital invoicing services has increased

15.4.2024

How to receive invoices from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency as a private customer: 1. E-invoice All customers of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency can order their...

Digihumaus report 2024: Ageing and increasing diversity are a driving force for public administration, but digital infrastructure requires even more investment

11.4.2024

“Ageing and the population becoming more diverse are not a burden. Instead, we have to critically assess our preconceived ideas about these aspects of our society. At the same time, our shared...

Over one million people will receive their polling cards for the European elections electronically – Take action by 18 April to be one of them!

10.4.2024

The European elections will take place at the turn of May and June. The Digital and Population Data Services Agency will send out polling cards to eligible voters in May. Those who have activated...

Acting on behalf of a granter by private guardians and attorneys with continuing power of attorney will gradually become easier in 2024–2025

9.4.2024

The e-services that concern financial transactions will have to update their customer instructions. Otherwise, the reform does not require action from organisations using Suomi.fi e-Authorizations....

Suomi.fi Messages has significantly reduced the amount of paper mail in Tampere early childhood education and care – ‘Messages could benefit municipal organisations across the board’

9.4.2024

The City of Tampere introduced the eVaka system a few years ago. The system had previously, in 2020, been developed and implemented by the City of Espoo. For developing the system, the cities were...

Kela and Fintraffic, both active users of the Open Data service (avoindata.fi), see a lot of potential for freely accessible information

5.4.2024

Since 2021, Kela has published data in the Open Data service developed and maintained by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency. However, Kela has long traditions of sharing information....

2198 applications for the confirmation of gender received by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency during the year

3.4.2024

Confirmation of gender means that the gender entered for someone in the Population Information System is corrected to correspond to their gender identity. Applications for the confirmation of...

European Parliament decision on the eIDAS reform contributes to the realisation of European digital wallets

11.3.2024

Following the entry into force of the reform of the EIDAS legislation, the European Commission has six months to prepare more detailed implementing rules. They will set out the technical...

Digital and Population Data Services Agency in 2023: automated decision-making and new digital services

8.3.2024

Director General Janne Viskari What was the most significant reform in 2023? Last year, a new regulation on automated decision-making entered into force, which we utilised in the Digital and...

How many Mattis or Teppos are there in Finland? The Digital and Population Data Services Agency's popular Name service has been reformed

7.3.2024

The reform improved the usability of the service by making it more customer-oriented and by updating its visual identity. In addition to the previous statistics, the service now displays...

Digiasiointi läheisen puolesta sosiaali- ja terveysasioissa helpottuu vuonna 2024 – Hyvinvointialueilta ja Digi- ja väestötietovirastolta uusi palvelu

13.2.2024

The new service is assisted authorisation for Suomi.fi e-Authorizations. It is meant for people who do not have online banking IDs or a mobile certificate for identifying themselves in electronic...