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Suomi.fi performed very well in a recent European Commission study of digital public services.

14.12.2018

In relation to Finland, the report paid particular attention to the Suomi.fi Web Service. In fact, the Suomi.fi Web Service was highlighted as the best example of a user-friendly digital service in...

Spring Splash is coming once again – remember the date: 3 April 2019!

13.12.2018

The event will be attended by those undertakings and experts in our society who are interested in digitalisation and its promotion. What will a smart and service-oriented society be like and what...

Director General of the Population Register Centre Janne Viskari selected as influencer of the year 2018

5.12.2018

One deciding factor was the successful completion of the National Service Architecture implementation programme (so called KaPA programme) in the Population Register Centre in 2014–2017. Earlier,...

New Service Locations mobile app helps clients find public sector service locations

3.12.2018

The app displays the locations of public sector services and uses the augmented reality features of smart phones to make it easier for you to find them. The information is retrieved from the...

Mobile certificates are worth using – The rapid advance of digitalisation highlights the importance of trustworthy identification

21.11.2018

Telia was selected as partner company for processing identification with mobile certificates and Osuuspankki was selected for banking code identification. “The agreement on using mobile...

Suomi.fi service will make managing of tax affairs increasingly flexible

13.11.2018

The Suomi.fi services are expected to get a lot of new users, when the Tax Administration’s MyTax service begins to use the Suomi.fi services. This year, people already made 63% of the changes...

Väestörekisterikeskus edistää verkkopalveluiden saavutettavuutta – katso video!

14.9.2018

The EU’s new web accessibility directive and Finland’s national legislation, which complies with the directive, are improving the accessibility of public web services. The application of...

Government explores alternatives for electronic identification of citizens

28.8.2018

– “Reliance on private sector identification methods, particularly online banking credentials, has so far been a fairly functional and practical solution in Finland. There would have to be very...

Population Register Centre’s new website to be launched on June 18th

15.6.2018

The VRK.fi webpage has been redesigned to be more user-friendly and to achieve better usability. As of June 18th, all content on formerly located on Eevertti will be found on vrk.fi under a section...

Digital and Population Data Services Agency sets the direction for digitalisation and serves people in various phases of their lives

23.5.2018

The decision on the new name of the agency was published by the Minister of Local Government and Public Reform Anu Vehviläinen on 23 May 2018. The name reflects the agency's task in promoting...

Finland's and Estonia's data exchange layers connected to one another on 7 February - the rapid exchange of information between the countries is now possible

8.2.2018

"As the result of successful cooperation, Estonia and Finland have paved the way for a unique, uniform and secure data transfer solution between two countries. The interconnection of the data...

Suomi.fi online service is expanding: Comprehensive data bank and advisory service opens for companies

9.1.2018

The Suomi.fi online service, which brings together public services, is expanding to cover all official services directed towards companies and prospective entrepreneurs. Suomi.fi’s company section...