News | Digital and population data services agency

Hämeenlinna service location of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency is moving in January

16.12.2020

From January 11 th our new address in Hämeenlinna is Wähäjärvenkatu 6, (1 st floor), Hämeenlinna Because of the relocation, our walk-in customer service is closed between 6 January and 8 January...

Check and update your personal data in Suomi.fi Web Service

11.12.2020

On the Personal data page of Suomi.fi Web Service, you can log in to check what personal data has been recorded on you in the Population Information System and update your data. You will find...

Katso users can use the services of Tax Administration and Customs for longer – still advisable to change over to Suomi.fi e-Authorizations in time

9.12.2020

For more information on the schedules, please see the relevant authority’s news bulletins: News bulletin of the Finnish Tax Administration News bulletin of the Finnish Customs The Katso service...

The printing, enveloping and distribution service for Suomi.fi messages is ready to be launched - here’s what you should know

30.11.2020

The printing, enveloping and distribution service is only available for printing and mailing messages sent via Suomi.fi Messages. In other words, the use of the service requires that the...

Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer would also solve information security challenges of operators on the private sector

20.11.2020

After the data breach of the Vastaamo Psychotherapy Centre, the safe utilisation and storage of register data has been under a lot of discussion. The Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer would offer a...

Suomi.fi Finnish Service Catalogue expands use of interoperability platform to code sets

19.11.2020

Several different code sets are used in describing the information on the services and service channels of the Finnish Service Catalogue. Through the code sets, structural information content can...

The Digital and Population Data Services Agency selected OP Corporate Bank to provide strong identification services

19.11.2020

The last time the brokering services were tendered out was in 2017 and 2018. Unlike previous competitive tenderings, only one brokering service was now selected, and it was required to provide all...

Suomi.fi e-Authorizations reach the finals in the prestigious Innovation in Politics Awards

9.11.2020

The e-Authorizations service is one of Finland’s joint national digitalisation support services. ‘Both within Europe and across the world, e-Authorizations is a unique solution for acting on behalf...

Digital and Population Data Services Agency highly recommends the use of strong electronic authentication services

2.11.2020

In this context, Digital and Population Data Services Agency has also examined its own activities. Until now, Digital and Population Data Services Agency has received and processed notifications...

How do you find a helper for the Christmas season? Clear instructions can help you find the best Santa’s helpers

30.10.2020

Hiring your first employee can be nerve-racking but no fear: The Suomi.fi web service maintained by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency provides reliable information on the employer's...

You can now block changes of address electronically as well

27.10.2020

“In the past, blocking a notification of move always required visiting a Digital and Population Data Services Agency service location. Now you can do it electronically, too. You can also remove an...

Questions and answers for victims of identity theft or data leak

25.10.2020

The Digital and Population Data Services Agency has compiled questions and answers on issues related to the agency's area of responsibility which may be useful to the victims of the data leak. A...

Commissioning of the printing, enveloping and distribution service of Suomi.fi Messages possible as from November

22.10.2020

With the introduction of the service, sending documents (such as decisions, notifications and other documents) will be as simple as possible for organisations using Suomi.fi Messages. When the...

Posti Messaging Oy selected as the supplier of printing, sealing and distribution services of Suomi.fi Messages

7.10.2020

The service makes sending messages (for example decisions, announcements etc. documents) as simple as possible for organisations that use Suomi.fi Messages. Organisations will no longer need to put...

Population registers of Finland and Estonia use Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer to exchange information

21.9.2020

The automatic exchange of information is based on the collaboration agreement concluded in 2005 by the population register authorities of Finland and Estonia on updating the data of their citizens...

Telephone service for individual customers is open 9-12 - In matters concerning moving and guardianship try our chat services

31.8.2020

Chat service to be introduced for advice on moving and on matters related to guardianship and continuing powers of attorney From 1.9. we are introducing customer services in chat form for questions...

Foreign citizens using Katso identification: Start use of the Finnish Authenticator app in time

28.8.2020

Katso IDs will not be automatically transferred to the new service. If you do not have a Finnish personal identity code or a Finnish online banking IDs, obtain new ones for the identification...

Use of Katso service will be discontinued – users must move to Suomi.fi service

25.8.2020

In January 2021, it will no longer be possible to use the Katso ID for identification and the roles and authorisations in the Katso service will no longer be valid. The authorisations currently in...

Digitalisation has allowed the Finnish public administration to function smoothly despite the corona pandemic

15.6.2020

The purpose of the survey was to find out whether problems have been encountered in the changeover to remote work and in the carrying out of statutory tasks, whether the organisations’ information...

Digital and Population Data Services Agency’s service location in Jyväskylä moves - service location closed 29.6.-3.7.2020

15.6.2020

Because of the move, the walk-in services at the Digital and Population Data Services Agency’s service location in Jyväskylä will be closed between 29 June and 3 July 2020. The telephone service...