News | Digital and population data services agency

Confusing digital service increases the need for digital support: new recommendations encourage investments in quality

10.12.2021

The Digital and Population Data Services Agency has examined ways to promote the digitalisation of businesses and communities as part of the Programme for Promoting Digitalisation of the Ministry...

Financing provided to make digital support a permanent service for citizens and businesses

3.12.2021

“Digitalisation will affect our daily lives and revolutionise the way we use services, whether provided by public authorities or private service providers. Digital development must be inclusive; no...

Did your organization experience data breach or a data leak? You can now get compiled operating instructions on the Suomi.fi web service

2.12.2021

The Suomi.fi web service guide, just published, provides advise on how an organisation should act at the time of an acute situation, how it can prevent additional damage caused by the situation and...

The transfer of study attainment and health data between the Nordic and Baltic countries will be improved - The objective is to achieve a smoother everyday life between countries

30.11.2021

This is evident in the current state survey prepared by a project led by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency, which will be published today on 30 November 2021. The project is part of...

The Digital and Population Data Services Agency's investments in reducing processing times have produced results - At the same time, the increase in demand is worrying

29.11.2021

In July of this year, The Digital and Population Data Services Agency received an additional appropriation of EUR 2.1 million to reduce the processing times of customer service and to cover the...

Notifications from Suomi.fi Messages were renewed!

22.11.2021

A notification of a new message received in Suomi.fi Messages is sent to the email address you have given when you use Suomi.fi Messages. If you have not visited Suomi.fi Messages to read an...

Is the North a pioneer in information interoperability? The seminar discusses the current state of mobility of study attainment and health information between the Nordic and Baltic countries

22.11.2021

Will mobility of information be realised between countries? How will mobility of information be realised between the Nordic and Baltic countries? This issue has been mapped as part of the Nordic...

Invoices can be sent to your Suomi.fi mailbox – make sure you don’t miss them!

29.10.2021

Suomi.fi Messages is a secure way of sending and receiving messages from the public administration and other organisations that use the service. As a service user, you will receive electronic...

Scam messages being sent in the name of Suomi.fi Messages – do not click on the link in the message

27.10.2021

The link goes to a website which resembles the Suomi.fi online service but is maintained by criminals. The website is a phishing site for the purpose of getting personal data and log-in...

The new content in the Digitally Secure Life mobile game helps you learn digital security skills needed in remote work

15.10.2021

What do you do if you find a USB drive on the ground? Can you lend a work phone to a family member? How do you destroy work-related paper material in a secure manner? How do you share a...

Customer story: City of Turku: The Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer enables us to always retrieve up-to-date information securely

15.10.2021

First and foremost, the use of the Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer has facilitated the retrieval of individual data from national databases, such as the Population Information System. Before joining...

Organisations, officials, and peer supporters join forces:Suomi.fi has three new kinds of guides with approaches focusing on people's life situations

29.9.2021

Themes for the new guides include informal care, separation from a spouse, as well as substance abuse and compulsive gambling. The Suomi.fi online service has always been based on content focusing...

New online trainings will deepen your understanding of data protection and digital security in municipalities

16.9.2021

Digital security training for municipal officials In the training aimed at elected officials in municipalities, the learners will familiarise themselves with digital security, its basic concepts,...

Digitalisation came to work – 5 most important digital skills for employees

2.9.2021

Today, digital skills are required in all sectors and all roles in the world of work. The COVID-19 pandemic also speeded up the digitalisation of services. The change was rapid and everyone had to...

Deploying the Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer is easier than ever – X-Road Toolkit automates Security Server configuration

31.8.2021

What is X-Road Toolkit? X-Road Toolkit is a Python-based tool for automatic Security Server installation and management. It can be used for configuring all Data Exchange Layer Security Server...

We are not born with digital skills - youth need more support in the digital world

30.8.2021

The problems young people have with using digital services are related to the accessibility, comprehensibility and usability of services. The threshold to contact a support service may be high if...

In the Digital Support Week the superpower of the future is discussed - it is worth increasing everyday digital skills!

4.8.2021

The Digital Support Week, which is offered online by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency, is divided into theme days. During the first day, digital support is considered from the...

Digital and Population Data Services Agency provides checking service for EU Digital COVID Certificate in Finland

22.6.2021

With the certificate, citizens can prove that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, that that they have recovered from COVID-19 or received a negative coronavirus test result before their...

Are you still using the Katso service? The processing of mandate applications for Suomi.fi e-Authorizations will be stepped up until the end of August - now is the time to act

21.6.2021

The Katso service will be discontinued on 31 August 2021 At present, not all companies and organisations that have used the Katso service have switched over to use Suomi.fi authorizations. While...

There is a strong increase in the number of continuing power of attorneys - a pre-established power of attorney is easier for everyone in many ways

16.6.2021

"A continuing power of attorney would be hoped to be among every Finns documents, as it is in many ways a less cumbersome alternative than traditional guardianship," says Director Tom Marsti from...