News | Digital and population data services agency

Digitukiteko recognition award of 2023 to the Remote support service for the deaf-blind people

12.5.2023

On Friday 12 May 2023, the Digital Skills Week awarded the digital support act of the year for the first time. Two honourable mentions were also awarded. The panel of experts described the winner...

Everyone should have these digital skills

8.5.2023

Digital skills recommendations bring together skills that every Finn living in the digital age should have a command of. The recommendations are based on a study conducted by the Digital and...

Hi there! Are you going on student exchange?

17.4.2023

Temporary notification of move You must submit a temporary notification of move, if your exchange period is over three months. When you submit the notification, authorities (such as Kela or Tax...

Recent report examines the potential for machine translation in cross-border data exchange

14.4.2023

The report is part of the project’s broader objective of streamlining the daily life and mobility of citizens and companies across borders by facilitating the exchange of data between the...

Olivia and Leo are still the most popular children’s names in Finland – the majority of names are notified to the Population Information System through the new digital service

13.4.2023

Little variation in the most popular names among Finnish speakers For children born in Finland in 2022, Olivia was the first forename of 276 girls and Leo of 376 boys. They were the most popular...

You can cancel your non-disclosure for personal safety reasons on Suomi.fi personal data page

6.4.2023

On this page, you can enter your preferred first name, occupation, native language, communication language and email address. On the personal data page, you can also add or cancel non-disclosures...

Watch out, verify, warn others: Noticeable increase in digital scams in July–December 2022

29.3.2023

Digital scams are a widespread problem and warnings have been issued for many years. Despite that, online scams continue to increase. Every year, several thousand offences linked with digital scams...

Digital services must become the primary way of managing official matters in the next government term, Director General Janne Viskari requires

28.3.2023

Director General of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency Janne Viskari 4.2 million people used the Finnish public administration's digital services last year, according to the...

Certificate Authority: The IP addresses of the Time Stamping Authority will change on 13 April

20.3.2023

Check if changes need to be made in your systems and data communications networks. Please inform all those concerned by the reform in your organisation. The network addresses of the services (DNS...

Digital and Population Data Services Agency in 2022: satisfied customers and developing digital services

15.3.2023

What was the most significant reform last year 2022? Our goals are ambitious and should be so. Last year, we succeeded in promoting the digitalisation of the whole society and our own activities....

The next digital leap for higher education institutions: information about studies completed abroad can now be exchanged electronically across borders

13.3.2023

In the past, the credit transfer process has been laborious for students and higher education institutions, and it has relied heavily on paper documents and the students' own activity. This has...

Digital leap in the transfer of study credits: data on studies completed elsewhere can now be transferred electronically across borders

13.3.2023

Metropolia needed to improve its efficiency and reliability when the study information system Peppi was updated. The updated version of Peppi now includes the EMREX system, which enables the...

Credit transfers for studies completed abroad made easier at Metropolia

13.3.2023

Student exchanges are memorable experiences for many students. Once the trip is over and everyday life at the home institution begins, studies completed abroad must be recognised. Up until now,...

The technical environment of the Certificate Authority Services will be reformed: the IP addresses of the services will change

8.3.2023

Check if changes need to be made in your systems and data communications networks. The network addresses of the services (DNS names) will remain unchanged, but the technical IP addresses will...

Suomi.fi Messages can now also be activated in MyTax - you will receive notifications from MyTax and other official messages electronically

1.3.2023

Once you have activated Suomi.fi Messages, tax returns, letters and decisions will no longer arrive on paper by mail to your home – everything can always be found in MyTax. Do a small eco-act –...

Error in Suomi.fi Messages

27.2.2023

The Digital and Population Data Services Agency is investigating the error. We will provide more information on the matter no later than 28.2.2023 at 10. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Changes to electronic ID cards – chip technology and activation PIN letter to be renewed

27.2.2023

In the renewed activation PIN letter, the activation PIN required for activating the citizen certificate will no longer be printed on a plastic strip. Instead, the PIN will be available on the...

Digital identity reform interrupted, need for digital identity solutions did not disappear

24.2.2023

Digital identity services developed by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency will not be introduced in September this year. A code display and a mobile application that would have...

Smoothly functioning services for immigrants: those who have fled Ukraine can apply for a municipality of residence online from March onward

17.2.2023

During the past year, the situation of Ukrainians has touched Finns, and helping them has become a common cause in our society. Applying for a municipality of residence is a step towards an...

The Digital and Population Data Services Agency's bug bounty program expands to Suomi.fi Messages

13.2.2023

‘At worst, the vulnerabilities of digital services lead to a successful data breach. It is very useful to carry out long-term communal testing, such as the bug bounty program, on services that are...