Partnership registered abroad
If you have registered a partnership abroad, we can also register your partnership in the Finnish Population Information System. This will keep your personal data up to date. If you changed your surname when your partnership was registered, we can also record your new surname.
Please note that if you are a Finnish citizen, notifying the Digital and Population Data Services Agency is also a statutory obligation.
Registration of a changed surname
We can also register a surname that has changed due to registered partnership, if the change is shown in the partnership registration certificate or in an identity document.
However, if the new surname is not shown in the partnership registration certificate or your identity document, we can register your new surname based on your notification under certain conditions. This is possible if you live in Finland, or are a Finnish citizen and if your spouse consents to adopting his/her surname.
We can also register your new surname based on a separate certificate. Read more about changing your name abroad.
Do you live in Sweden?
We receive information about your partnership automatically if it has been registered in Sweden and you are a Finnish citizen. If you are a dual citizen of both Sweden and Finland, you must notify us of your divorce yourself. Sweden does not forward the information, as it considers you only its own citizen.
Do the following
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Check if the original document must be legalised and/or translated
We require the original document or a certified copy for registration.
Do the following if you submit a copy:
- First request legalisation for the original document, if necessary.
- Request a certified copy of the document. A certified copy can be issued either by a notary public or by the same authority that issued the original document.
- Legalise the certified copy as well.
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Deliver the documents
A) Through the Finnish mission
- If you are a Finnish citizen or a foreign citizen permanently residing in Finland
- Otherwise, you can ask the diplomatic mission whether it is possible to submit documents through them
B) By post
- Send the form and documents to Digital and Population Data Services Agency, PL 1003, 00531 HELSINKI, FINLAND. If your municipality of residence was in Åland before moving abroad, send the documents to Statens ämbetsverk på Åland.
C) By bringing the documents to our service location
- You can leave documents at the Agency's lobby service or mailbox.
- Book an appointment in advance, if you want personal customer service.
See more detailed instructions for submitting documents.
Are you submitting an electronic document?
In many countries, authorities issue electronic documents without a handwritten signature or stamp. We can accept such a document only if we can verify its authenticity electronically, for example with a QR code, or a link in the document.
Note that a scanned copy or photo of a certificate is not the same as an electronic document.
Electronic documents must also be legalised if required.
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We will notify you once your information has been registered
We are processing your application. We will contact you if we need additional information.
Once your partnership has been registered, we will send you an extract from the Population Information System using one of the following methods:
- in Suomi.fi Messages, if you are using it
- by post to the address registered in the Finnish Population Information System. Please make sure your address is up to date
- by secure email to the email address you have provided, if you have a Finnish phone number
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Contact us
You can find the average processing times on our website.
Telephone service
Telephone service: 0295 536 320
Service hours: Mon–Fri 9–15
The call and the waiting time will cost you the local and mobile rates agreed with your operator.
If your message contains personal or other confidential information, remember to use secure messaging service. Choose International registrations, [email protected] as the recipient.