Applying for a right to officiate weddings
A registered religious community can apply for a member of their community a right to officiate weddings.
A registered religious community can apply for a member of their community a right to officiate weddings.
The right to officiate weddings can be granted to a member of age of a religious community on application of the community. The member must be familiar with the prerequisites of officiating weddings, the procedure of the marriage ceremony and the officiator’s obligations and responsibilities.
A written consent to acting as an officiator is needed from the person for whom the right is applied for.
A precondition to granting the right to officiate weddings is that the person’s eligibility has not been restricted.
Checklist
- Verify that the application has been signed and that the signatory has the right to sign for your religious community.
- Verify that the person whom the right to officiate at weddings is applied for is marked as a member of your religious community in the Population Information System.
Do the following
- Send a free-form application by email to vihkiminen@dvv.fiyja-external-link-opens-in-a-new-tab
- Please use secure email if your message contains personal or otherwise confidential information. Please choose one of these addresses as the recipient: vihkiminen@dvv.fi.
Send secure emailyja-external-link-opens-in-a-new-tab
- You may also send a free-form application by post to address Digital and Population Data Services Agency, PL 78, 90101 Oulu.
Links to laws related to the matter
Act on the Right to Officiate at Weddingsyja-external-link-opens-in-a-new-tab (in Finnish)