Estates can use Suomi.fi e-Authorizations to act and grant to authorizations in 2027 – excellent opportunity to make using the services easier

Service providers will be able to streamline their services for estates with an integration of Suomi.fi e-Authorizations in their electronic service. Doing so will allow the electronic service to reliably and safely check whether a user is entitled to act on behalf of the estate.

A service provider can even allow the shareholders of an estate to use its electronic services automatically based on the user’s role without a separate authorization. Alternatively, the service provider can also require an authorization from all shareholders of an estate. 

Electronic services that use Suomi.fi e-Authorizations make it easy to manage the affairs of an estate. Suomi.fi e-Authorizations checks a user's right to use services from the register of estate shareholders – safely, reliably and in real time.

How does Suomi.fi e-Authorizations check the right to use services?

There are two ways Suomi.fi e-Authorizations checks a person’s right to act on behalf of someone else:

1. Based on a register (role)

Primarily, acting on behalf of another person through e-Authorizations is based on data in official registers that are maintained by the authorities. This makes automatic and real-time checks possible. For example, guardians, trustees or attorneys can act directly without a separate authorization.

2. Based on a mandate

Individuals can also independently grant mandates to persons or organisations to act on their behalf through Suomi.fi e-Authorizations. It is also possible to submit a mandate request in Suomi.fi e-Authorizations to a person whose affairs you want to manage. 

If someone is unable to grant a mandate on their in the web service because they do not have the digital skills or tools, they can submit a signed mandate application to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency. 

Shareholders of an estate can act and grant mandates

With Suomi.fi e-Authorizations, a service provider can offer a safe and reliable service experience for estates – without the hassle of manual paperwork and powers of attorney. Depending on the service situation,

• A shareholder can act based on their role in the register of estate shareholders.
• The shareholders of an estate may, for example, authorize an individual or a law firm to manage matters on their behalf in services that use Suomi.fi e-Authorizations.

More details of acting on behalf of an estate are currently on the project's drawing board. You will hear more about them in upcoming stakeholder webinars and newsletters. 

Benefits for service providers – smoother transactions and more efficient service

• Reliable and secure. Suomi.fi e-Authorizations is based on strong identification and reliable official registers, such as the population information system, the Register of Guardianship Affairs and the Patent and Registration Office’s registers. The service is audited regularly and meets the strictest requirements on information security in the public sector. Large Finnish service providers, such as MyTax and MyKanta, have been involved in testing and developing the service. 
• Efficient processes that reduce costs. Electronic verification of the right to use services reduces manual work and the processing of paper documents. 
• Scalable solution for many services. Suomi.fi e-Authorizations makes a wide range of services usable on the behalf of individuals and organisations. 
• Consistent and familiar customer experience. There are up to 300 services already using Suomi.fi e-Authorizations. Managing mandates in a familiar service improves the customer experience and increases the usability of the service. It also reduces the need of customers to ask for advice. 
• Quick and easy to activate. We have productised the e-Authorizations service and made it ready for deployment. The deployment project is quick and building the query interface is easy.