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Description

The possibility to block a notification of move is intended for those whose information has been used for a false notification of move, or who fear that their personal information could be used for making a false notification of move to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency. In these cases, the person has usually lost their identity documents, or they have been stolen. Often a report of an offence has already been filed. A block on a notification of move is made to Digital and Population Data Services Agency and entered into the Population Information System. If you have filed for a block on a notification of move and you move, your notification of move will be transferred to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency for processing but will not register in your data. The processing of the notification of move and the registration of data require that the blocking of the notification of move is removed at the Suomi.fi web service, or that you personally visit the Digital and Population Data Services Agency.

How to use it

### How do I block a notification of move? The fastest and easiest way to access the Block a notification of move service electronically is on the Personal Data page of the Suomi.fi web service at www.suomi.fi/your-data/personal-data. The use of Suomi.fi web service requires strong identification using Finnish bank identifiers or a mobile certificate. If you do not have online bank user identifiers or a mobile certificate, you may block a notification of move by personally visiting an office of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency. The matter can be dealt with at any of our offices. A guardian requesting a block of a notification of move for a minor, must make the request in writing in connection with a personal visit. The request must include the consent of the other guardian and the minor aged 15-17, to enable the block of a notification of move. ### Block a notification of move online at the Suomi.fi web service - Do the following: Block a notification of move 1. Go to Suomi.fi and sign in using your bank identifiers or mobile certificate. 2. Click the Block a Notification of Move tab, and then check the Block a Notification of Move box. 3. Click the Confirm Change button. Cancel a Block on a notification of move 1. Go to Suomi.fiOpens in a new tab and sign in using your bank identifiers or mobile certificate. 2. Click the Block a Notification of Move tab, and then uncheck the Block a Notification of Move box. 3. Click the Confirm Change button. Also remember to request for the Moving Protection from Posti at posti.fi/en. This way, you will ensure that no one is able to submit a notification of move with your information through Posti, either. ### How do I submit a notification of move if I have the Block a notification of move service? If you submit a notification of move electronically or using a form, you must first cancel the block of a notification of move in the Suomi.fi web service. Once your notification of move has been processed, you can re-enable the service. With the same service, you can view your new address information on the Address Information tab, after your notification of move has been processed and the information is in the Population Information System. Alternatively, you can submit a notification of move by visiting the Digital and Population Data Services Agency's office personally. During the visit, you must prove your identity, and tell that you have a block of a notification of move.

Conditions

### Who can request for the Block a notification of move service? * A fully empowered adult person requesting the block for yourself * A trustee requesting the block for your principal * A single parent requesting the block for you child * Guardians of a child in joint custody together requesting the block for your child * A 15-17-year-old minor requesting the block for yourself A guardian of a 15-17-year-old child requesting the block for your child with the written consent of your child.

Description

Pehmomiekkailu eli boffaus yhdistää seikkailun ja liikunnan. Kentällä kaikki saavat olla sankareita, eikä kukaan jää vaihtopenkille, Laji sopii mainiosti myös niille, jotka eivät viihdy perinteisissä joukkuelajeissa tai kaipaavat jotain ihan uutta ja erilaista. Miekan saa lainaksi harjoituksen ajaksi.

How to use it

Palveluun ei tarvitse ilmoittautua. Sähköpostiosoitteesta tsau.ry@gmail.com saat lisätietoa palvelusta Boffausta 7-15-vuotiaille.

Conditions

Palvelu on tarkoitettu 7–15-vuotiaille. Palvelu on tarkoitettu alueen Tampere asukkaille.

Description

Tukinainen offers support to survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones. We provide confidential and free assistance to help you recover from sexual violence. Our services are available in Finnish and English. Our services do not include interpretation.

How to use it

1. You can book an appointment with a crisis counselor or lawyer using a pseudonym if you wish. When booking, please provide a valid email address. 2. You can contact us anonymously by writing to Nettitukinaisen or calling our hotline numbers. In this case, the crisis worker/lawyer can book an appointment for you using your pseudonym. In the anonymous initial assessment questionnaire for crisis support, we ask about the client’s current situation. We collect this information to measure the effectiveness of our work. Note! If you wish to book an appointment with a lawyer, select the “remote consultation” option when booking. This option will allow you to book an appointment with a lawyer.

Description

Use this form to reserve a time for an airworthiness review.

Description

Activities within the border zone require a permit. In order to move and stay within the border zone, you need a border zone permit. The border zone permit application guides you to define in detail to what kind of activity you are seeking permission. The border zone permit must always be carried when moving within the border zone. Upon request, you must present the permit to Border Guard or police authorities Moving in the border zone without a permit is punishable. Border zone refers to the zone established on Finland’s eastern border, which is up to three kilometres wide on land, and up to four kilometres wide at sea. The perimeter of the border zone is marked in the terrain with yellow border zone signs, with yellow circles painted or fastened on trees or posts., or with yellow booms placed on roads and passages. On waterways, the border zone is marked with yellow beacons, buoys and leading beacons.

How to use it

Applications for border zone permits should primarily be submitted electronically. You can apply for a border zone permit for yourself or for a group you represent. Online application requires strong electronic authentication through mobile banking codes or a certificate card, for instance. The electronic service will forward your application to the correct border guard district. However, you can apply for a border zone permit also by printing out and filling in the relevant form. The paper form can be delivered to the Finnish Border Guard in person, by post, courier, agent or assistant. Should you choose to apply using the printout, deliver it to the border guard district whose operating area it mainly concerns. Border zone permit applications are processed as follows: * Lapland Border Guard District: Inari, Salla, Savukoski and Sodankylä * Kainuu Border Guard District: Kuhmo, Kuusamo and Suomussalmi * North Karelia Border Guard District: Ilomantsi, Joensuu, Kitee, Lieksa, Tohmajärvi and lake Pyhäjärvi within Parikkala municipality * Southeast Finland Border Guard District: Imatra, Lappeenranta, Miehikkälä, Parikkala (excluding lake Pyhäjärvi within Parikkala municipality), Rautjärvi, Ruokolahti and Virolahti land area * Gulf of Finland Coast Guard District: Hamina, Kotka and Virolahti sea area

Conditions

You may be granted a border zone permit, if there is an acceptable reason for it and the permit is not likely to jeopardise maintenance of order along the border or ensuring effective border management. Acceptable reasons may include reasons related to residence, work, profession, livelihood, business or hobby. When an application for a border zone permit concerns a hobby, the applicant must specifically validate, why the actions should take place precisely in the border zone. Please, attach proof of identity, contact details and validation for granting of permission to your border zone permit application. Please note: * Urho Kekkonen National Park, located in the municipalities of Savukoski, Sodankylä and Inari, is bordered by the national border. Moving and staying within the border zone require a border zone permit also in the Urho Kekkonen National Park. * The easternmost point of Finland and of the European Union is in Ilomantsi municipality. You may visit the easternmost point without a border zone permit.

Description

Compensation for the breeding animals of native breeds is paid for Finncattle, Finnsheep, Åland sheep and Kainuu Grey sheep, Finnish Landrace goats, Finnhorse and Finnish Landrace chicken throughout the country. You can make an agreements within the limits of the appropriation determined in the Budget.

How to use it

You can apply for an agreement on breeding animals of native breeds annually in the Vipu service.

Conditions

You may receive support for breeding animals of native breeds if you are a farmer and have the minimum number of animals of a native breed required to conclude the agreement. You can conclude a contract and apply for compensation for one year at a time. The compensation is paid on the basis of the number of livestock units. Livestock units are calculated from the number of animals covered by the agreement.

Description

Brokering and dispatch services and integrated mobility services as of 1 July 2018. Brokering and dispatch centres are called brokering and dispatch services as of 1 July 2018. Brokering and dispatch services broker and dispatch other operators’ single journeys or transportations in return for remuneration. Brokering and dispatch services can also broker and dispatch their own journeys or transportations at the same time. Brokering and dispatch services also include the brokering and dispatch of goods transport services. For example, a taxi dispatch centre and Matkahuolto are brokering and dispatch services. Integrated mobility services mean a so-called MaaS (Mobility as a Service) operator that combines at least two different operators’ journeys for the customer, for example a train and bus journey, a train and taxi journey or a long-distance bus journey with at least one transfer where the traffic operator changes in the course of the journey.

How to use it

Brokering and dispatch services and integrated mobility services must submit a notification to Traficom. The notification is subject to a fee. The question as to whether the company is operating only as a brokering and dispatch service provider or an integrated mobility service provider or as both does not affect the amount of the fee. You can submit the notification online in My e-Services.

Description

For an organisation that wishes to retrieve individual population data, but does not have the need or possibility to retrieve data from the Population Information System for processing in its own organisation's information system. VTJkysely is a browser-based service provided by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency where you can retrieve individual up-to-date personal data, building information, or information on dwellings from the Population Information System. The exact data content disclosed to the customer organisation is determined with the Digital and Population Data Services Agency on a case-by-case basis. As a rule, unique identifiers (such as the personal identity code or the building code) are used as search criteria. The use of VTJkysely requires a data permit issued by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency ​​​​​​​and the organisation's commitment to the terms of the permit. The application for a data permit is made through the Digital and Population Data Services Agency's eServices.

How to use it

### Steps for applying for a data permit: 1. Go to the e-service. 2 a) If you have already registered for a customer account, log in with the email address and password you entered when you registered, or using the Suomi.fi e-Identification. If you do not remember your password, click on the Forgot your password link. b) If you have not yet registered for a customer account, press the Register button. 3. After logging in, press the Fill in a new application button at the top of the e-service. 4. Choose the appropriate tab depending on whether you represent the public sector, or businesses and organisations. 5. Next, select I would like to search the Population Information System. 6. Go to Data permit application for Population Information System searches ​​​​​and press the Start button. 7. Fill in the application. You can only submit the form for processing after all the required fields have been filled in. Check that all fields are marked with a green symbol which means that the field is correctly filled in. 8. Finally, check the information you entered and press the Send to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency button.

Fee details

Local and central government authorities as well as welfare authorities can use the VTJkysely application free of charge for the most part. Other public sector customers are charged fees for using the service. The user-specific monthly fee applies to search service users and administration service users for private sector organisations.

Description

You can request old building permit documents from the City Archives information service for examination. These include building permit decisions with appendices, main drawings and structural drawings. You can also request to see construction supervision documents, such as final inspection reports.

How to use it

The building permit documents information service operates at the Tampere City Archives. Documents are delivered for viewing at the customer's request. A document request regarding documents is made using an electronic reservation form. The reservation form can also be filled out at the Tampere service point. At the service point, it is also possible to examine digital archive materials of the building supervision from a customer terminal based on an order. The processing time for a document request is a maximum of 14 business days. However, in the case of more extensive material, it takes more time to display the documents. The reserved material is displayed for 1 week from the day the customer is notified that the documents will be displayed. More information can be found on the Tampere City Archives website at tampere.fi/en/organisation/city-archive.

Fee details

Standard document requests are delivered free of charge when the number of pages of the requested document copies is a maximum of 20 pages or the documents are already in electronic format at the city archives.

Description

The permit process aims to ensure the quality and safety of construction and its compatibility with the environment. You need to apply for a building permit when constucting a new building. You also need a building permit if you are extending an existing building, carrying out repairs or alterations to it, or if you want to alter the intended use.

How to use it

Apply for a building permit through Lupapiste.fi service.

Description

The built heritage maintenance grant supports repair and restoration measures that preserve Finnish built heritage and cultural environments for future generations. The grant also aims to strengthen sustainable development in the construction sector through renovation and carbon-neutral solutions. In addition, it helps maintain traditional restoration skills, craftsmanship, work methods, and historical building materials. Grants can also support conservation-oriented renovation planning. Grants may be applied for by private building owners, organizations promoting built heritage maintenance, companies, municipalities, and joint municipal authorities. The grant amount is determined on a case-by-case basis and may cover up to 50 percent of the costs of the measures. In practice, awarded grants are usually significantly lower, allowing support to be distributed to multiple applicants. The grant is awarded by the Economic Development Centre and paid by the KEHA Centre.

How to use it

Apply for a grant and for the payment of the approved grant primarily in the e-service. If it is not possible to use the e-service, you can also apply for the grant using a printable form. The next application period for the grant is in autumn 2026. The specific dates will be announced later. In the e-service, the application can be submitted by an authorised person. Persons without separate authorisation can act on behalf of an organisation if they have an existing mandate for transactions or a right based on register data. The mandate theme for e-service is Applying for subsidies for employment, environment, business and transport. Authorisation follows the instructions for Suomi.fi e-Authorizations. Authorised persons act on behalf of their organisation through Suomi.fi e-Identification. The service verifies the person's right to use the service when logging in. In addition to authorisations, organisations need a Business ID to use the e-service. ### How to apply for the grant Apply for the grant primarily in the e-service. Log in to the service using your personal bank identification, mobile certificate, or certificate card. Fill out the application and add the necessary attachments through the service menu. Internal instructions in the service will help you complete the application. Notifications from the service inform you about the progress of your case. By using the e-service, you can submit the application, respond to requests for additional information, complete your application, and receive decisions related to your case. If it is not possible to use the e-service, apply for the grant using a printable form. Submit the application to the Economic Development Centre by post, e-mail, or in person. The application can also be submitted as an attachment to the general service form. ### How to apply for the payment of the grant Apply for the payment of the grant according to the decision in the e-service. Log in to the service using your personal bank identification, mobile certificate, or certificate card. Fill out the payment application thoroughly on the Payments tab and attach the required documents. Use the printable form to apply for the payment if you applied for the grant using a printable form instead of the e-service. Submit the payment application and its attachments by post to the KEHA Centre. The application can also be submitted as an attachment to the general service form.

Conditions

Private building owners, organizations that promote the maintenance of built heritage, companies, municipalities, and joint municipal authorities can apply for the grant. ### Eligible sites Grants are awarded for repairs that preserve the cultural and historical values of the site. The grant is discretionary and is always based on a case-by-case assessment. Suitable sites include, for example: * Protected buildings, particularly those protected by zoning regulations. * Sites that are part of nationally or regionally significant built cultural environments or valuable landscape areas and support the distinctive characteristics of the area. * Other culturally or locally significant heritage sites. If a building is protected by a separate decision or requires specialized restoration or conservation skills, for example in interior spaces, the grant should primarily be applied for from the Finnish Heritage Agency (Museovirasto). ### Eligible measures Grants can be awarded for repairs that help preserve the building, such as: * Repairs to roofs, external walls, foundations, windows, doors, and fireplaces. * Renovation of other buildings in the yard or the immediate surroundings. * Conservation-oriented renovation planning. ### Conditions for granting the support * The repair must preserve the character of the building and area as well as its historical features. * Unnecessary replacement of building parts must be avoided, and changes should be kept to a minimum. * The use of the building must be compatible with its historical character. * Work must be carried out using traditional construction methods and materials appropriate to the building’s original period. Material imitations are not accepted. * The grant must be applied for before starting the work. A project is considered to have started when a contract or order is made, a delivery is received, or payment for a purchase is made. The grant decision specifies the purpose and conditions of the support. Only costs that comply with the decision and its conditions are eligible for reimbursement.

Description

The Finnish Patent and Registration Office and Tax administration maintain the business and entity information system (YTJ) that provides basic details of businesses, foundations and entities. Basic details includes business name and contact details, business ID, company form and main line of business and data registered in other registers. Basic details include also the LEI ID granted by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office. You can search basic details of companies, entities and foundations by entering their business ID or name. Data retrieval is free of charge. You can also retrieve, view and download in machine readable form information maintained in YTJ via the open data online service of the Finnish Patent and Registration Office. YTJ information is available in machine readable form also through Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer and Web service interface. These services are subject to a subscription fee. You can download LEI files that contain information on the granted Legal Entity Identifiers and new and changed information. YTJ information is also available on the services of the Finnish Patent and Registration Office’s and the Tax administration’s partners. Trade register information such as information on the representatives and share capital is available on Virre.

How to use it

On YTJ’s website, you can search basic details of companies, entities and foundations by entering their business ID or name. You can view and download information in machine readable form through the Open data online service of PRH and Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer. You can download LEI files from YTJ’s website. For more information on the processing of personal data, please read the privacy statement on YTJ’s website.

Conditions

Some services are fee-based. Some services require an agreement with the Finnish Patent and Registration Office and Tax administration.

Fee details

YTJ information is available in machine readable form also through Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer and Web service interface. These services are subject to a subscription fee.

Description

The Economic Development Centres provide funding for projects that promote the growth, renewal, and internationalisation of SMEs through business development aid. Business development aid can be granted to projects that are assessed to have a significant impact on the company’s growth or renewal, internationalisation, innovation activities, strengthening of expertise, productivity, digital business, adaptation to climate change, promotion of carbon neutrality, or energy and material efficiency. ### Aid must be applied for before the project starts Note that actions such as entering into an agreement or order related to the project, delivery of a procurement, payment related to a procurement, or any other commitment that irreversibly initiates the implementation of the project are considered as starting the project. Preparatory actions, such as planning work, obtaining permits, and feasibility studies, are not considered the start of the project. ### Applying for aid The company must prepare a project plan for the development project, which includes the planned actions with a schedule and costs, as well as the concrete results sought. The project must be separate from the company’s other operations and should significantly improve the company’s growth and competitiveness. The Economic Development Centres primarily provide EU funding. Additionally, in certain designated areas, national funding is available. Open EU funding calls can be found in the EURA2021 system, and national funding calls in the Regional Administration e-service. ### Amount of aid The support level for development measures can be up to 50 percent of eligible costs, and for development measures implemented as a one-time compensatory project, the support level can be up to 60 percent. For investments, the support level can be 10–40 percent, depending on the size and location of the company. The granted aid must be at least 10,000 euros. Any higher minimum level will be announced separately in the calls for business development aid.

How to use it

1. Familiarize yourself with the business financing strategy and funding guidelines for your area. 2. Review the call for applications. Note that funding calls can be found in two systems. 3. Consider a preliminary project plan: what costs and actions the project will include, and what concrete outcome is aimed for. 4. Remember to submit the application before starting the project.

Conditions

Business development aid can primarily be granted only to SMEs. The granting of aid is discretionary. The decision is based on a comprehensive assessment of the company and the project, as well as on the funds available. Aid cannot be granted for the primary production of fishery, agriculture, or forestry. Aid cannot be granted either for the processing of agricultural products or for the marketing of agricultural products. According to the General Block Exemption Regulation (EU No 651/2014 and Commission Regulation 2023/1315), aid cannot be granted for the transport sector, shipbuilding, the coal sector, the steel industry, the broadband sector, or for energy production, storage, transmission, distribution, or infrastructure. In addition, the granting of aid takes into account regional business financing strategies, in which the Economic Development Centres have specified the targeting of funding.

Description

General partnerships and limited partnerships report business data for income taxation by tax return 6A.

How to use it

The tax return must always be filled in with asset and debt information, even if there was no actual activity in the tax year. If more than one accounting period has ended during the tax year, report the data for all accounting periods using a single tax return. Submit the tax return primarily in MyTax. You can also submit the business partnership's tax return electronically as a file at Ilmoitin.fi All partners of the business partnership are responsible for submitting the tax return. In a limited partnership, only the general partners are responsible for submitting the tax return.

Conditions

Description

Information on companies, organisations and industrial rights can be viewed on electronic information services that are maintained by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH). You can access basic information in the databases for free, but different extracts, rules and certificates are subject to a fee. Most extracts and certificates can be bought online, but you can also receive them by mail or email. If you order a register extract from the PRH customer service, it will be sent to you as a printout on the official PRH paper and stamped if you request it. Traditional extracts are more expensive than electronic ones, and delivery costs are added to the price in addition to billing costs. However, the information content of the electronic and traditional register extract is the same: the extract contains all valid register entries on the search object. You can order a certified extract from the official record of correspondence from the Finnish Trade Register, the Finnish Register of Associations, the Floating Charge Register and the Register of Foundations as well as from design rights and utility models. Manual history extracts can be obtained from trade register data, associations and foundations. Translation extracts are available from selected trade register data. All extracts and certificates provided by PRH are listed on our website.

How to use it

You can buy the following products from PRH’s electronic services: * a certified extract from the Finnish Trade Register, the Floating Charge Register, and the Register of Foundations * a register extract from the Finnish Trade Register, the Finnish Register of Associations, and the Register of Foundations * a translation extract from limited trade register data * a stress certificate for floating charges * a certificate of registration of the Finnish Trade Register and the Register of Foundations. Place an order with PRH customer service if you want: * a register extract from the auditor or auditor exam register, trademarks, design rights, patents or utility models * certificate from the auditor register * BIS extract, i.e. a certified extract from the business and organisation ID register * a certified extract from the Register of Associations, design right or utility model * a beneficiary extract. You can also order all products found in the electronic services to be delivered by mail or email.

Description

You will always need the permission of the road maintenance authority to place cables, lines and pipes in a highway traffic area, as well as for maintaining them. Depending on the situation, the required permit is an installation permit or a works permit. In certain situations, you can submit a notification of the placement of electrical and telecommunications cables and lines instead of an application for an installation permit. The scope of application of the notification procedure is defined in section 42 a of the Highways Act. In uncertain cases, an installation permit application is recommended. A works permit suffices for some works under the notification procedure. Lupa-apuri (permit assistant) will help you select the correct application type. Before applying for a permit, you must carry out the necessary preliminary analyses and find out where the existing lines in the road area are from the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom’s Verkkotietopiste (online information centre), network companies, municipalities and national utility location service and, with regard to road maintenance authorities’ utilities, from the regional Economic Development Centre. Johtotieto Oy can give you information on the Defence Forces’ cables. Cables installed for road lighting are exceptions. Their installation in a highway traffic area is agreed with the road lighting or electrical works coordinator of the regional Economic Development Centre.

How to use it

Fill in the application primarily in the e-service. Log in to the service using your personal bank identification, mobile certificate, or certificate card. A carefully completed form with attachments speeds up the processing of your case. Read the instructions and conditions before submitting your application. If you apply for an installation permit and cannot use the e-service, you can use printable forms. Irrespective of the location, submit the application form to the registry of the Economic Development Centre of Inner Finland (P.O. BOX 40, FI-00072 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, FINLAND). When using this application method, a separate processing fee is charged in addition to the actual permit fee. If you supplement your application later, email the supplementary information to: johdot@elinvoimakeskus.fi. Enter the application’s service ID number, file number or the name of the permit applicant, the work site’s municipality and road number in the subject field of the email. If you submit a notification in accordance with the notification procedure, you must use the e-service. Please note that the notification cannot be supplemented afterwards.

Fee details

Check the websites of the different licence types for current prices. The price of the permit or notification is determined by the type of permit, the longitudinal road length of the installation and the number of under and over crossings. Rejected registrations are also subject to a fee.

Description

If you are about to terminate transport operations, remember to apply for a cancellation of your transport licence. Submitting a termination notification to the Trade Register will not cancel your transport licence. You must apply for the cancellation of the transport licence with Traficom separately. By cancelling your transport licence, you will avoid extra costs, such as the annual transport licence holder fee.

How to use it

You can apply for the cancellation of a taxi, goods or passenger transport licence online in My e-Services under the section road traffic transport licences. Report the licences to be cancelled and the last day of validity of the licence in the service. You cannot report the last day of validity of the licence retroactively or later than six months from the date when the application was submitted.

Description

The car tax must be paid for passenger cars, vans, motorcycles and quadricycles registered or taken into use for the first time in Finland.

How to use it

A company that imports new or used vehicles, manufactures vehicles or intends to import or manufacture vehicles may apply to become a registered issuer of car tax return of the Finnish Tax Administration. The application is free of charge and is made in MyTax. The registered issuer of car tax return first registers the vehicle and then submits a car tax return. A company that is not registered in the Finnish Tax Administration's car tax issuer register first submits a car tax return and can then start using the vehicle and register it. There are specific cases of tax-exempt use where this rule does not apply. Corporate customers can submit a car tax return in MyTax or via the technical interface (API) provided by the Tax Administration.