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Order a Birth certificate

You can use your birth certificate to give proof of your official date of birth. Order online (self-service) with an online banking code or mobile certificate, by email or by phone

Order a Marriage Certificate

You can use a marriage certificate to prove that a marriage has been registered in Finland. Order online (self-service) with an online banking code or mobile certificate, by email or by phone

Report on family relationships

A report on family relationships shows the heirs of a deceased person and may consist of several different certificates issued by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency, Evangelical Lutheran Church and Orthodox Church. The report includes the following data on the subject: current and former names, personal identity code, municipality of birth, marital status and municipality of residence, information on spouses and children, including parents and siblings. Reports are available in Finnish or Swedish.

Order a Life certificate

Finnish Life certificates includes the following information about a person: Current and former names, personal identity code, information that the person is alive, municipality of residence and permanent address. It does not include information on family relationships. You can use a certificate of life to give proof of your basic information and your existence at the certificate's time of issue. You need the certificate for purposes such as estate inventory if you are the heir or the beneficiary of the deceased person.

Order a Civil status certificate

You can use a civil status certificate to prove your marital status. This certificate shows whether you are married, in a registered partnership, unmarried, divorced or widowed.

Apply for a Finnish Criminal records extract

Finnish Criminal Record Extracts can be obtained from the Legal Register Centre. Paper certificates are required if the certificate is to be legalized or authenticated with an Apostille. If there is no data on criminal records, the extract can be issued in English, German, French or Spanish.

In review: employment law for utives in Finland - Lexology

A general overview of key employment law provisions applicable to utives in Finland, including restrictive covenants and termination of employment.

Finnish businesses are eyeing more opportunities in Southeast Asia and Vietnam in particular

Finnish businesses are eyeing more opportunities in Southeast Asia and Vietnam in particular, media Vietnam Net reports.

Why Finland is Such A Great Place For Business

How is it that a country renowned for its hard-to-break-through culture, less-than-desirable climate, and difficult-to-learn language is so often praised as one of the best places in the world to do business

Finnish companies keen on Bangladesh Dhaka Tribune

But first, both the countries need to agree on some principal ideas and agendas in their upcoming engagements

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin says the American Dream is best achieved in Nordic countries

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin is a big believer in the American Dream, and she thinks it's a lot easier to achieve right now in her country than in the United States.