You need to elevate your account status by doing the ID proofing with the Finnish Authenticator app.
If the email is in correct format and not used by any other user, the service sends you a verification link to the email. Go to the Finnish Authenticator Identification Service web site.You can register a user identifier in following steps:
The identification service will confirm the person’s identity if the photo and the information in the identity document match.Īfter registration and initiating use of the application, foreigners can log in to the e-service using their user identifier or email, password and application PIN.īefore registering a foreigner’s user identifier (UID), check if the e-service you want to use supports authentication with Finnish Authenticator app. In connection with this first identification, the user will take a photo of oneself, as well as of his or her passport or national ID card. In the Finnish Authenticator Identification Service, a foreigner registers his or her foreigner’s user identifier (UID) and verifies his or her identity using the Finnish Authenticator application. The identification using the application is intended for foreigners who need to act on behalf of the company, but do not have a Finnish personal identity code or a Finnish identification token.
The foreign citizen identification service, or the Finnish Authenticator Identification Service, allows foreigners to use Finnish public administration e-services that have introduced the identification using the Finnish Authenticator application.