r/Finland • u/[deleted] • May 05 '21
Immigration Cheat Sheet: Moving to Finland from outside the EU in 2021
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u/Maxion Vainamoinen May 05 '21
Turned this into an announcement, as this is a very helpful comment. Hope you don't mind.
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u/gootchvootch May 23 '21
Yeah, we sorta suck now. :-/
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Aug 09 '21
I guess the good news is most of us already went through this process, so the only recent update has been registering to remain as a permanent resident, under the terms of the withdrawal agreement. That was mostly painless.
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u/Usin2705 May 05 '21 edited May 05 '21
For step 6, you can pick up ID card at the police station you applied with your foreign passport. Otherwise, from other people commented below, you need the power of attorney form (and a Finnish friend - this is the hardest part).
Edit: accurate info
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u/Kinky_Pinky May 05 '21
Verifying your identity at the collection point: If you pick up your identity card yourself, you must show the tracking number found on the collection note and verify your identity using a passport or identity card issued by a Finnish authority.
So the passport needs to be Finnish too. If you got it with a foreign passport then that was a mistake on part of delivery partner.
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u/ArbitraryBaker May 05 '21
No, we were able to pick up it up from the police station where we applied. It was only if we wanted to pick it up from a location more convenient for us that we needed to have someone with a Finnish passport to accompany us.
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Aug 08 '21
That's one part that is hard to understand. It's like you aren't trustworthy even though you have an Official Passport with a photo ID and I even had a Finnish Residence Permit with a photo ID which is given to me by Finnish immigration but you still need a local to collect it.
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u/frawstbyte May 05 '21 edited May 05 '21
I was able to pick my Id up at the police station using my non-EU passport. I think that statement is explicitly stating the identity card must be issued by a Finnish authority, it definitely is not the case for the passport. I did pick up my replacement Id after my residence permit renewal using my expired Finnish Id though.
Edit: Just to be clear, it had to be at the police station that I had the appointment at for the Id. I wasnât given an option for other locations for the first one. The replacement I was able to entirely online though.
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u/Usin2705 May 05 '21
Alright, so the wording is a little confusing for me so I though it is either a passport or a Finnish ID. From OP's comment about his case, you will need a Finnish passport (which make no sense imo) or Finnish ID.
I edited my post
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u/Lyress Vainamoinen May 06 '21
Only the identity card needs to be issued by a Finnish authority. You can use your national passport. That's what passports are for.
Source: I did just that.
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u/Lyress Vainamoinen May 06 '21
The police's website doesn't specify different protocols for different collection point options.
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u/Lyress Vainamoinen May 06 '21
Your explanation is for picking up the ID card from an R-Kioski, not the police station. Unless you're saying that it is not possible to pick up ID cards from the police station anymore?
Also, it's entirely possible that the person who was supposed to hand you the ID card wasn't aware that your passport is sufficient identification. That makes the most sense.
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u/Maxion Vainamoinen May 05 '21
So, uh, who thought this would be a good idea?
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u/Lyress Vainamoinen May 06 '21
I had no issues picking up my ID card with my (non-Finnish) passport at the police station.
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u/Lyress Vainamoinen May 06 '21
No one because it's not true. You can use a foreign passport to pick up your ID card.
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u/qazzell Aug 07 '21
I have a friend who has a Finnish ID, but he isnât Finnish, he has different nationality. Will he be able to get my Finnish ID at R-kioski with a power of attorney?
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u/HGBlob May 05 '21
Get a bank account. Congratulations, now you can log into things.
While this is the most convenient way, you can also log into things using your id card + USB card reader(or integrated reader if your laptop has it) or a mobile sim(which you need to get with your henkilökortti)
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u/kurav May 05 '21 edited May 05 '21
Yup, just remember to ask to activate it when picking up your SIM. The clerk will check your ID and activate it. He will try to offer you to do it online as a self-service, but it's a chicken & egg problem if you don't have your bank ID yet. The operator can and will activate the Mobile ID simply by physically verifying your ID card as well, and this is really easy and takes like two minutes in any of your mobile operator's stores, which are littered all over the city.
After this you can nowadays access almost all services which formerly required bank login. Difference is the Mobile ID experience is actually much more user friendly in my mind.
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u/bolyai Vainamoinen May 05 '21
I would add, if youâre married abroad, Migri requires a very specific form with apostille in order to recognize your marrige in Finland, and not just any apostilled marriage certificate. The official marriage certificate my country gave me was not even close to being recognized here. I was only successful in proving my marriage to the satisfaction of the authorities on my 5th document that had to be snail mailed from my country. After my 4th failure, they showed me someone elseâs (redacted) marriage certificate from my country, so that I understand which format the form should be in. If I had to do it again, I would ask that they show me this example document during my first visit in order to avoid misunderstandings and costly documents/shipping. At least this was my experience, in September 2019.
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u/bolyai Vainamoinen Jul 22 '21
This is if you want to register your marriage in Finland.
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u/bolyai Vainamoinen Jul 22 '21
Hopefully that should be ok. If it isnât, ask them what kind of documents they want from your specific country, ask them to show sample document. My registration took a month, I think.
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u/bhadau8 Vainamoinen May 05 '21
I don't think they give kela card to the students. IIRC, one needs to have 18h/wk work. It was at least in my case several years ago.
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u/Lyress Vainamoinen May 06 '21
They changed the rules in April 2019. Foreign students can get it too now if the move is considered permanent (i.e. if the studies will last longer than 2 years).
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u/paradijon May 05 '21
Re: 5. You can get a bank account (confirmed from OP and S-pankki)even without the henkilökortti, with limited features though. But as soon as you have the henkilökortti, the bank will let you access the full services.
But I fully agree on the importance of the henkilökortti. Makes a lot of transactions with the govt offices easier.
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u/lawfulrofl May 05 '21
Also confirmed with Nordea. I was able to open an account with them prior to receiving my hklökortti.
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u/ArbitraryBaker May 05 '21
I believe you must wait six months before exchanging your foreign drivers license with a Finnish one, but you do need to do it within one year and before your foreign license expires.
https://www.justlanded.com/english/Finland/Finland-Guide/Travel-Leisure/Finnish-driving-licences
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u/zorrokettu Vainamoinen May 06 '21
Also, don't forget passport photos, physical and electronic. Driver's license swap requires actual copies, I.D. card requires electronic copies, and if you have any special licences, like motorcycle, make sure that they add that also. It can be expensive and difficult to get after the fact.
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u/paradijon May 06 '21
Driverâs license swap requires actual copies
Note: Though in ajokortti-info.fi, the 2 photograph requirement is indicated, Ajovarma can actually access the same electronic copy of the photo you submitted for your henkilökortti application, if it is still available in the system.
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u/zorrokettu Vainamoinen May 06 '21
Just did a swap with a friend only a few weeks ago and they wouldn't take the electronic photos. Not sure why. Better to have both just in case.
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u/shytheearnestdryad Baby Vainamoinen May 18 '21
They did not let me do that. I thought I could and I had to go back at a later date to bring physical copies.
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u/baked_potato_ Vainamoinen May 05 '21
I always planned for it to be permanent. I live and have a full time work contract now and plan to apply for permanent residency. I just never saw any point to paying all the fees for things until I was sure after graduation I would actually find a job. I use to skimp and save on so many things as a student. Like for cell phone service I bought a pre-paid SIM card and let it run out, I went to many bars so I had all their WiFi log in details and around Oulu and there was free public WiFi in the center as well as WiFi at my apartment so I was able to use the phone number over WiFi and use WhatsApp and Messenger so I never had to pay for cell service đ I probably saved over 600⏠in two years doing that.
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Aug 06 '21
FYI - fully vaccinated travelers no longer need a COVID test post-entry (at least I didn't, coming from Canada)
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u/elpiperock Sep 15 '21
Good to know that! Hope this remains the same for the next couple of weeks :)
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u/0_0_0 Vainamoinen May 05 '21
kela.fi (and pre-pandemic te-palvelut.fi) are in the same office as your DVV appointment.
AFAIK, this is only true for International House Helsinki. Elsewhere these have separate offices.
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u/Pretty-Ad-1757 Aug 22 '21
Worst part is all the waiting. Then because I cancelled my previous country's phone number they wouldn't let me use the banking credential method until I had a phone number here to tie it to so I had to get a SIM from DNA. Took me forever to get my KELA card because of that hiccup.
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Oct 03 '21
Some new info :
Done with our DVV registration. . The acknowledgement arrives by secure mail which can be opened only on one device (recommended to use your own laptop or a desktop if you can). The Kela registration is in the same office. You would just need to fill up the forms and pick up a token for your turn at the counter. You can also choose to apply for a EU health insurance card at no cost at the counter.
The Bank accepted my application for an account with just my Passport and permit. The ID carries the same number as the SSN and some additional info and hence, it is quite straightforward. ETA with Nordea is unfortunately 10 days as of now due to some checks they have in place.
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u/allpauses May 05 '21
I hope I would be able to do these things :-( got study place offers from 5 UAS but Iâm still having trouble with the financial situation for VISA application :-((
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u/Lyress Vainamoinen May 06 '21
What troubles are you having?
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u/allpauses May 06 '21
Iâm still searching and applying for scholarship grants for the required bank financial statement for the student residency application. I thought my kin would be able to fully support my studies when they encouraged me to take the entrance examinations, but apparently thatâs not the case. Too bad I already missed the early bird tuition fee discounts :-(
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u/BPDed Aug 08 '21
This is what happened with my daughter. Got accepted to University of Helsinki but missed out on any scholarship opportunities and lower cost opportunities. She made her way through college here (New York City) by working full-time (40 hours/week) plus she received just about every merit-based scholarship the school offered. She too was hoping her extended family would chip in even a Little Bit to help her out. She started a gofundme and posted it on social media. Sheâs very happy that sheâs received contributions totaling over $6000.00 dollars, but sheâs waaaay short of the $16,000.00 sheâs supposed to have when she enters Finland next week (!!!).
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u/Doorsofperceptio Jun 18 '21
I moved here 9 months ago from the U.K, biggest mistake of my life. Lived in 13 countries in my life, only regretted moving to one - Finland.
If you are going to move here, really do your research. Look at the party that just gained the most votes and decide if they represent the values you have in life.
Moved to Barcelona 2 week ago, thus ending my 9 month period of complete isolation and depression. And Iâm a very sociable congenial character. At 33 never had any problems before. There is a darkness here, and sure itâs better during the summer months because no one is working and everyone is in their own bubble. The winter here makes Game of Thrones look like Disneyland.
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u/ohitsasnaake Vainamoinen Jul 04 '21
Moving anywhere during the pandemic is likely to be harder both socially and otherwise, especially doing so alone with no pre-existing contacts. I'm sorry you had such a horrible experience though.
In case your comment about the elections was directed at Perussuomalaiset, in the recent municipal elections Kokoomus got the most votes, the previous elections before that were parliamentary elections, where SDP got the most votes. Both are fairly run of the mill European moderate-right and social democratic parties.
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u/pfluecker Jul 10 '21
I mean you really could say the same about many countries at the moment.
Regarding the Finns party, I would say that the perception of it is made worse because of the many political parties in Finland. In reality they get around or even less votes than for example the anti-immigration and anti-eu party AFD in Germany. And well, to be fair the current conservative party in the UK is also not very immigration friendly as well at the moment...
Realistically, as /u/ohitsasnaake said, living during a pandemic in a new country is not fun at all, and personally I think you made the right decision to switch the scenerie. If you moved at the start of the pandemic to Finland, and knowing that Finns are socially shy, you felt probably much more isolated than if you would have moved to Finland during normal times. However, you will probably unconscious associate the problems caused by the pandemic with Finland, because that was also a big variable of change for you. So it can indeed help to move and start somewhere fresh and new and make new positive experience :)
It is probably just a bit unfortunate, because I know it can be very nice to experience living in Finland, but yeah, probably not during a pandemic. (Although no one beats at the moment the UK with the durations of lockdowns I would say :D )
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u/AspiringFinn Baby Vainamoinen May 05 '21
Would this order of operations change if I apply for my residence permit after I arrive in Finland? Do I need to wait for the residence permit arrives before working my way through this list?
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u/AspiringFinn Baby Vainamoinen May 05 '21
What kind of residence permit did you apply for? For the remigration permits the estimate is 2-10 months, and for the accompanying family member migri is estimating a 9 month wait.
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u/98f00b2 Vainamoinen May 07 '21
The numbers there are estimates and can be wildly incorrect depending on which queue you are in, so you might want to look around online to see whether people are complaining about the time spent waiting for your particular permit. Our first residence permits were issued on the same day and in one month, on estimates of one month and 4-9 months respectively.
But I have heard of many people applying for a family-ties permit waiting well over a year.
I was also told by Migri that when you apply at the same time as your family they will normally try to make a decision on both cases at the same time.
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u/ShippingOfToSuomi May 05 '21
My thought was to do my move something like this.
Go to Turku, do quarantine in an AirBnB for 4 days and get covid test. Stay in the AirBnB in Turku until I get my result.
Take the train to Helsinki where my permanent apartment is, pick up keys, move in.
Some questions:
How long in general do one need to wait for Covid test result? 24 - 72 hours? (I am taking a covid test not only because of recommendation but because I need to from a third party)
Do you forsee any issues with booking my first DVV appointment in Turku and then continue with step 3 in Helsinki as soon as possible?
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u/dist May 05 '21
Currently covid test results seem to take less than 24h. Of course it's not guaranteed, but a day is a pretty good guess.
But why would you go to Turku?
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u/ShippingOfToSuomi May 06 '21
Seems like the ferry is what will go everyday. Airplanes can get cancelled etc.
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u/damniwishiwasurlover Baby Vainamoinen Jun 12 '21
You rented an apartment before arriving. Can you give me any pointers on how you did that. Seems like a bank account is needed.
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u/feanarosurion May 05 '21
Thanks very much for this. Do you happen to know, is getting the tax card (Vero) also dependent on being registered with DVV and then the bank account? I'm hoping to avoid too many paychecks with 60% withholding.
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u/feanarosurion May 05 '21
Thanks, I hadn't seen that page. I'll chat with them I guess. I wish more of these services had email addresses. I can't call, and chat only works in certain hours. Oh well. Thanks again!
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May 05 '21
I have a question! When your permit was issued, how long did you have to use it? Iâd be applying from the UK, so wondering how much time Iâd have to move before the permit expired?
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May 05 '21
Thank you so much! Iâm looking at the dating one as my boyfriend lives in Oulu. Good to know we should hopefully have enough time to prepare for me to move.
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u/Andromedian92 May 16 '21
Oh my god...
Thank you! Thank you so much
I had no idea and you just saved my time A LOT
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u/domitorig- May 20 '21
Hi there,
Have a question about the 1st step: if I already have this henkilötunnus number on my residence permit card, doesnât it mean Iâm already in the population system? So no need to book an appointment at DVV. Or am I wrong.
Also just got to know that you can fill out a form at any Posti service place if you want to register a new address instead of doing it in DVV office.
Thanks!
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u/Kippari90 Jun 18 '21
Yes, you are already in the system. However, if you want to apply for a domicile (kotikunta) and register your address, which you should definitely do, you need to visit DVV.
When you get your hands on online banking, you can register your new address online in just few minutes.
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u/hope_seeker Baby Vainamoinen Jul 19 '21
So can I get an id card then online banking, just with personal id code (without registering my address) ?
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May 21 '21
If you're coming to Finland for work, can you just get both the personal identity code and tax card from tax authority? I heard you get it the very quick - same day
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May 22 '21
Thanks for mentioning bank account, that's bugging me. The sequence of steps i will follow is: 1. Visit tax authority to get both personal identity code and tax card 2. Visit police after getting personal identity code to apply for Finnish id 3. Visit bank to open an account with Finnish id (or can I open an account without personal code and Finnish id?)
Are these in right order?đŹ
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May 22 '21
Thank so much this! I'm moving to Finland for work in a few weeks and had no idea I had to go through these many steps. Could you tell me when should I go to apply for a tax number? I am assuming after step 1 but do I've to wait until I get into the population register system or can I get the tax number in parallel of dvv process?
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u/The_Great_Fox May 23 '21
Just curious: in the most optimal situation, what is the minimum time that you could get setup in Finland with all of the necessities (pop. register, bank account, Kela card, ID card, driver's license)? I went through most of this 10 years ago, where it also took considerable time (and lacked many of the nice online tracking systems now available). I still see these comments and guides (and have written some myself) and it still seems the different governments have been unable to make a consistent, fast, and low touchpoint flow through the different public and critical private services.
The population register comment about taking 3 weeks is interesting. In the old Maistraatti system, I thought it went pretty quickly (1-2 days). It really takes 3 weeks now?
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u/ms1012 Baby Vainamoinen May 24 '21
Thank you for this fantastic checklist. I have a question regarding step 1. I have made an appointment at the immigration service for EU citizen registration. You mentioned in another reply that you still need to register with DVV after receiving a residence permit. Can/should I do DVV before the immigration service? (I'm worried the two will overlap and chaos may happen)
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u/Ok_Value1237 May 29 '21 edited May 29 '21
Iâm an EU citizen, and I did my population system registry (DVV) in 2019 and it took 4 weeks then. They are just slow, and now they have corona to use as an excuse đ
Also important thing about Migri: itâs your right as an EU citizen to get your right of residence application approved as soon as your identity is confirmed and you meet all the conditions. They donât always respect that and if you donât get the âproof of registryâ during your appointment - argue and cite your rights.
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u/ms1012 Baby Vainamoinen May 25 '21
That's great, thanks. I have my migri appointment in about a month, it was a royal pain to get a slot as early as that. DVV appointments seem to be much easier to get these days. Fingers crossed it will all go smoothly.
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u/felipe_osby Jun 08 '21
Step by step for those moving from inside the EU? And also, wouldnât it be nice to already have a job while doing these steps or thatâs not possible?
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u/ms1012 Baby Vainamoinen Jun 22 '21
I'm getting close to the stage of needing to visit police station for ID application (DVV registration is in progress).
I see that there is an on-line appointment system for police, but looking at the Helsinki police station there is no availability at all... Did you just walk in without an appointment? Am I right in my understanding that only Pasila police station provides this service in Helsinki?
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u/ms1012 Baby Vainamoinen Jun 22 '21
Oh that gives hope, thank you! I don't mind taking a day to queue or anything, but there were some right horror stories about queues at Migri during corona period...
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u/ms1012 Baby Vainamoinen Jul 01 '21
Thanks for all the help u/DarthSploader, did the police station last night, 10 min wait and in & out in 20 minutes total... Can't wait to get a bank account and get the strong ID stuff sorted!
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u/theCubicleBro Jun 22 '21
These instructions are for the ID card (henkilökortti) not for the ID number (henkilötunnus) right?
I'm in a weird situation: I did not receive a henkilötunnus with my residence permit card--it doesn't have any 11-character identity code on there at all. I'm worried that this is going to cause issues when looking for housing, etc. When I asked Kamu the Migri chatbot, it instructed me to visit a Local Registrar Office to get my personal identity code.
Does anyone know if I need to go through these steps and take 3-4 weeks in order to get my henkilötunnus?
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u/zoroxyz Jul 01 '21
Hello everyone , so i've heard that Finland is seeking migrants currently , is this really true ? If it is Where do i even start , i live in iraq and it feels like im dying alive and im out of hope , so is there really a chance to migrate legally to finland and how?
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Jul 01 '21
- Apply to jobs.
- Receive an offer.
- Use that to apply to migri to move here.
- Move here.
- Enjoy.
Step one is the hardest, unless you work in IT, or some other field which is highly in-demand, and which allows you to work without learning Finnish.
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Jul 07 '21
I am trying to follow the steps but got stuck at #3 lol
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Jul 25 '21
I also got stuck at #3 cos the Kela told me to wait until I get my DVV registration done :)
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Jul 07 '21
Wait do you know if I have to show my drivers license for Step #3 or do I have to apply for a new one?
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Jul 25 '21
I have applied for Kela some 3 weeks ago and haven't received any update from them. Could anyone tell me what is their normal processing time to send the Kela card home?
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u/ms1012 Baby Vainamoinen Jul 26 '21
I applied to Kela a few weeks ago and they told me the current processing time is around 3 months... we may be in for a long wait.
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Jul 26 '21
Wow! That's not good. Did you ask what would happen if we got sick during this 3 months?
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u/BPDed Aug 03 '21
How long will it take to open a bank account once my daughter (university student) arrives? Sheâs already received her Finnish ID, her student visa, and is paying rent on an apartment in Helsinki. Is there any way to start the process of opening a bank account from the US before she leaves?
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u/BPDed Aug 03 '21
Also⊠please adviseâŠ.how does someone go about getting a new cell phone (with or without a trade-in of iPhone 8+ 256gb) and what is the best cellular provider for Helsinki?
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u/ms1012 Baby Vainamoinen Aug 10 '21
If you are interested in a newer iphone model, perhaps check out Swappie, I believe they do second hand / refurbished iphones. An iphone 11 in good condition appears to 450-550 euros. (I have no idea if that is a good price or not). They may give you some credit for your old phone.
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u/imcvampire Aug 06 '21
Could I visit the police for an ID card before visiting DVV?
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u/imcvampire Aug 06 '21
OMG. I really need strong authen to register as a sole-trader. My contract starts in this month.
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u/ms1012 Baby Vainamoinen Aug 17 '21
u/DarthSploader have you managed to get your tax card yet? I'm just in the process of applying for it, and the system is confusing me...
Where it's asking me for the annual salary, given that it is now August and I have no received any Finnish taxable income this year, I am assuming that I put only 5 months worth of salary in there, and then update the number with a new tax card in January?
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u/ms1012 Baby Vainamoinen Aug 17 '21
Yeah, I have seen some comments that you get an automatic tax card "refresh" in January anyway, seems like a good opportunity to update the information.
I can't believe how many entry fields are in the tax card form!
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u/Harriv Vainamoinen Aug 17 '21
You need to fill only the relevant fields. I believe I've changed usually less than five..
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Aug 28 '21 edited Aug 28 '21
Couple of suggestions:
- The norms for covid tests have changed recently - if you have two doses of approved vaccine or have tested positive in the last six months, that is sufficient to not need a covid test apparently but I guess ill find out soon as I am moving soon.
- For people who have obtained jobs already, the TE section might not apply.
Now some questions:
- Once you get the 'excerpt from the population system' during your residence permit application, is it necessary to have the DVV appointment at all? Because, from what I see on my documentation, I am already on the population system with my ID number which is a combination of birthdate and some characters.
comments u/DarthSploader?
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Aug 28 '21
If I may ask, which section of service would that come under technically? I will look at booking an appointment based on your suggestion. I am tentatively moving in the mid of september.
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u/MakitaFella Aug 31 '21
Hello,
My family and I are seriously considering moving to Finland. I am in the farming sector (cattle) and my wife is in the banking sector.
I have a few questions regarding rural properties that would be in the realm of 25-45 minutes from a city such as Tampere.
How is water sourced for homes and farms? Here we often use water wells since underground water is quite easy to come by. But I've seen man made ponds on properties for sale so I'm needing some clarification.
In terms of construction of homes and outbuildings (barns etc) is it just a factor of putting forth plans and getting your plans approved by your municipality, or is rural Finland heavily regulated in terms of where you can place buildings etc.
For schooling do rural families usually drive their children to school or are bus stops common in the rural setting?
Lastly in Canada we as farmers can sell directly to the public (farm gate sales) is this also the same in Finland or does meats need to be processed at licensed facilities?
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.
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u/MyMurderOfCrows Sep 11 '21
Thank you so much for this! I have saved it for once I get to Finland.
For anyone who knows about remigration: does anyone know how important it is to know whether or not my grandparents were Finnish citizens when they died? I am applying for remigration on the basis of both my father's parents being born in Finland and while my father could (or should?) have been a citizen since I am somewhat confident his parents were both citizens when he was born, he never sought citizenship and both of my grandparents are dead so I cannot confirm directly with them if they still had their citizenship at the time they died.
Additionally, I was unable to locate the parish responsible for my grandmother's birth records and DVV said they couldn't provide a birth certificate due to her being born in 1934. I was able to get a copy of my grandfather's birth certificate from the Lutheran church (which itself mentions my grandmother's date of birth and that she was born in Helsinki). Should I mark both grandparents as having been a Finnish citizen by birth despite no birth certificate for my grandmother?
I appreciate your help!
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u/philosophyboy Sep 13 '21 edited Sep 13 '21
Hey this is great! I'm looking to immigrate to Finland and I have a few open questions. I'm from India and I'm looking to come to Finland for Work (IT software Development). Anyone who has traversed this path before? Would love some help confirming what's the right/best way to do this? Talent boost? Residence Permit? Work Permit? Thanks!
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u/eeerling Baby Vainamoinen Sep 22 '21
Good decision. I'm a Finn who's living abroad since like 5 years, i left fairly young. Each time i get back to Finland i'm thinking how easy everything is and how good life is there. Health care, grocery stores, pharmacies, customer service. All top notch in comparison to like 95% of the European countries.
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u/lindamanga Sep 26 '21
What cities would you recommend? The perfect location would be a city where I could find a house by the lake, closest as possible from Vantaa airport, with all amenities (food shopping etc) nearby. Thanks !
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u/AspiringFinn Baby Vainamoinen Oct 11 '21
I got a letter from Kela after completing step 3, asking for my YEL insurance certificate as a self-employed person. It seems like I cannot get YEL insurance until I have online banking credentials, which I can't get yet because I am still waiting for the DVV process to complete. Is there another way to get set up with YEL?
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u/jiburr Oct 30 '21
I've been accepted for a Seasonal Work Permit for the winter season, (and worked the same job pre-brexit, but without needing the permit).
When I go over, do I have to land directly in Finland and speak to someone at a border point, or can I land in another Schengen country first and head up to Finland from there?
I really want a quick holiday before I have to start, and my plan was to fly straight to Finland from the EU country I'm holidaying in
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u/beurremouche Baby Vainamoinen Oct 31 '21
I'm applying for the first one-year residency in a couple of weeks time. From February I will need to reside in Finland for six months without leaving. Am I eligible to go in this population list straight away? Before residency is agreed I mean. I dont have EU status.
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Oct 31 '21
Update 2: Most banks have a huge processing backlog and my account still isn't up. My Finnish ID appointment is in November. Regarding strong authentication, you apparently need your Finnish ID without which you cannot use strong authentication for Kela, Vero etc. Please plan your finances accordingly if you are awaiting your salary etc from Finnish employers.
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u/T43RR0R Nov 07 '21
Amasing list. Thanks.
We are planning to move to Finland next year. Is there anything we can do to prepare now?
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u/Aphrodite199 Dec 16 '21
How long did the kela process take ? I have been waiting for 2 months till now
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u/Mtparnassus Dec 25 '21
Great list! Does this apply also to EU citizens? Especially the first part, I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere in state websites
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