About this website

Information about Population Register Centre's website

The Population Register Centre's new website was launched in January 2007.

If you have any comments on the contents of our website, please send them to the Centre's Registry Office by using the e-mail address kirjaamo@vrk.fi. You may also use the feedback form on the website and select the subject area of your feedback. On the basis of the subject area, your feedback will be directed to the relevant person.

Technical recommendations

This website runs best on Internet Explorer version 6.0 or later and Firefox version 1.5 or later, but you can use any other modern browser if it supports css and xhtml. JavaScript, which must be supported by the browser and be chosen to be active, was used for the practical implementation of the website. If JavaScript is disabled in browser settings, the search function cannot be launched and feedback submission and other functions with buttons will not be available.

Some documents available on the Centre's website, are published in pdf format. To view these documents you will need a copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download the Reader to your PC. Some documents are published as web brochures. To view these documents you will need a copy of the Adobe Flash Player. Download the application to your PC.

Search

In addition to the navigation menu, you can search information by using a search, advanced search and dynamic sitemap. The search allows you to search all our pages for a string of characters entered in the search field. By using the advanced search form, you can limit your search by subject, date and page type. Searches related to electronic identity and certificates also cover the related Population Register Centre website www.fineid.fi/en.

Printing pages

At the bottom of pages, there is a Print text link with which you can print the contents of the current page without navigation. If you wish to print the entire page with navigation, you can use the browser's Print command. In this case it is advisable to choose the landscape option.

Links on our website

The internal links on the Population Register Centre's website open in the same browser window. The external links open in a new browser window.

Copyright

In accordance with the Copyright Act (404/1961) as amended, the Population Register Centre or some other information producer mentioned in the document holds the copyright on the material published on this website. It is advised that those who wish to make use of the copyright material should contact the Population Register Centre's Communications Unit.

Legal information

While every effort is made to ensure the information is up-to-date, the Population Register Centre accepts no responsibility for any direct or indirect damage resulting from possible errors in the content. Moreover, the Centre is not responsible for the materials produced by outside bodies although the website provides links to them, nor does the Centre accept responsibility for any damage resulting from breaks in information networks or other technical breakdowns.