Local Registration

Local Register Office
Street address: Hatanpään valtatie 24
Foreign affairs:
tel. +358 (0)3 253 9027
Open: Mon-Fri 8.00-16.15, Saturdays closed
http://www.maistraatti.fi/en/

Notification of Move

When you move abroad from Finland or to Finland from abroad, you must submit a notification of move. The form can be collected from post offices or Local Register Office. If you have Finnish online bank credentials you can also submit the notification over the Internet at http://www.posti.fi/changeaddress/. Notification of move can also be submitted by telephone: 0200 71000 (local call charge/mobile charge). During the orientation week the form is also available at the International Office info desk in the University Main Building.

A notice should also be submitted every time you move within the country if your temporary stay at another address is longer than three months. By law, the notification must be submitted to the Local Register Office no later than one week after moving. Submitting the notification well in advance ensures that you will receive mail at your new address immediately after the move. Postcards that can be sent free of charge (within Finland) to inform people of change of address are available in post offices. If you move to another address, please do not forget to notify the Registrar's Office at the University of your new address (e-mail: aktuaari@uta.fi). You can also update your contact information in NettiOpsu.

Local Registration of Degree Student

As degree students will stay in Finland for more than a year, they are considered permanent residents in Finland, and must therefore report to Local Register Office (Tampereen maistraatti) for a civil registration (rekisteröityminen). Remember to take along your passport, residence permit (non-EU citizens) or Certificate for Right of Residence (EU/EEA citizens) and Student Certificate issued by the University. On the basis of registration, a foreigner is given a Finnish personal identity number (henkilötunnus), which is used by the electoral, tax, healthcare and judicial authorities as well as to generate statistical information. Students with at least two years right to study can be granted Municipality of Residence (Kotikuntaoikeus). For more information, please see the website of the Local Register Office.

Exchange or visiting students usually stay in Finland for less than a year, and, therefore, they do not need to report to the Local Register Office (Tampereen maistraatti) for a civil registration. If you reside in Finland for less than a year, you can request registration to get a personal identity number if you need one, for example for taxation reasons.