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/

Address Change Notification

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. Notification of move can also be submitted by telephone: 0200 71000 (local call charge/mobile charge, normal fees apply for queuing). During the orientation week the form is also available at the International Office info desk in the University Main Building.

A notice should be submitted every time you move to, from or within the country. By law, the notification must be submitted to the Local Register Office no later than one week after moving. There are postcards which may be mailed free of charge (in Finland) available in post offices to inform your friends of change of your address. If you move to another address, please do not forget to send your new address to the Registrar’s Office of the university, e-mail: registrar@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 the Local Register Office (Tampereen maistraatti) for a civil registration (rekisteröityminen). Remember to take along your passport, residence permit (non-EU nationals) or Certificate for Right of Residence (EU/EEA nationals) 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 students usually stay in Finland for less than a year and they do not need to report to the Local Register Office (Tampereen maistraatti) for a civil registration. However those staying in Finland for less than a year can request registration to get a personal identity number, for example for taxation reasons.