When you move home in Finland, you must file a moving notice (muuttoilmoitus) with the Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV) no later than one week after the move, and you can file it up to one month before. The easiest way is online at muuttoilmoitus.fi , which updates your address with both DVV and Posti in one go.
What the moving notice is
The moving notice tells the authorities your new address. It is one form that goes to two organisations:
- DVV, which keeps the Population Information System.
- Posti, the Finnish postal service, which uses it to redirect your post.
You can choose to notify one or both, and you can include family members who are moving with you on the same notice.
When you have to file it
Posti points out that the law requires the notice within one week of moving. You need to file one if:
- you move permanently from one address to another
- you live at another address temporarily for more than three months
- you move abroad from Finland
How early you can file it
DVV says you can submit the notice one month before your moving date at the earliest, and one week after at the latest. Processing starts from your moving date, not the day you send it. Filing early won't make your new address appear early.
Most notices are processed automatically. If yours needs more information, DVV says it can take up to three weeks. Sending the same notice several times won't speed it up.
Where and how to file
There are two ways:
- Online at muuttoilmoitus.fi. This is the joint service of DVV and Posti. You log in with Finnish online banking codes or a mobile certificate. Posti also lets you use a Posti account.
- On paper. Pick up a form at a Posti outlet or a DVV service point and return it there. You can't print the form at home, and you'll be asked to show ID.
You can't file a moving notice by phone.
If you are moving to Finland
If you are a foreign citizen registering in Finland for the first time, the moving notice isn't the right form. DVV has a separate registration process for foreigners , which includes a visit in person. Once you are registered, you use the normal moving notice for later moves within Finland.
What the moving notice updates
DVV automatically passes your new address to a long list of organisations. The list on DVV's moving in Finland page includes:
- Public authorities: Kela, the Finnish Tax Administration (Vero), Traficom, municipalities and parishes.
- Companies: many banks, insurance companies and other organisations.
Posti also passes address information to companies that have an agreement with Posti.
On the post side, Posti redirects letters sent to your old address. Magazines are different: Posti says you need its paid Posti Relocate service for those.
You can check the address DVV has for you in the Suomi.fi personal data service .
What it doesn't do
The moving notice changes your address. It doesn't move your contracts. These you have to handle yourself:
| Task | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | End your old contract and make a new one for the new home, at least two weeks before you want it to start | InfoFinland, Energy Authority |
| Home internet | Arrange the move with your provider well in advance | InfoFinland, DNA |
| Home insurance | Check your policy has enough cover for the new home | InfoFinland |
| House manager | Tell the house manager (isännöitsijä) about your move | InfoFinland |
| Post senders | Tell everyone who sends you post your new address | InfoFinland |
Electricity
InfoFinland says to end your old electricity contract before you move and make a new one. The Energy Authority says to make the new contract at least two weeks before you want it to start. Your new seller then cancels the old contract and arranges the network contract for your new home. This is a good moment to compare electricity contracts.
Internet
Arrange the move of your internet connection with your provider well in advance to avoid a gap. DNA, for example, lets you notify it one month before moving day at the earliest. The technology at your new address may be different, so check what is available there. You can compare home internet if you want to switch.
Insurance
Even if your insurer receives your new address from DVV, that doesn't mean your policy fits your new home. InfoFinland advises checking that your home insurance has enough cover for the new dwelling.
Landed's free checklist lists the moving notice together with the contracts you need to move yourself.
Quick checklist
- File the moving notice at muuttoilmoitus.fi, from one month before to one week after your move.
- Have your online banking codes or mobile certificate ready.
- Add family members who move with you.
- Make a new electricity contract at least two weeks before moving.
- Tell your internet provider well in advance.
- Check your home insurance covers the new home.
- Tell your house manager and anyone who sends you post.
