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ProcedureEdit

  1. Go to a police department.
  2. Request for a PUK code to be sent to your address.
  3. Prove your identity.
  4. Pay the fee.
  5. Once you received the code, follow the instructions issued by the Population Register Centre to unlock your identity card from any computer with an Internet connection.



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Required DocumentsEdit

  • reliable proof of identity
  • passport



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

To find a local police station to your area, click on the link below:
Police Contact Information: https://www.poliisi.fi/poliisi/home.nsf/www/contactus



EligibilityEdit

Any Finnish identity card holder.



FeesEdit

Request to open a locked identity card(also a Population Register Centre fee of 10 for ordering the letter containing the PIN code) - 10



ValidityEdit

An identity card is valid for 5 years.



Documents to UseEdit

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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

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Related VideosEdit

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	



InstructionsEdit

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.



Required InformationEdit

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.



Need for the DocumentEdit

When your electronic identity card has been locked, you can request the police to send you the PUK code for your card.



Information which might helpEdit

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Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.



External LinksEdit

Unlocking an electronic identity card: https://www.poliisi.fi/poliisi/home.nsf/pages/5F35D5A1AEFB2B19C225783A0047B598?opendocument
Prices for Police Services: https://www.poliisi.fi/poliisi/home.nsf/pages/1C6E6CB545F4B16BC2257B0C0031E6F3?opendocument
FINeID: http://www.fineid.fi/



OthersEdit

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