Applying for a name change
In Finland you can change your name by application, and the application is made to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV). This guide explains how to choose a new name, fill in the application and update your name elsewhere after the decision.
You will need
- Online banking credentials or a mobile certificate
- Your proposed new name and an alternative
- A justification for the change (if needed)
- A means of paying the processing fee
Steps
Find out whether you need an application
If you're getting married, you can choose your surname during the examination of impediments to marriage without a separate application. In other situations, such as changing your first name or after a divorce, you need a name change application.
Learn the naming rules
Check whether a surname is free
Fill in the application online
Attach justifications and consents
Pay the processing fee
Wait for the decision
Update your name elsewhere
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