Registering a birth in Finland

Registration of a child's name

"The parents or guardians of a child must register the child's full name and native language in the Population Information System within two months of the child's birth. The parents mark the information in a pre-filled form, which is then returned to the local register office that has jurisdiction over the mother's municipality of residence or population bookkeeping municipality.

If the child is to become a member of the congregation of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church or the Orthodox Church, the form should be returned to the priest who will perform the christening, who will then forward it to the appropriate church"

You have to apply the residence permit for your child - first passport from your own Embassy.  When the baby is born the information is going automatically from the hospital to registration office. They are ging to send the documents to fill.

Marja

@Marja - thank you for the sharing of information. Can you please add the source of the article please

HI

www.maistraatti.fi

regards
marja