Police certificatesLast checked October 20, 2026
Police certificate for Finland
Extract from the criminal records for presentation abroadRikosrekisterioteOnlineBy postOfficial page(opens in a new tab)
- Local name
- Rikosrekisteriote
- Issued by
- Legal Register Centre (Oikeusrekisterikeskus)
- How to apply
- Order in the e-service with Finnish strong authentication or eIDAS; otherwise send the PDF application form via Suomi.fi Messages, email ([email protected]) or post (PO Box 157, 13101 Hämeenlinna).
- From abroad
- Use the e-service with eIDAS authentication, or email/post the application form; telephone orders are not accepted.
- Fee
- €6e-service; EUR 12 via other channels (invoiced)
- Processing time
- 4 business days plus postal delivery; EU citizens may wait longer (member state has 20 business days to respond)
- Notes
- Clean extracts issued in English, German, French or Spanish; extracts with entries only in Finnish or Swedish. LRC does not issue apostilles; obtain from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV).
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