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S t a t e Regu l a t i on s and I n s u r an ce s
electronically.
If you are financing your studies yourself, you
should have a minimum of 6720? deposit in your
ban
ses during one year,
that is, 560?/month of stay in Finland. The bank
account does not have to be in Finland. However,
there should not be any conditions attached to
this account. In other words, you should be able
to use this money and transfer it to Finland at any
time. A new proof of funding is required at the
beginning of each academic year.
A student who has been granted a scholarship
or who is taking part in an exchange programme
must show proof of acceptance to this
programme from the sponsor.
More information on the residence permits is
available at the Finnish mission in your country
and on the website of the
Finnish Immigration
Service (
)
. Please check travel
documents accepted by Finland by country:
.
Extension to a Residence Permit
When applying for an extension of the residence
permit, all the enclosures that were submitted
along the first apply for residence permit must
be submitted again. Additionally, you need to
enclose a Transcript of Records to show that your
studies have progressed as planned. If the studies
have not proceeded as planned, the student may
also be asked to submit a study plan showing that
he/she intends to finish his/her studies.
N.B. When you apply for an extension of a
residence permit, make sure that you get a
certificate that states that you have applied and
that your application is now being processed. This
certificate will work as a proof that you are legally
in Finland if your original residence permit ends
before your extension has been decided.
Turku/Åbo police station:
Varsinais-Suomen poliisilaitos
Polisinrättningen i Egentliga Finland,
Eriksgatan 40-42
FI-20101 Åbo
Phone: +358 (0)295 440 501 (switchboard)
Office hours: Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 8.00-16.15,
Wed closed
Vaasa/Vasa police station:
Pohjanmaan poliisilaitos
Polisinrättningen i Österbotten
Korsholmsesplanaden 45
FI65100 Vasa
Phone: +358 (0)295 440 511 (switchboard)
Office hours: Monday-Friday 8.00-16.15
Most license services at both Varsinais-Suomi
Police Department and Pohjanmaa Police
Department are available by appointment only.
The reservations can be made by calling the
specific customer service line. In the service hall
at Turku police station, there is also a computer
that can be used to make the reservation.
Appointments can also be reserved at service
desks where you can collect ready documents
at each police station using the appointment
system. The phone number for the appointment
reservation line is 0295 440 501 (switchboard,
Turku/Åbo) and 0295 449 389 (Vaasa/Vasa).
The service line is open from Monday to Friday
between 9:00 and 11:00.
3.2 Civil Registration
The Population Information System is maintained
by local register offices (
magistrat/maistraatti
)
and keeps record of the Finnish population
data. Everyone residing in Finland for periods
exceeding three months is registered with
this system. The information collected by
the Population Information System is used
for purposes like organisation of elections,
employment and taxation, health care, statistical
purposes, and in judicial administration. Naturally,
all information is treated confidentially.
As a general rule, foreign citizens, whose
residence in Finland is permanent or exceeds
one year, can get a personal identity code
(
personnummer/henkilötunnus
). The personal
identity code is issued by the Local Register
Office (
magistrate/maistraatti
) and requires
registration at this office. The registration has to
be done personally. When registering at the Local
Register Office, your information (including name,
