These instructions are for you if you need a mandate for transactions to act on behalf of your organisation in Findata’s e-service.
You do not need a mandate for transactions if you are the CEO, deputy CEO, a self-employed person or an authorised signatory of a Finnish company, or an authorised signatory of a registered association in Finland. If you also need to view all of the organisation’s applications, request the mandate for transactions Viewing permit and service matters related to the secondary use of data as instructed below.
Representatives of foreign organisations always need a mandate for transactions.
Before you request a mandate for transactions
First, find out whether there is someone in your organisation who has the right to manage Suomi.fi mandates. In Finnish companies, the CEO or an authorised signatory can always approve mandate requests.
If no one in your organisation can grant mandates, your organisation must first apply for the right to grant a mandate.
Once the right to grant a mandate has been registered, submit a mandate request as instructed below.
How to request a mandate for transactions
- Log in to Suomi.fi e-Authorizations (suomi.fi/e-authorizations) with your personal identification credentials.
- Select “Act as yourself” and then “Go to Suomi.fi e-Authorizations”.
- Select “Grant or request mandates” and then “Request mandates”.
- Add a company, association or other organisation as the assignor. You need the organisation’s name and Business ID (y-tunnus).
- Search for the mandate theme with the keyword “secondary” and select “Management of permit and service matters related to the secondary use of data”. If your work duties require you to see all of the organisation’s applications, also select “Viewing permit and service matters related to the secondary use of data”.
- Set the validity period of the mandate.
- Check the information and send the request.
- Let the person who can approve your request know that you have sent it.
Foreign organisations
If you do not have Finnish identification credentials, log in to Suomi.fi e-Authorizations with Finnish Authenticator under “Identification methods for foreigners”. When adding the assignor, you need your organisation’s VAT ID or its business registration number in the country of registration. If your organisation has a Finnish Business ID (y-tunnus), use it.
What happens next
Your request will wait until the person who grants mandates approves it. You will be notified when the mandate is granted if you have activated Suomi.fi Messages. You can also check your mandates in Suomi.fi e-Authorizations.