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Ap­ply­ing for and grant­ing of pay­ment time

Un­der the Act on the Ex­e­cu­tion of a Fine (672/​​​​​2002), you can ap­ply to Le­gal Reg­is­ter Cen­tre for pay­ment time for the pay­ment of debts un­der ex­e­cu­tion. In other words, you can ask for more time to pay your debt. We can grant pay­ment time for pay­ment both for fines and other debts. How­ever, we can­not grant pay­ment time if you have been sum­moned to court for the pur­pose of con­vert­ing your fine to im­pris­on­ment. We can­not grant pay­ment time to over­load­ing pe­nal­ties ei­ther.

Crim­i­nal records

Crim­i­nal records are kept in a na­tional cen­tral reg­is­ter. It mainly con­tains in­for­ma­tion about peo­ple who have been sen­tenced to im­pris­on­ment. In­for­ma­tion is col­lected, saved and dis­closed for the pur­pose of im­pos­ing and en­forc­ing crim­i­nal sanc­tions. In­for­ma­tion can also be dis­closed to find out about a per­son’s re­li­a­bil­ity or per­sonal suit­abil­ity, or to as­sess these.

Sta­tis­tics and open data

The Le­gal Reg­is­ter Cen­tre’s sta­tis­tics and open data in­clude fig­ures con­cern­ing cer­tain top­ics such as fines or pre­ven­tive mea­sures. This data is col­lected from the Le­gal Reg­is­ter Cen­tre’s statu­tory reg­is­ters: fines, bank­rupt­cies and re­struc­tur­ings, pro­hi­bi­tion to pur­sue a busi­ness, ban on an­i­mal keep­ing, debt ad­just­ments and ad­min­is­tra­tive pe­nal­ties.

Print­able forms

It is pos­si­ble to sub­mit ap­pli­ca­tions to Le­gal Reg­is­ter Cen­tre by elec­tronic means on the Suomi.fi por­tal and on the on­line forms pro­vided by e-ser­vice. The e-ser­vice re­quires iden­ti­fi­ca­tion by bank iden­ti­fiers or mo­bile de­vice. On­line forms in Suomi.fi do not re­quire au­then­ti­ca­tion. Forms also have pdf ver­sions that can be filled and printed. Open­ing forms in PDF for­mat re­quires Adobe Ac­ro­bat Reader or other sim­i­lar pro­gram. Ac­ro­bat Reader can be down­loaded free of charge from www.adobe.com.

A back­log in pro­cess­ing ap­pli­ca­tions for ex­tracts from the crim­i­nal records

There is a backlog in the processing of applications for extracts from the criminal records at the Legal Register Centre. The situation started at the end of 2022 and has continued in the beginning of 2023

We strive to process applications without delay but are currently unable to deliver extracts from the criminal records within normal processing times.

The normal processing time for extracts from the criminal records is seven business days. Postage times are not included in the processing time.

Please make sure to enter all required information when ordering extracts through the electronic service.

Edited 14.2.2023
Published at the first time 28.12.2022

The price of ex­tracts from the crim­i­nal records or­dered through the elec­tronic ser­vice will be re­duced at the be­gin­ning of 2023

The price of extracts from the criminal records ordered through the Legal Register Centre's electronic service will be 6 euros from the beginning of 2023. The current price of an extract from the criminal records is 12 euros.

The new, lower price only applies to extracts from the criminal records ordered through the electronic service from the beginning of 2023, so we recommend waiting until the start of the new year to order the extracts if the matter is not urgent.

The price change does not apply to extracts from the criminal records ordered by email or post, which will still cost 12 euros. Neither does the price change apply to extracts applied for by the authorities.

The price change is based on the Decree of the Ministry of Justice on the Fees Charged by Authorities in Certain Administrative Branches in 2023–2024 (988/2022).

Published 28.12.2022

Let­ters have been sent twice due to an er­ror

Due to an error, the Legal Register Centre has sent letters to customers twice by post in matters concerning fines and other legal consequences.

If you have received two letters with the same content from the Legal Register Centre, you can dispose of the extra copy, and you do not need to contact the Legal Register Centre about the issue.

The error affects demands for payment, balance certificates, decisions on payment time and account transfers related to decisions on payment time posted from 20 to 21 December 2022.

The problem was caused by an error in the mailing service of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency. We apologise for the error that has occurred.

Published 28.12.2022

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