.fi

A registration can be ordered through the control panel. Note that the company registration number (companies), passport/ID number (Finnish private individuals) or birth date (foreign private individuals) are required. In all cases, the state/province is a required field as well.

It is very important to identify and verify the domain holder before ordering a domain in Openprovider. The registry reserves the right to suspend and/or delete any domain of which the domain holder cannot be verified.

Tech handle must be a company with an a registration number filled in.

Organization type: "Company" must be selected in additional tech handle details for *.fi.
You can find this field in the handle details under the section "additional information" at the bottom of the page.

A transfer can be started with an authorisation code. Note that this authorization code has limited validity - only 30 days. The transfer is executed real-time.

The registry will not send an e-mail to the domain contacts after the transfer finishes.

Make sure that you select the "company type" in tech handle.
You can find this field in the handle details under the section "additional information" at the bottom of the page.

Additional notes on a .fi transfer

Transfer characteristics
Transfer authorization code required	yes
Method of confirmation	authcode
Registration period after transfer	unchanged
Transfer time	Realtime
Advanced and simple transfers available	Contact our Sales department to check if easy transfer of 100 or more .fi domains is available.

Update owner (trade)

Update other data

To change the owner of a .fi domain name you will need to start a trade using the authorisation code for the domain name.

You need to go to "Authorization code management" and request a new authcode from the registry.

The registry will not send an e-mail to the domain contacts after the trade finishes.

Changing details to the administrative contact, technical contact or nameservers can be done by updating the domain name. Change of registrant is a trade.

Delete / expiration

Restore / reactivation

A domain can be deleted through control panel or API. The domain will be in redemption period for 30 days.

During the first 30 days after deletion or expiration of the domain name, the domain can be reactivated.

Detailed extension information
Registry	Registry: Ficora Registry whois: whois.fi Registry web based whois: https://www.viestintavirasto.fi/en/fidomain/instructionsandtipsforholders/otherthanfi-domainnames/whois-service.html Registry zonefile updates: Unknown
Technical information	DNSSEC support: no Minimum length: 2 characters Maximum length: 63 characters Allowed characters: a-z 0-9 - IDN characters: all Finnish national characters, see https://www.viestintavirasto.fi/en/fidomain/howtogetanfi-domainname/nativelanguagecharacters.html#permittedcharactersindomainnames Registration period: 1-5 years Renewal date offset: 2 days The number of days before the registry's expiration date, that Openprovider requires the domain to be renewed or expired. More info. Soft quarantine period: n/a days During this period, following after an expiration, the domain can be restored for free. This period does not apply if the domain is deleted explicitly. More info. Quarantine period: 30 days During this period, an expired or deleted domain name can be reactivated at an additional fee.
Restrictions	Local presence required? no Does Openprovider provide local presence services? n/a Local activity required? no Correct nameserver configuration required? no Correct nameserver configuration required For registrants that are a company, a company registration number is required. For registrants that are a private individual, the passport/ID number (Finnish registrants) or birth date (foreign registrants) is required. The technical contact must be a legal entity; it may not be a private individual company registration number is necessary. At the time of registration, a domain name shall not be (1) based on a protected name or trademark owned by another party, unless the domain name holder can present a good, acceptable reason for registering the domain name; or (2) similar to a protected name or trademark owned by another party, if the clear intent of registering the domain name is to benefit from it or to cause damage.
Policies	All policies on the registry's website Premium policy: no premiums supported Domain Name Regulation Act
Registration agreement	The registry requires that a registration agreement is in place between the provider and the domain holder. The text of this registration agreement and any required supplements is the following: General registration agreement

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Articles in this section

.fi domain registration↓

.fi domain transfer↓

Additional notes on a .fi transfer

.fi domain update and trade (owner change)↓

.fi domain delete (expiration) and reactivation (restore)↓

.fi detailed TLD information↓

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