This article describes the procedures and requirements of .fi domain names.
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Successful domain registration via RCP or XML API or REST API requires:
- at least 2 pre-configured nameservers
- Finnish private individuals:
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- social security number
- passport/ID number
- state/province
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- Finnish companies
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- company registration number
- state/province
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- foreign private individuals
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- birth date
- state/province
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- foreign companies
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- company registration number
- state/province
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- tech handle must be a company with a registration number
Organization type: "Company" must be selected in additional tech handle details for *.fi. You can find this field in the handle details (Customers overview >> Click on handle) under the section "Additional data" at the bottom of the page. Please refer this article.
If all conditions are met, registration is immediate.
Successful domain transfer via RCP or XML API or REST API requires:
- *authcode (valid for external transfers - coming from the FI registry, not from a registrar)
- Internal transfers need explicit confirmation in the Control Panel
- Transfers are processed in realtime
Notes:
- Ownership change does not happen with a transfer. To change the owner, a trade needs to be done explicitly.
The registry will not send an email to domain contacts after the transfer finishes.
Make sure to select Company type in Customers overview > Customer > Additional data > .fi
*Only the FI Registry (Traficom) can provide the external transfercode. The registrar can request this via the registry control panel. Please note that a code for trade and for transfer can be generated from there.
The code for trades can NOT be used for transfers! (common cause why transfers fail with the error "invalid code" because the wrong code has been requested.)
Authorization code required | yes |
Method of confirmation | authcode |
Registration period after transfer | unchanged |
Average 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. |
- External authorization code request - please contact our support department to get this code and a code for external transfer will be added to the control panel (RCP).
Owner change (trade)
- Ensure that tech handle is a company with a registration number when initiating a trade.
- requires a special authorization code; please contact our support department to get this code
- code for trade is sent to the registrant by the registry
- registry will not send a confirmation email to the domain contacts after the trade
Other update
Delete
- explicit deletion via RCP or XML API or REST API
- domain will be put into 30 day redemption period
- registrant will not be informed about a deleted/expired domain
Restore / reactivate
Reactivation is supported within 30 days after deletion/expiration via RCP or XML API or REST API
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