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Document: FIN-HO-05002

Title:

HENKILÖKÖRTTI _ IDENTITETSKORT ● IDENTITY CARD _ NOT FOR TRAVEL

Issuing Country:

FIN - Finland • SUOMI •

Document Category:

H - Residence-related document

Document type:

O - ordinary document

Document version number:

05002

First issued on:

01/01/2017

Not valid after:

01/08/2026

Valid:

yes

Legal status / main purpose:

Document establishing identity issued to resident foreign nationals.

The police may issue this identity card in accordance with the Domicile Act to aliens living permanently in Finland, who are registered in the Population Information System, whose identity can reliably be proven, and who have a valid residence permit or residence card or whose right of residence has been registered. An identity card issued to an alien cannot be used as a travel document.

Overall construction:

card

Format width (mm):

54

Format height (mm):

86

Number of pages:

Validity

Maximum validity:

5 year(s)

Extension is possible:

no

The card contains a contact chip intended for national use

Image 276214 of Recto - identity

Security features:

UV feature

UV feature:

fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

Colours:

white, blue, green

Image 276217 of UV feature

Security features:

OVD (optically variable device)

OVD (optically variable device):

DID® - Diffractive Identification Device

OVD description:

changes colour from green to red when card is tilted

Image 276218 of OVD (optically variable device)

Security features:

Additional safeguard

Light:

TRANSMITTED

personalised facial image in a metallic layer in the window element; can be checked against background light

Additional safeguard:

transparent window

Image 276219 of Additional safeguard

Security features:

Additional safeguard

Light:

OBLIQUE

Image 276220 of Additional safeguard
relief embossing

Security features:

Printing technique

Image 276225 of Printing technique
OVI
Image 276226 of Printing technique
Microprint

Security features:

Facial image

Photo type:

black & white

Image 276215 of Verso

Security features:

UV feature

UV feature:

fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

Colours:

blue, green

Image 276230 of UV feature

Security features:

Additional safeguard

Light:

OBLIQUE

Image 276232 of Additional safeguard
relief embossing
Image 276231 of Additional safeguard
relief embossing

Security features:

Printing technique

Image 276234 of Printing technique
Lines and reversed-out microprint
Image 276233 of Printing technique
Thermochromic ink
FINThis information is supplied to you by the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. It has been selected and compiled by document experts in Finland • SUOMI : FINLAND •
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