Check list for those moving from Finland

Local register office

- Inform about your moving to Local register office. You can submit a change of address notice also  to Posti

Finnish tax administration

- Infrom your bank account number with form 7208.

- A foreign citizen is considered as a non-resident in Finland immideately from the day of moving, if migration is not temporary. A non-resident pays taxes in Finland only on income received from Finland.

- You may leave your tax return to the tax office before your moving.

- Taxability of afterward received payments from Finland depends on your taxation status at the moment of payment.

  • If you are a non-resident at the moment of payment, the payer will deduct tax at source from the payment. You may apply for a tax at source card with form 6207.

More information www.tax.fi

Kela –The Social Incurance Institution of Finland

You must always notify Kela if you move abroad, even if you plan to live outside Finland temporarily.

- With the exception of the situations described below, anyone moving abroad, whether temporarily or permanently, must complete form Y39, and return it to a Kela office.

- If you are a

  • posted worker
  • student
  • researcher
  • locally hired worker
  • or family member of any of the above

and move abroad for more than year you must apply for coverage under the Finnish social security system with form Y38.

Additional information www.kela.fi


 

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