Dental care invitations for children may now arrive via Suomi.fi Messages

The following letters concerning children’s dental care will be sent via Suomi.fi Messages:

• invitations to age-specific dental examinations for children and young people under the age of 15
• individual letters for children under the age of 12 with a request to book an appointment online.

You can read the letter in the Suomi.fi app or online at suomi.fi/messages(external link). Log in using your online banking credentials or a mobile certificate.

If you have enabled notifications, you will receive a notification of each new message by email or in the Suomi.fi app.

If you do not use Suomi.fi Messages, you will continue to receive the letters by post. You can check whether you have an electronic mailbox by logging in to Suomi.fi. If, for example, you receive your tax return via Suomi.fi Messages, you are already using the service.

Suomi.fi Messages is an electronic mailbox for official mail sent by public authorities. It allows you to securely read letters and documents sent by the Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County and other public authorities. The obligation to use Suomi.fi Messages is based on the Act on Common Support Services for Electronic Transactions in Public Administration. The relevant provisions entered into force on 14 April 2026.

Since 5 October 2026, the Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County has used Suomi.fi Messages to send responses to requests for administrative review, objections and requests for clarification. The use of Suomi.fi Messages will later be extended to other services provided by the wellbeing services county.

Read more about Suomi.fi Messages and how to use the service on the website of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency.(external link)