Birth Certificate for new born

mycp2005 · Post by **mycp2005** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:16 pm

Hi,

I am due in Feb and I would like to know for the new born baby in Finland, do the hospital immediately issues Birth Certificate or do we need to apply in order to get it? If so what is the time frame approximately taken for the birth certificate to be issued.

I need this information since we have to apply for the baby's passport soon after its born and we have to plan our travel based on that

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EP · Post by EP » Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:23 pm

I don´t think there even are birth certificates in Finland. I don´t have one. Nobody I know has one.

Sara · Post by **Sara** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:28 pm

I dont think there are either. I think that your little one just goes on the population register.

Will it be a Finnish passport? I think you just need that social security number

mycp2005 · Post by **mycp2005** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:36 pm

Oh is it so?

It will have an Indian passport and I did read in embassy site that for passport of new born, they need a birth certificate.

It was that before that used to endorse the child's name on mother's passport but now they have updated in the site that they no longer endorse and we have to apply for a new passport. And in order to do so, they have mentioned birth certificate as a requirement.

Any idea on where to ask on more info about birth certificate or whatever proof of birth?

mago · Post by **mago** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:49 pm

I needed the same for my son's Aus passport. The Finnish birth certificate is the population registry extract, that Sara is talking about. You get this from Maistratti.

mycp2005 · Post by **mycp2005** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:01 pm

Thanks for the info.

When we go to Maistraatti, would they require some form or some hospital letter for them to issue a social security number?

After coming to Finland, we went to Maistraatti and gave a copy of our passports and relevant documents. However for new born babies in Finland, how is it done?

richard berman · Post by **richard berman** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:05 pm

I got ours and i think they where about 9€ each

mycp2005 · Post by **mycp2005** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:18 pm

Does it mean that we directly go in person to the local Maistraati and fill out the form for the baby? What supporting documents had you to submit along with that?

Ema · Post by **Ema** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:35 pm

I insisted while I was still in the hospital that I needed a birth certificate. The nurse took rather seriously and went to the birth section to ask for it. But the best they can do is issue a finnish paper (they don't have it in other language) where it writes baby-mom's name, was borned at what time, at what hospital, then midwife's signature.

I have never tried to use it anywhere 'Cause baby got her own passport quickly. But I doubt if it helps anything since it is in Finnish.

mycp2005 · Post by **mycp2005** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:53 pm

Thanks Ema.

I shall also probably get one since later it would be needed

richard berman · Post by **richard berman** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:28 pm

You can call your local Maistraati they sent mine in english

Ema · Post by **Ema** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:36 pm

mycp2005,

Please note that the one that I got is from the local hospital, not from the Maistraati. They are different maybe, not sure on that.

However Maistraati is the official one but I didn't know it by then.

ScubaGirl · Post by **ScubaGirl** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:04 pm

When I gave birth I asked several midwives for a birth certificate (if you're American the embassy requires one from the hospital as well as the one from maistraati) and it took a few days before I was able to get one because they didn't know what I was talking about. They kept insisting I wouldn't need one to get her passport, but the embassy insisted otherwise. You need to ask specifically for a CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH which is just a half page form with all your basic info on it as well as a stamp from the hospital and a signature from a physician or midwife. This certificate was all in English btw.

Congrats!

mycp2005 · Post by **mycp2005** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:44 am

Thanks Scubagirl. Yes the same form u have mentioned is what I would also require for the embassy.

Hopefully I also get it.

Btw, from which part of Finland are you? I am from Tampere so would like to know if Tampere hospitals do issue that

ScubaGirl · Post by **ScubaGirl** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:11 pm

Hi mycp2005,

I'm in Helsinki. If you ask for the document exactly the way I wrote it in my previous post, they should understand you and you should have it before you leave the hospital to go home with your newborn. I kept asking for a birth certificate and for some reason that threw them off. I'm sure the Tampere hospitals have those CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH forms too.

Are you planning to take a tour of the hospital before you give birth? At least in Helsinki they offer guided tours in both finnish and english for mothers who plan to give birth there. You can ask then about this document or give them a call. If they do offer tours, I suggest you take one. It was nice to see the different birthing options and it's a good chance to ask plenty of questions about anything and everything

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