How can I give my child my name ???

MahmoudHakim · Post by **MahmoudHakim** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:08 pm

Hi , I'm not Finnish , and I'm not living in Finland, my partener also isn't Finnish, but she is living in Finland . we would like our unborn child to have my name ,
we both are so ready to do anything to give our child my name ,
please , anybody can help ??? we are excepecting the child to be born in a few days
what can we do to proof that I'm the father of this child ??

note ; we are not married yet ,

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Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:50 pm

You register yourself as the child's father, after that the child can be registered with your family name (or his/her family name can be changed to your name, if he/she has already been registered with the mother's name before that). There is no need to do anything before child is born.

If you want to know where exactly this should happen, you should first tell where the mother lives....

MahmoudHakim · Post by **MahmoudHakim** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:08 pm

Thank you so so much for your quick reply , the mother lives in Helsinki at the moment , is there anything she can do before she gives birth ?? and what should I do now ??

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:45 pm

If the mother can read Finnish there are instructions here.
http://www.hel.fi/wps/portal/Terveyskes ... vistaminen

If not then the number to call is (Mon-Fri 9:00 - 11:00) (09) 310 44999
(Address: Toinen linja 4 A, 6. krs, 00530 Helsinki)

The standard procedure is to have the both parents visit (after scheduling a visiting time) with their ID papers. If there are no disagreements between the parents I think it just a matter of signing some papers and then waiting a couple of weeks after that.

(By the way, when you wrote you're not married yet, I assumed that she is not married to anybody else either)

rinso · Post by **rinso** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:45 am

It might not be that easy.
If none of you has the Finnish nationality, your child will not get it either.
So the name giving is primarily subject to your own national legislation.
Finnish rules about names are not to bypass your own rules just because you happened to be in Finland when the child was born.
Go to your embassy and ask there.

MahmoudHakim · Post by **MahmoudHakim** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:57 am

Thanks Rip so much for your answer, and thanks Rinso,
Yes Rip she isn't married to anyone else, and she is European living in Finnland
It'd have become easier if I'm in Finland now , but I'm not
do you think I can do that in the Finnish embassy where I live ??

pierrot · Post by **pierrot** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:32 am

SHE should contact the embassy of HER home country to clarify the name issue. After all the kid is going to have have her nationality, so her country's law will be relevant.
All they will do here in Finnish hospital is give her a birth certificate once the baby is there.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:48 am

According the Finnish law regarding names(*), it can be applied to person who are either Finnish citizens or domiciled (have a "kotipaikka") here. A newly born baby has the same domicile as his/her mother.

So not having Finnish citzienship should not be problem with Finnish authorities. It is a good idea to check with the mothers national authorities, but if she is EU citizen (or even citizen of some other European country), I'd be very suprised if they would not recognize decisions made by Finnish authorities regarding a person living here.

(*) Finnish only: http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1985/19850694

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