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About the .fi country code

.fi is the country-code top-level domain for Finland and it is administered by Traficom National legislation regulates the registration and use of fi-domain names.

The top-level domain .fi is part of the hierarchical system of the internet where a domain name functions as an address for a certain service in the internet. The same address may also be presented in a numerical form (IP address) but a domain name, such as traficom.fi, is easier to memorise and to guess. You can get an fi-domain name through a registrar. Registrars also offer email and web hosting as well as name servers.

Legislation on fi-domain names

Fi-domain names are regulated by the Act on Electronic Communications Services (917/2014). Sections concerning domain names are mainly in chapter 21 of the Act.

Act on Electronic Communications Services
Unofficial translation, not updated version

The objective of the Act is to foster the supply and use of electronic communications services and to ensure that everyone across Finland has access to communications networks and services at reasonable conditions. A further objective of the Act is to secure the efficient and interference-free use of radio frequencies, to foster competition, and to ensure that communications networks and services are technologically advanced, of high quality, reliable, safe, and inexpensive. This Act also aims to ensure the confidentiality of electronic communication and the protection of privacy.

917/2014Valid from: 01/01/2015

TThe Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom has issued an updated Domain Name Regulation M 68, which replaces the 2016 version. The reform addresses changes in legislation and technical requirements – particularly those stemming from the NIS 2 Directive.

Valid from: 18/08/2025

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