Finnish Authenticator vs ID Verifier

Finnish Authenticator is an application that enables you to authenticate yourself to selected Finnish government e-services. Please check first with the e-service if it supports Finnish Authenticator before registering and taking the application into use. To use e-services with the Finnish Authenticator, you need to have a valid passport which you need to register to your Finnish Authenticator account. See https://www.suomi.fi for further information. NOTE: This service is meant only for foreign citizens. Finnish identification documents are not accepted in the registration process.

ID Verifier app is a simple, fast and secure way to prove your identity online by using a passport, Identity card (or similar ID document) and requires a mobile device. It provides digital identity proofing solution that allows users to verify their identity securely and conveniently using a mobile device and a ICAO compliant machine-readable identity documents. ACTIVATION CODE (PIN or QR CODE) The app requires an activation code which should be presented to you from the company’s webpage that you need to log into for authentication or signing purposes. If you don’t have a valid activation code, please contact the company requesting you to use ID Verifier. SCAN YOUR DOCUMENT AND TAKE A SELFIE The app will guide you through the identity verification process, with step by step instructions and visual animations. As the first step, you will use the built-in camera on your mobile device to take a video selfie. This is done to verify that you are the legitimate owner of the document which you will scan in the second step. In the second step, you will scan your passport (or a similar identification document, such as a driver’s license or residence card) digitally using the camera on your mobile device. Once a match is successfully established, the app will either close automatically or prompt you to close it. If an error occurs, you may have the possibility to restart your identity verification process. SUCCESS SCREEN For further instructions, please check your status on the company’s webpage used to initiate the authentication or signing process.