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The original was posted on /r/finland by /u/luciusmagn on 2023-08-19 11:12:39+00:00.
Hi,
Some time ago, I made the entrance exams to an AMK in Helsinki and got accepted into a bachelor's degree fulltime programme. Because the studies are mostly online, I do not need to go live in Finland. I have been (and will keep on) visiting Finland often though, not just because of the university, but because I also happen to have a large number of finnish friends (disproportionately so, somehow most of my unrelated online friends later turned out to have been Finns, guess I just vibe with you guys).
However, at every step over the last year, I keep being asked for a henkilotunnus or a Finnish bank account, and I have neither, so I generally have to make phone calls and write emails for alternative arrangements. Because I am a legit student of a Finnish higher education institution, can I get a henkilotunnus (and afterwards a bank account), even if I don't think I will have any permanent address in Finland, and will mostly be visiting for a couple weeks at a time?
I looked at migra and some other government websites, but I am completely confused and can't seem to grasp if I can get a henkilotunnus, and if so, how to get started.
I am an EU citizen (Czech Republic), 22 years old, employed in Czechia (remote job), and never had any legal trouble anywhere whatsoever.
My next visit to Finland is on Monday, so I could get started finally taking care of this, if it's possible.
Thanks for any advice :)