This is Finland. That declaration is basically what they are checking but you are not trusted to declare it yourself. I don't know how important the permanent

This is Finland. That declaration is basically what they are checking but you are not trusted to declare it yourself. I don't know how important the permanent thing is or if it is tbh. Here it is not possible to claim salary-linked unemployment benefits (which on paper are actually quite generous) unless you have worked for some period of time (6 months or so in some larger period) even if you are as Finnish as can be. The thing is, there are many 'soft' things that rely on that registration going through, eg. bank account[1], even a local-priced transport pass. [1]A Finnish bank account here is more than a place to stash money, it's proof of your ID online to any of the nice e-government services.