Osoitteensiirron

Osoitteensiirto is the process of transferring address data from one information system to another or updating a central address register to reflect changes in where people or organizations are located. The term is used in Finnish to describe migration, synchronization, and cleansing of address records so that the current address accurately represents the recipient’s location in the target system. It is commonly applied in public administration, postal and logistics operations, utilities, and large service providers.

The work typically includes extracting address records from source systems, standardizing and validating components such as street name, house number, postal code, and municipality, mapping to the target address schema, removing duplicates, and loading the cleaned data into the destination registry or application. Validation may involve cross-checks with official address databases and, in some cases, geospatial coordinates (geocoding).

Effective osoitteensiirto relies on data governance, a clearly defined source of truth, and regular update cycles to handle address changes such as relocations, street renaming, or new constructions. It can be executed as a one-time data migration or as ongoing synchronization between systems.

Legal and privacy considerations are important because address data can be sensitive. Organizations must comply with applicable data protection regulations, implement proper access controls, maintain audit trails, and apply data minimization where appropriate.

In practice, osoitteensiirto supports accurate mail delivery, billing, service provisioning, emergency response, and urban planning by keeping address information consistent across registries and applications. See also address registry, data migration, and geocoding.