esitäytettyjä

Esitäytettyjä is a Finnish term used to describe forms or fields that already contain information when presented to the user. The aim is to reduce manual data entry and errors by pre-populating data drawn from trusted sources, with the user's consent. Common data sources include the Population Register Centre, the Finnish Tax Administration, Kela, and other public or private databases. In practice, esitäytettyjä forms are typical in e-government services, such as the esitäytetty veroilmoitus (pre-filled tax return) where information about income, deductions, and personal details is supplied by authorities and can be reviewed and edited by the taxpayer before submission. Similar approaches appear in benefit applications and health or social services forms.

However, esitäytettyjä tietoja may still require user verification or correction, and there are privacy and accuracy considerations. Users may choose to omit or overwrite data for privacy reasons or to reflect up-to-date information. The implementation of esitäytettyjä forms is part of broader digital-government strategies, which aim to improve service efficiency, accessibility, and data quality, while respecting data protection laws and user consent. The term itself derives from Finnish esitäyttää meaning to fill in beforehand. In everyday use, it covers both pre-filled documents and pre-populated digital form fields.