.fi

Top-level domain .fi
introduction	17th December 1986
category	country-specific
Registry	FICORA
Award	unrestricted
number	0.37 million

.fi is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Finland . It was introduced on December 17, 1986 and is administered by the Finnish Communications Regulatory (FICORA).

properties

A .fi domain may be between two and 63 characters long and only contain alphanumeric characters . According to the current regulations only allowed companies register a .fi domain that a branch can prove in Finland. To do this, FICORA must be shown an entry in the Finnish trade , association or cooperative register .

safety

The registry FICORA has been taking action against so-called typo domains for some time . These are viewed as misuse of the registration system and can be deleted without setting a deadline. In the course of an extensive review of problematic domains in June 2012, a complete domain registrar was excluded from the allocation. In addition, FICORA regularly warns of fraudulent offers that recommend the registration of identical .com or .net domains on their behalf .

According to a study by the security company McAfee in 2008, .fi is the most secure domain of all country-specific TLDs.

Web links

• Official website of the registry FICORA

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Registered .fi domains. In: Domains.info. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014 ; accessed on March 23, 2015 (current .fi domain number). 
2. ↑ Delegation Record for .FI. IANA , accessed January 21, 2013 . 
3. ↑ .fi domain. united-domains , accessed on April 10, 2013 ("Features" tab). 
4. ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: FICORA takes action against cybersquatting. In: domain-right. June 19, 2012, accessed January 21, 2013 . 
5. ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: News from .au, .ru and .fi. In: domain-right. May 12, 2009, accessed January 21, 2013 (fourth paragraph). 
6. ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: New world map of the most dangerous TLDs. In: domain-right. McAfee, June 18, 2008, accessed January 21, 2013 .