.fi

Infobox Top level domain
name=.fi
background=#CCF


introduced=1986
type=Country code top-level domain
status=Active
registry=FICORA
sponsor=FICORA
intendeduse=Entities connected with flag|Finland
actualuse=Very popular in Finland
restrictions=Limited to companies and organizations registered in Finland and Finnish nationals; some liberalization of name restrictions was done in 2003 and 2006
structure=Registrations are taken directly at second level
document= [http://www.nic.funet.fi/index/FUNET/history/internet/fi/fi-domain-application.txt 1986 delegation application]
disputepolicy=Names can be suspended or revoked by registry if suspected of infringement of another's name
website= [https://domain.ficora.fi/ FICORA domains] |

.fi is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Finland. It is operated by FICORA, the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority.

December 4, 1986 an application to register top level domain for Finland was sent by Finnish Unix Users Group from Tampere. The application was accepted and the administration of .fi TLD was granted to Tampere University of Technology. Later the administration was transferred first to FICIX and later to FICORA.

In the past FICORA regulated .fi domains very strictly. Domain names were only admitted to company names or companies that owned trademarks. This policy led to Finnish companies' applying for domains under other top-level domains. The policy was changed on September 1 2003.

.fi was once best known among non-Finnish internet users as the TLD of the Penet remailer (anon.penet.fi), a privately operated server which enabled users to post e-mail and Usenet messages anonymously in the early 1990s.

Since September 1, 2005, .fi domains may contain Scandinavian letters (ä, å, ö), though they are not recommended to be used as the primary domain. Since March 1, 2006, also private persons have been able to apply for a domain name. Some restrictions still apply, for example, company names or trademarks can only be applied for by the companies concerned.

"See also:" .ax, the top-level domain of the Åland Islands.

External links

* [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/fi.htm IANA .fi whois information]
* [http://www.ficora.fi/en/index.html FICORA.fi]
* [https://domain.ficora.fi Ficora domains]
* [http://www.nic.funet.fi/index/FUNET/history/internet/fi/fi-domain-application.txt .fi top-level domain registration application]
* [http://www.serverarea.com/_fi_Domain.domain_fi.0.html Requirements for .fi domain registration]