- The real estate agent initiates the signing phase from their agency system.
- After the phase has been initiated, invitations to sign are automatically sent to all parties involved in the transaction.
- The buyer and seller sign the deed of sale and the necessary authorizations in the online service at e-service.dias.fi.
- The signing period is 24 hours after the invitation has been sent.
- If someone fails to sign the deed of sale within 24 hours, the transaction must be restarted.
Signature progress
| Phase | Handling (in brief) |
|---|---|
| 1. Invitation to sign and accessing the online service | DIAS sends an invitation to sign with a link to the e-service. The parties can also sign without an invitation email by going to: e-service.dias.fi |
| 2. Authenticating yourself in the online service | The user authenticates themselves strongly in the e-service.dias.fi service using their online banking credentials, a mobile certificate or the Hightrust.id application. |
| 3. Proceeding to sign | The service indicates that the user’s actions are required, and the user can go to the signing view by clicking the “Go to sign” button. |
| 4. Review of the deed of sale and approval of the authorizations | The deed of sale and appendices are opened by clicking the “Show” button. All the authorizations in the view must be approved before signing by selecting the checkbox next to each authorization. |
| 5. Signing | The transaction is signed by repeating the strong authentication. When all parties have signed the deed of sale, the transaction has been concluded and the signed documents can be downloaded from the online service. |
| 6. Signed documents and logging out | The signed deed of sale will be available in the online service for three months. You can log out of the service by clicking the “Log out” button. |
Step-by-step information
Click on the desired step below to find out more about each step. DIAS will communicate with the parties to the transaction in the steps described in this article.
The buyer and seller sign the deed of sale and the necessary authorizations in the online service at e-service.dias.fi. The online service is used in a browser, which means that it can be used on both a computer and mobile devices. The parties can log in to the online service at:
A) Via the invitation email
- Invitations are sent automatically when the real estate agent initiates the signing phase.
- Invitations are sent to the email addresses entered in the agency system.
B) Directly through the online service
- You can also go to sign without an invitation email by typing e-service.dias.fi in the address bar of your browser.
You can log in to the online service at e-service.dias.fi. You must authenticate yourself strongly in the service, after which you can view your current DIAS transaction.
The parties can authenticate themselves strongly:
- with their online banking credentials
- with a mobile certificate
- with the Hightrust.id app
You can use the credentials of any supported bank. The credentials do not have to be provided by the same bank as the one marked as the bank of the party in the DIAS transaction information.
When the signing phase is in progress, the service notifies the user that their actions are required.
By clicking the “Go to sign” button, you can:
review the deed of sale and any appendices to the transaction
provide the necessary authorizations and consents
- sign the deed of sale
The deed of sale and its appendices can be opened by clicking the “Show” button.
In this view, the party is shown the authorizations and consents required from them. Before signing, the user must:
- tick the authorizations and/or consents
- confirm that they have read the documents
- accept the data
The user can then click “Sign”.
The signature is accepted by means of strong authentication (online banking credentials, mobile certificate, Hightrust.id).
When all parties have signed the deed of sale, the transaction has been concluded.
The signed documents can be downloaded from the online service for three months after the transaction has been completed in the view that opens by clicking the “Download documents” button in the online service.
If they want to, the user can go to jaa.dias.fi and download publication templates for celebrating the transaction.
To log out of the service, click the “Log out” button in the upper right corner.