What is not included in the price and why

Why everything is not in one price

The 950 euros for direct cremation covers what we do and supply, plus the parish union's cremation fee. The fees for placing the ashes stay outside it for three reasons. They are the parishes' public fees, which the parish invoices itself or which we pass on as they are, without margin. They are the same whichever funeral home handles the arrangements. And they depend on choices you can make only after the cremation, such as whether the ashes go to an urn grave or a memorial grove. Under the Funeral Act a parish may charge for a grave and a burial at most the cost of producing the service, and the fee basis must be the same for everyone entitled to be buried in that cemetery. Church membership therefore does not change the grave or burial fee; the deceased's home municipality does. Other outside costs, such as flowers and a memorial gathering, are optional and your own choice.

Placing the ashes in Helsinki

The Helsinki parish union's fees for a deceased Helsinki resident from 1 February 2026 are below. The ash burial, that is burying the urn or scattering the ashes, always costs 150 euros, and on top of it comes the fee for the chosen place. For a non-resident the ash burial is 170 euros, an urn grave 310, a memorial grove or scattering 150 and the Hietaniemi columbarium 610 euros. The urn is stored at the crematorium free of charge for six months, then 30 euros per started month. The parish union invoices these fees itself.

• Ash burial 150 euros, always charged
• Urn grave for 25 years 180 euros; extension 7.20 euros per year; in blocks with concrete base beams an extra 170 euros
• Memorial grove or scattering area 90 euros; name plaque on the common memorial 170 euros, not in the anonymous groves at Hietaniemi and Maunula
• Hietaniemi cemetery columbarium for 25 years 300 euros; extension 12 euros per year; the urn must be non-biodegradable
• Family grave: only the 150 euro ash burial; the lease must have 25 years left
• Kallio church urn vault 250 euros for 25 years, only for members of the Helsinki parishes; name plaque in the church 170 euros

Placing the ashes in Espoo

The ashes of a deceased Espoo resident are often placed in Espoo, and then the fees go to the Espoo parish union under its price list from 1 February 2026. An urn grave for an Espoo resident costs 220 euros for 25 years, the burial 165 euros and lawn care for 25 years 299 euros, in total 684 euros; some plots also need a base beam for 160 euros. A memorial grove or scattering area costs 140 euros plus 100 euros for the procedure, in total 240 euros; a name plate for 30 euros is optional. The columbarium at Gräsa costs 620 euros, the burial 165 euros and the door plate 140 euros; at Tapiola 555 euros for 20 years, the burial 165 euros and the plate 140 euros. A non-resident gets a new urn grave in Espoo only at Kellonummi. Espoo's own crematorium is at the Kappeli cemetery, and there the cremation costs 350 euros for an Espoo resident. Tyyni's package includes cremation at a Helsinki parish union crematorium; we explain the options and the price for an Espoo resident before you order.

Placing the ashes in Vantaa

A deceased Vantaa resident is cremated at Honkanummi at the Helsinki-resident price, 260 euros, so the cremation fee is included in Tyyni's price with no surcharge. For placing the ashes the Vantaa parishes charge their own fees under the price list from 1 January 2026. For a Vantaa resident the memorial grove costs 70 euros and the burial 198 euros. A scattering area or vault grave costs 70 euros and the burial 116 euros. An urn grave for 25 years costs 327 euros and the burial 164 euros. A name plate engraved and installed costs 50 euros. A non-resident pays more in Vantaa. Veterans and their spouses pay nothing. Vantaa has four cemeteries: those of Helsinki parish church, Ruskeasanta, Korso church and Hämeenkylä church. If the costs are a problem, social assistance for funeral costs can be applied for from the wellbeing services county.

The chapel fee, if a blessing is added

Direct cremation includes no blessing, but one can be added: the package Cremation and blessing costs 1,950 euros and includes the chapel booking, the pastor or speaker and the bearers. For use of the chapel the parish union charges a fee only from those who do not belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church: at the Helsinki cemetery chapels 400 euros on weekdays and 630 euros on Saturdays. For church members the chapel and the parish hall are free, and the officiating pastor's service is free for everyone. In Espoo non-members are charged 458 euros for the Espoo funeral chapel and 560 euros for the Kellonummi chapel. If you want to see the deceased in a chapel before the cremation without a blessing, a viewing in a Helsinki chapel costs 80 euros and is booked from the burial services. We tell you about the chapel fee before you order, if it applies to you.

Flowers, memorial gathering, gravestone and death notice

These costs are optional, and you decide on them yourselves. They are not in the price because many people do not want them at all, and their price depends on your choices. You order flowers directly from a florist; a direct cremation needs no flowers, but a flower can be brought to the farewell moment or the urn lowering. The memorial venue and catering are invoiced directly by the provider; if you wish, we arrange the venue booking, the catering order and the schedule for 290 euros. A gravestone is needed only if the ashes are buried in an urn grave or a family grave, and there is no deadline for it. A death notice in the newspaper is optional, and the newspapers price it themselves by size.

• Flowers: ordered directly from a florist, not compulsory
• Memorial gathering arrangement 290 euros; venue and catering invoiced by the provider
• Gravestone 890, 1,290 or 1,790 euros, engraving of name and years and installation included; extra line 120 euros
• Death notice in the newspaper: optional, at the paper's own price

Estate inventory 590 euros

The estate inventory is not a funeral cost, but it is compulsory after every death, and so many people ask about it at the same time. It must be held within three months of the death, and the deed must be sent to the Tax Administration within one month of the meeting. A deed is required even when there are no assets. We handle the estate inventory at a fixed price: 590 euros when we also arrange the cremation, and 690 euros when ordered on its own. The price includes obtaining the documents, drafting the deed, two trustees and filing with the Tax Administration. The meeting can be held remotely. The family-relation extracts are invoiced in addition at the registers' own prices: 75 euros from the Evangelical Lutheran Church's regional register and 40 or 80 euros per document from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency. Funeral costs, including the direct cremation and the parish fees, are deducted in the estate inventory.

Worked examples

Below are totals that combine Tyyni's package and the parish fees for placing the ashes. Flowers, a memorial gathering, a gravestone and a death notice are not counted, because they are optional. The Helsinki fees are for a Helsinki resident from 1 February 2026, and the Vantaa fees for a Vantaa resident from 1 January 2026. The parish share is invoiced separately.

• Helsinki resident, memorial grove: 950 + 90 + 150 = 1,190 euros
• Helsinki resident, urn grave for 25 years: 950 + 180 + 150 = 1,280 euros
• Helsinki resident, Hietaniemi columbarium: 950 + 300 + 150 = 1,400 euros
• Helsinki resident, family grave: 950 + 150 = 1,100 euros
• Helsinki resident, urn handover and memorial grove: 1,150 + 90 + 150 = 1,390 euros
• Vantaa resident, memorial grove in Vantaa: 950 + 70 + 198 = 1,218 euros
• Non-resident, memorial grove in Helsinki: 950 + 240 + 150 + 170 = 1,510 euros

What we tell you before anything is binding

Before you order, you see a summary with Tyyni's package, any additions line by line and an estimate of the parish fees for the placement you have chosen. We call you and go through the amounts by phone. The parish fees need not be decided at once: the place for the ashes can be chosen after the cremation, and you have a year. Our invoice comes after the cremation with 14 days to pay; the parish invoices its own fees separately. You can leave the documents, the collection, the coffin, the dressing, the cremation and the contact with the parish burial services to us, and if you wish also the memorial arrangement and the estate inventory. Call us or start online; nothing is binding until we confirm the arrangements by phone.

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