Cremation in Helsinki for a non-resident

Who counts as a Helsinki resident

The cremation fee depends on the deceased's home municipality, not on church membership. The home municipality is the one recorded in the population register at the moment of death. Under the Burial Act the basis of burial fees must be the same for everyone entitled to be buried in the same cemetery; not belonging to the church therefore does not raise the fees, but a resident of another municipality can be charged a different fee. The right to a grave applies in the cemetery of the home municipality's parish. Cremation can still take place in any crematorium: the cremation and the placing of the ashes are two separate things, paid for separately. If you are unsure of the home municipality, ask us; we check it in the documents before confirming the price.

The cremation fee: 260 or 500 euros

The Helsinki parish union crematoria are at Malmi and Honkanummi. The cremation fee is 260 euros for a deceased Helsinki resident and 500 euros for a non-resident. Tyyni's direct cremation at 950 euros includes the resident's 260 euro fee. For a non-resident we add the 240 euro difference, making the price 1,190 euros. The difference is itemised in the price list and in the order summary before you send the order, and we confirm it again by phone. No other extra costs arise from the cremation. Cremation of a child under 1 year is free of charge at the parish union.

• Helsinki resident: cremation fee 260 euros, direct cremation 950 euros
• Non-resident: cremation fee 500 euros, direct cremation 1,190 euros
• The 240 euro difference is always itemised before ordering
• Child under 1 year: cremation free of charge

A deceased from Vantaa

A deceased Vantaa resident is cremated at the Helsinki parish union's Honkanummi crematorium at the Helsinki resident price, 260 euros. That is why a Vantaa resident's direct cremation through Tyyni costs 950 euros with no surcharge. When the ashes are placed in Vantaa, the Vantaa parishes invoice according to their own price list: memorial grove 70 euros and burial 198 euros, urn grave for 25 years 327 euros and burial 164 euros, scattering area or vault grave 70 euros and burial 116 euros. Vantaa has four cemeteries with urn and coffin graves, vault graves and scattering areas. If the ashes are placed in Helsinki, the Vantaa resident pays Helsinki's non-resident fees, listed further down. Church premises in Vantaa are free for members, and veterans and their spouses pay no burial fees.

A deceased from Espoo or Kauniainen

An Espoo resident has three options. At the Helsinki parish union crematorium the fee is 500 euros, so direct cremation costs 1,190 euros. Espoo's own crematorium at Kappeli cemetery, Pappilantie 12, charges an Espoo resident 350 euros. The Hietaniemi crematorium at Hietaniemenkatu 27 is run by the Krematoriosäätiö foundation, and its base fee is 320 euros for everyone regardless of home municipality. Tyyni's price includes cremation at a parish union crematorium. If you wish the cremation to take place in Espoo or at Hietaniemi, we tell you the effect on the price before anything binds. A deceased Kauniainen resident is cremated in Espoo or Helsinki; at the Helsinki parish union crematorium the fee is 500 euros and at Hietaniemi 320 euros.

• Helsinki parish union (Malmi or Honkanummi): 500 euros, Tyyni price 1,190 euros
• Espoo crematorium, Kappeli cemetery: 350 euros for an Espoo resident
• Hietaniemi crematorium (Krematoriosäätiö): 320 euros regardless of home municipality
• Kauniainen resident: cremation in Espoo or Helsinki

From the rest of Uusimaa

We collect the deceased in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen at the package price. From the rest of Uusimaa, collection and transport cost 390 euros instead of the 240 euros included in the package, that is 150 euros more. When the deceased was not a Helsinki resident, the 240 euro cremation fee difference is added as well. For example, direct cremation of a person who lived in Uusimaa outside Helsinki costs 950 + 150 + 240 = 1,340 euros. The transport price depends on the place of collection, not on the deceased's home municipality: a Helsinki resident who died in a hospital elsewhere in Uusimaa pays 390 euros for transport but 260 euros for the cremation. If the deceased is outside Uusimaa, call us; we will see whether we can help, or advise you onward.

Placing the ashes in Helsinki as a non-resident

The ashes can be placed in a Helsinki cemetery even if the deceased was not a Helsinki resident, but the parish union charges a non-resident higher fees. They are not included in Tyyni's price; the parish union invoices them separately. New coffin graves are given only to Helsinki residents, but the placement options for ashes are open to non-residents too. Prices from 1 February 2026, with the Helsinki resident price in brackets:

• Burial of the urn or ashes: 170 euros (150)
• Urn grave for 25 years: 310 euros (180)
• Memorial grove or scattering area: 150 euros (90)
• Hietaniemi cemetery columbarium for 25 years: 610 euros (300)

Taking the urn to the home municipality

Often the most natural solution is to take the urn to the deceased's home municipality and place the ashes there. The crematorium releases the ashes only for burial or other permanent placement, and the recipient states in writing before the release where the ashes will be placed. The ashes must be placed permanently in one place within a year of the cremation. The home municipality's parish invoices the placement according to its own price list; the parish of the home municipality is obliged to provide a grave regardless of church membership. An Espoo resident's urn burial in Espoo costs 684 euros (plot for 25 years 220, burial 165 and lawn care 299) and a memorial grove or scattering area 240 euros. The urn is stored free of charge at the parish union crematorium for six months, then 30 euros per started month. We hand the urn to you at an agreed time or deliver it; see the guide Collecting the urn and placing the ashes.

Examples

Below is the direct cremation price in different situations. All include collection and transport, the cremation coffin, dressing, documents and permits, and cremation at a Helsinki parish union crematorium. The parish invoices the fees for placing the ashes separately. The urn package, with the Sävyisä urn and handover of the urn at an agreed time, costs 1,150 euros, that is 200 euros more than direct cremation alone, and the same surcharges apply to it.

• Helsinki resident: 950 euros
• Vantaa resident, cremation at Honkanummi: 950 euros
• Espoo or Kauniainen resident: 950 + 240 = 1,190 euros
• Lived elsewhere in Uusimaa and collected there: 950 + 150 + 240 = 1,340 euros
• Helsinki resident collected elsewhere in Uusimaa: 950 + 150 = 1,100 euros
• Plus placing the ashes: for example a memorial grove in Helsinki 90 + 150 = 240 euros for a resident, 150 + 170 = 320 euros for a non-resident

What we handle and the next step

Whatever the home municipality, we handle collection, the coffin, dressing, the burial permit and other documents, the crematorium booking and the urn. We check the home municipality when you order and tell you how the cremation fee and the transport affect the price before you confirm anything. The cremation is usually arranged within 1-2 weeks of contact. The invoice arrives after the cremation with 14 days to pay, and funeral costs are deducted in the estate inventory. If the ashes are placed in a cemetery in another municipality, we help with the contact to that parish's burial services. Call us or start online; nothing is binding until we confirm the arrangements by phone.

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