Funerals in Espoo: parish union fees and cemeteries

Three parties: our office, the grave services and the booking service

In Espoo a funeral involves three parties, and in the first call it is enough to tell us who has died and where the deceased is now. Our office provides the coffin and urn, handles the collection and transports, forwards the burial permit signed by the doctor and makes the bookings for you. The Espoo parish union's grave services at Kirkkokatu 1 grant the grave and agree the cremation, the release of the urn and the urn lowering. The parishes' booking service confirms the time and place of the blessing, the pastor, the cantor and the bells. When you leave the arrangements to us, we deal with both, and you have one contact person. In your family's shared online space every relative sees the same choices, prices and schedule. Arrangements can start before the burial permit is issued; a forensic investigation delays the permit, and we tell you as soon as we know.

Five cemeteries

The Espoo parish union has five cemeteries, and an Espoo resident has the right to a grave on the basis of their home municipality, regardless of church membership. Under the Burial Act the fee basis for a grave and a burial is the same for everyone entitled to the same cemetery, so membership does not change the grave price. On request the grave is given in a separate non-denominational area. We tell you which cemetery has free plots for the form of grave you wish, and reserve the plot for you.

• Espoo Cathedral cemetery, also called the Church cemetery, in Espoo centre
• Kappeli cemetery, Pappilantie 12: funeral chapel, crematorium and scattering area
• Kellonummi cemetery: new coffin and urn graves, a memorial grove and a non-denominational area with a scattering area
• Gräsa urn grove in Olari: urn graves, columbarium, memorial grove and scattering area
• Tapiola urn grove: urn graves, columbarium and memorial grove

Cremation in Espoo and the alternatives in Helsinki

The Espoo crematorium is attached to the Espoo funeral chapel at Kappeli cemetery, Pappilantie 12. Cremation there costs 350 euros for an Espoo resident and 500 euros for others; cremation of a child under 1 year is free. An Espoo resident can also be cremated in Helsinki: at the parish union's crematoria at Malmi and Honkanummi the non-resident fee is 500 euros, and at the Krematoriosäätiö crematorium at Hietaniemi the base fee is 320 euros regardless of home municipality. A coffin is always needed for cremation, and the grave services need a copy of the burial permit signed by the doctor. In our practice the cremation takes place within 1 to 2 weeks of collection, and the urn is ready a few days later. The Espoo parish union stores the urn at the crematorium free of charge for the year within which the law requires the ashes to be placed permanently in one place. Cold storage of the deceased costs a base fee of 25 euros and, after three weeks, 15 euros per day, so the collection and the cremation time are best agreed at once.

The blessing, the chapels and fees for non-members

In Espoo the blessing is usually held 2 to 3 weeks after the death in a church, at the funeral chapel or at the grave. Blessings are held on weekdays and Saturdays, but not on Mondays at the Espoo funeral chapel and the Kellonummi chapel. The officiating pastor contacts the family at least a week before the ceremony, and the pastor's service is free for everyone. For church members the chapel and the parish hall are free. Non-members are charged 458 euros for the Espoo funeral chapel and 560 euros for the Kellonummi chapel. Every church member has the right to a blessing, and a non-member can also be blessed if the family asks for it; the deceased's own wishes are respected. The ceremony lasts about half an hour. We book the time, the pastor and the cantor through the booking service, agree the bearers and the laying of flowers, and bring the coffin to the chapel. The order of the ceremony is described in the guide on arranging the blessing.

Urn grave, memorial grove and columbarium: prices for an Espoo resident

The prices are from the Espoo parish union's price list effective 1 February 2026 for an Espoo resident, without the cremation fee, and we pass them on unchanged. An urn buried in the ground must be biodegradable and an urn placed in a columbarium non-biodegradable; our urns start from 95 euros, and we deliver the urn to the crematorium. In the memorial grove and the scattering area there is no marked grave of your own, and the family may be present at the burial. The urn lowering is booked with the grave services, and we make the booking for you.

• Urn grave at Kellonummi or Gräsa: lease for 25 years 220 euros, burial 165 euros and lawn care for 25 years 299 euros, 684 euros in total; some plots also carry a base beam of 160 euros
• Memorial grove or scattering area: 140 euros plus the procedure 100 euros, 240 euros in total; a name plate at 30 euros is optional
• Columbarium at Gräsa: lease for 25 years 620 euros, burial 165 euros and door plate 140 euros
• Columbarium at Tapiola: lease for 20 years 555 euros, burial 165 euros and name plate 140 euros
• A non-resident is given a new urn grave only at Kellonummi

A coffin grave for an Espoo resident

New coffin graves are given only to Espoo residents, primarily at Kellonummi cemetery and to a limited extent at Kappeli cemetery. The lease for 25 years costs 600 euros in the deep-grave area and 300 euros in the shallow area, the burial 720 euros and lawn care 475 euros. The parish union's example calculation for a new coffin grave is 1,820 euros; lease and burial alone come to 1,320 euros. At a coffin burial the coffin is carried to the grave after the blessing, feet first, usually by six and at least four bearers; the pastor and the verger lead the procession, and the closest family follow the coffin first. Our coffins are made in Finland and start from 520 euros; the models are described in the guide on choosing a coffin. Burial in a family grave is possible if the grave right is valid and there is room; we check the grave right with the grave services for you.

Rules for a new grave and the memorial

In Espoo a new grave is granted only in connection with a death, so a plot cannot be reserved in advance. A time to view the plot is booked with the grave services at least one and a half weeks before the burial, and we make the booking for you. A grave rights holder is named among the relatives; they are responsible for the care of the grave and represent the family in matters concerning it. There is no deadline for a memorial, and it is not compulsory. Before the stone is made, the grave services approve a memorial plan showing the shape, material, dimensions and text. A new memorial may be brought to the grave between 1 June and 31 October once three months have passed since the burial; deliveries take place on weekdays between 8:00 and 14:30. A grey granite stone costs from 510 euros through our partner stonemason, and we handle the plan, the order and the delivery. The parish union offers grave care services for a fee.

What a funeral in Espoo costs in total

The total is made up of three parts: our office's service, the cremation or burial fee and the grave. We pass the parish union's fees on unchanged. Our Hillitty package at 1,290 euros includes the Vaahtera coffin, the Klassinen urn, one transport in the Helsinki region, dressing, coordination of the ceremony and the parish and crematorium arrangements. Klassinen at 1,790 euros adds a birch coffin and a coffin spray, Harmonia at 2,590 euros an oak coffin and a design urn. Flowers, catering for the memorial reception from 29.90 euros per person and a newspaper notice are added according to your choices. A full funeral typically costs between 2,500 and 5,000 euros. Funeral costs are paid from the estate and deducted in the estate inventory; if needed, social assistance for funeral costs can be applied for from the wellbeing services county.

• Hillitty 1,290 euros, cremation in Espoo 350 euros and memorial grove 240 euros: 1,880 euros in total
• Hillitty 1,290 euros, cremation in Espoo 350 euros and an urn grave 684 euros: 2,324 euros in total
• Klassinen 1,790 euros and a new coffin grave at Kellonummi 1,820 euros: 3,610 euros in total
• For a non-member, add the chapel fee of 458 or 560 euros

After the funeral

The Espoo parish union's invoices arrive about 3 to 5 weeks after the blessing. The deceased's name is read at the home parish service, usually on the Sunday after the blessing, and on All Saints' Day those who died during the year are remembered with a candle. The urn lowering is agreed with the grave services; the closest family are usually present, and the ashes must be placed within a year of the cremation. The estate inventory must be held within three months of the death and the deed sent to the Tax Administration within a month of the meeting; we handle it at a fixed price of 590 euros for our funeral clients. The memorial is acquired at your own pace, often only the following summer. We can draft the thank-you notice for the newspaper or the thank-you cards for you. The estate's bank, insurance and post matters are collected in the guide on the practical affairs of the estate.

Our service in Espoo and the next step

We serve Espoo families from our Annankatu office, by phone and fully online, and we also meet you at home in Espoo; the planning visit is free. Collection from Jorvi hospital, care homes and homes in Espoo is included in the Helsinki-region transport at 290 euros, which is part of every package. Our funeral advisor knows the practices of the Espoo parish union's grave services and booking service and makes the bookings for you. You can leave to us the coffin and urn, the transports, forwarding the burial permit, the blessing and cremation times, reserving the grave and the viewing time, the flowers, the memorial reception, the newspaper notice, the memorial and the estate inventory. You decide the form of burial, the character of the ceremony and the cemetery; for everything else you receive a proposal that you can accept or change. We serve you in Finnish, Swedish and English. Call 09 6129 890 or book a planning visit at Annankatu 12; the visit is free. The phone is answered around the clock, and the office is open on weekdays from 9 to 16.

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