Funerals in Vantaa: parish fees and cemeteries

Who handles what in Vantaa

In Vantaa the cemeteries belong to the Vantaa parishes, but the cremation takes place at the Honkanummi crematorium, which belongs to the Helsinki parish union; the cremation fee for a Vantaa resident there is 260 euros, the same as for a Helsinki resident. Our office provides the coffin and urn, handles the collection and transports, forwards the burial permit signed by the doctor, and books the cremation, the grave, the blessing time and the pastor for you. The Vantaa parishes grant the grave, carry out the burial and invoice the cemetery fees according to their price list; we pass the fees on unchanged. In the first call it is enough to tell us who has died and where the deceased is now; Peijas hospital and care homes keep the deceased until collection. In your family's shared online space every relative sees the same choices, prices and schedule, and you have one contact person. Arrangements can start before the burial permit is issued.

Four cemeteries

The Vantaa parishes have four cemeteries with urn and coffin graves, memorial groves, vault graves and scattering areas. A Vantaa resident has the right to a grave on the basis of their home municipality, regardless of church membership, and under the Burial Act the fee basis for a grave and a burial is the same for everyone entitled to the same cemetery. 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.

• Helsinki Parish Church cemetery (Helsingin pitäjän kirkon hautausmaa)
• Ruskeasanta cemetery
• Korso Church cemetery
• Hämeenkylä Church cemetery
• The Honkanummi crematorium belongs to the Helsinki parish union; cremation of a Vantaa resident there 260 euros

Cremation at Honkanummi and storage

Cremation of a Vantaa resident at the Honkanummi crematorium costs 260 euros; at the Krematoriosäätiö crematorium at Hietaniemi the base fee is 320 euros regardless of home municipality. Cremation and cold storage of a child under 1 year are free at the Helsinki parish union's crematorium. A coffin is always needed for cremation, and before the cremation the crematorium needs 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; we deliver the urn to the crematorium and collect it for the burial. The Vantaa parishes charge 50 euros per started week for cold storage of the deceased, so the collection and the cremation time are best agreed at once. The ashes must be placed permanently in one place within a year of the cremation and may not be divided; the place of placement is stated in writing when the urn is released. The Helsinki parish union's crematorium stores the urn free for six months and then for 30 euros per started month.

Placing the ashes: prices for a Vantaa resident

The Vantaa parishes' prices from 1 January 2026 are added up here together with the Honkanummi cremation fee of 260 euros. In the memorial grove and the scattering area there is no marked grave of your own; at an urn grave there is. An urn buried in the ground must be biodegradable, and our urns start from 95 euros. We agree the time of the urn lowering with the parish, and the closest family are usually present.

• Memorial grove: plot 70 euros, burial 198 euros and cremation 260 euros, 528 euros in total
• Scattering area or vault grave: 70 euros, 116 euros and 260 euros, 446 euros in total
• Urn grave for 25 years: lease 327 euros, burial 164 euros and cremation 260 euros, 751 euros in total
• Lease extension for 25 years 400 euros (a 60-100 cm grave) or 16 euros per year when extended at a burial

Coffin burial in Vantaa

A coffin grave for 25 years costs a Vantaa resident 1,122 euros and the burial 880 euros, 2,002 euros in total. In the coffin grove, where the coffin is buried in a common area without a marked grave of your own, the plot costs 803 euros and the burial 880 euros, 1,683 euros in total. A base beam for the memorial on a coffin grave costs 110 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; we agree the bearers with you in advance. Our coffins are made in Finland and start from 520 euros; the Hillitty package includes the Vaahtera coffin, Klassinen a birch coffin and Harmonia an oak coffin. A non-resident is given a coffin grave in Vantaa only if the deceased lived in Vantaa at some time. Burial in a family grave is possible if the grave right is valid and there is room; we check the grave right with the parish for you.

A non-resident at a Vantaa cemetery

Someone registered elsewhere than in Vantaa pays more for the Vantaa cemeteries. For a non-resident a memorial grove costs 906 euros including cremation, an urn grave 1,299 euros and a coffin grave 2,536 euros. A non-resident is given a coffin grave only if the deceased lived in Vantaa at some point in their life. The home municipality is the one at the time of death; a relative's home municipality in Vantaa does not affect the price. If the deceased was registered in Helsinki, cremation at Honkanummi costs 260 euros, and placing the ashes at a Helsinki cemetery at Helsinki-resident prices is often cheaper: memorial grove 90 euros and ash burial 150 euros. For an Espoo resident the Espoo crematorium costs 350 euros and a memorial grove in Espoo 240 euros. We tell you how the home municipality affects the price before anything is binding, and compare the options for you in your family's shared online space.

The blessing and the parish premises

The blessing is usually held 2 to 3 weeks after the death in a church, a chapel or at the grave, and the ceremony lasts about half an hour. The officiating pastor meets the family beforehand, and the pastor's service is free. The Vantaa parishes' churches and premises are free for church members' ceremonies. Every church member has the right to a blessing; a non-member can also be blessed at the family's request, and the deceased's own wishes are respected. If the blessing is held in a Helsinki parish union chapel, a non-member is charged 400 euros on a weekday and 630 euros on a Saturday; members pay nothing. The memorial reception is usually held after the blessing in the parish hall, at home or at a restaurant; catering from our partner restaurants starts from 29.90 euros per person. We book the time, the pastor and the cantor, agree the bearers and the laying of flowers, and bring the coffin to the chapel. The options for a non-member are described in the guide on burial outside the church and civil funerals.

The memorial and the grave lease

There is no deadline for a memorial, and it is not compulsory. The Vantaa parishes offer a ready-made memorial with an engraved name plate for 720 euros, and a name plate alone, engraved and installed, costs 50 euros. The base beam for a memorial on a coffin grave costs 110 euros. Through our partner stonemason a grey granite stone costs from 510 euros; we handle the memorial plan the parish requires, the order and the delivery. A grave is granted for a fixed term, an urn or coffin grave for 25 years. A lease extension for 25 years costs 400 euros (a 60-100 cm grave) or 16 euros per year when extended at a burial. 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. The parishes offer grave care services for a fee. War veterans and their spouses pay nothing for the grave or the burial.

Total costs and support

The total is made up of our office's service, the parish cemetery fees and the cremation fee. Hillitty 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; we pass the parish fees on unchanged. Klassinen costs 1,790 euros and Harmonia 2,590 euros. 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 the costs are a problem, funeral assistance is applied for from the wellbeing services county.

• Hillitty 1,290 euros and a memorial grove including cremation 528 euros: 1,818 euros in total
• Hillitty 1,290 euros and an urn grave including cremation 751 euros: 2,041 euros in total
• Klassinen 1,790 euros and a coffin grave 2,002 euros: 3,792 euros in total
• A scattering area including cremation at 446 euros is the parish's lowest-cost option

Our service in Vantaa and the next step

We serve Vantaa families from our Annankatu office, by phone and fully online, and we also meet you at home in Vantaa; the planning visit is free. Collection from Peijas hospital, care homes and homes in Vantaa is included in the Helsinki-region transport at 290 euros, which is part of every package. Our funeral advisor knows the practices of the Vantaa parishes and the Honkanummi crematorium and makes the bookings for you. You can leave to us the coffin and urn, the transports, forwarding the burial permit, the cremation and blessing times, the grave, the flowers, the memorial reception, the newspaper notice, the memorial and the estate inventory at 590 euros. 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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