What a funeral costs in Finland

The three parts that make up the price

The total price of a funeral consists of three parts, and it helps to keep them separate when comparing. The first is the funeral home's share: the coffin, the urn, transport of the deceased, dressing and placing in the coffin, and the office service with documents. These are our prices, and they are itemised in this guide. The second part is the parish union's and crematorium's fees: cremation, the grave, opening the grave, the chapel and cold storage. These are public fees that the parish invoices or that we pass on unchanged without margin; they are the same whichever funeral home you choose. The third part is your own choices: flowers, catering for the memorial gathering, the newspaper notice and the gravestone. This part varies the most, and it is where the largest savings come from. A full-service funeral in the Helsinki region typically costs between 2,500 and 5,000 euros.

Our office's prices itemised

Our price list is fixed and includes VAT. The coffins are made in Finland and start from 520 euros: the Vaahtera maple coffin 520 euros, the Koivu birch coffin 790 euros and the Tammi oak coffin 1,490 euros. Urns start from 95 euros; the Klassinen urn costs 95 euros and the Design urn 240 euros. Transport of the deceased in the Helsinki region costs 290 euros for one transport; additional transfers and long distances are quoted in advance. Dressing and placing in the coffin costs 180 euros, office service and documents 390 euros. A coffin spray from our partner florist costs 185 euros. Catering for the memorial gathering at our partner restaurants starts from 29.90 euros per person, a grey granite gravestone from 510 euros, and the estate inventory costs 590 euros for our funeral clients. The price of a newspaper notice depends on the paper and the size.

• Coffins: 520, 790 or 1,490 euros
• Urns: 95 or 240 euros
• Transport in the Helsinki region: 290 euros
• Dressing and placing in the coffin: 180 euros
• Office service and documents: 390 euros
• Coffin spray 185 euros; catering from 29.90 euros per person
• Gravestone from 510 euros; estate inventory 590 euros

Our packages: Hillitty, Klassinen and Harmonia

Three packages gather our office's services at one price. Hillitty costs 1,290 euros and includes the Vaahtera coffin, the Klassinen urn, one transport in the Helsinki region, dressing of the deceased, coordination of the ceremony, and the parish and crematorium arrangements. Klassinen costs 1,790 euros; there the coffin is the Koivu birch coffin and a coffin spray is included. Harmonia costs 2,590 euros and includes the Tammi oak coffin, the Design urn and the coffin spray. The package's coffin or urn can be swapped for another; the price changes only by the difference. Parish and crematorium fees are not part of the package price but are passed on unchanged. A package is not compulsory: every service can also be chosen separately from the price list, and the total is shown to you before confirmation.

• Hillitty 1,290 euros: Vaahtera coffin, Klassinen urn, transport, dressing, coordination and arrangements
• Klassinen 1,790 euros: adds the birch coffin and a coffin spray
• Harmonia 2,590 euros: oak coffin, Design urn and coffin spray

Helsinki parish union fees from 1 February 2026

The parish union's fees are public and the same for every funeral home. Cremation at the Malmi or Honkanummi crematorium costs 260 euros for a Helsinki resident. The Hietaniemi crematorium is not the parish union's but the Krematoriosäätiö foundation's; its cremation fee is 320 euros regardless of home municipality. Placing the ashes for a Helsinki resident: an urn grave lease for 25 years 180 euros plus the urn burial itself 150 euros; memorial grove or scattering area 90 euros; the Hietaniemi columbarium 300 euros for 25 years. A coffin burial for a Helsinki resident costs 690 euros. The chapel is free for parish members; others are charged 400 euros on weekdays and 630 euros on Saturdays. The pastor's service is free for everyone. A viewing of the deceased in the chapel costs 80 euros. Cold storage of the coffin costs 50 euros per started week for the first three weeks and then 15 euros per started day. Urn storage at the crematorium is free for six months, then 30 euros per started month.

• Cremation, Helsinki resident: 260 euros (Hietaniemi 320 euros for everyone)
• Urn grave 25 years 180 euros + urn burial 150 euros
• Memorial grove or scattering area: 90 euros
• Hietaniemi columbarium: 300 euros for 25 years
• Coffin burial, Helsinki resident: 690 euros
• Chapel for non-members: 400 euros on weekdays, 630 euros on Saturdays
• Cold storage: 50 euros per started week, after three weeks 15 euros per day

Worked examples for a Helsinki resident

The following examples combine our packages and the parish union's fees for a Helsinki resident who belongs to the church, so the chapel and pastor cost nothing. Cremation and memorial grove with the Hillitty package: 1,290 euros + cremation 260 euros + memorial grove 90 euros + urn burial 150 euros = 1,790 euros. Cremation and urn grave with the Klassinen package: 1,790 euros + cremation 260 euros + urn grave 180 euros + urn burial 150 euros = 2,380 euros. Coffin burial with the Harmonia package: 2,590 euros + coffin burial 690 euros = 3,280 euros. To these you add your own choices: for example catering for a memorial gathering of 30 people at 29.90 euros each comes to 897 euros, a gravestone from 510 euros, and flowers as you choose. Direct cremation without a ceremony costs around 1,000 euros in the Helsinki region. When you arrange online, the total updates after every choice.

• Hillitty + cremation + memorial grove: 1,790 euros
• Klassinen + cremation + urn grave: 2,380 euros
• Harmonia + coffin burial: 3,280 euros
• Plus flowers, catering, the newspaper notice and the gravestone as you choose

Does church membership affect the price

In Helsinki, church membership affects only the chapel fee. For members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church the chapel and parish hall are free; non-members are charged 400 euros for the chapel on weekdays and 630 euros on Saturdays. The pastor's service is free for everyone. The price of the grave and the burial, on the other hand, is the same regardless of membership: under the Burial Act the parish must provide a grave to everyone whose home municipality is in its area, and the basis of the fee must be the same for everyone entitled to be buried in the same cemetery. On request the grave is assigned from a non-denominational area. A non-member can also be blessed if the relatives ask for it; the deceased's own will about a blessing must be respected. In Espoo, non-members are charged 458 euros for the Espoo funeral chapel and 560 euros for the Kellonummi chapel.

The effect of home municipality: non-resident fees

The parish union's fees are set by the deceased's home municipality, not by where the family lives. If the deceased's home municipality was other than Helsinki, cremation at a parish union crematorium costs 500 euros, the urn burial 170 euros, an urn grave 310 euros, a memorial grove or scattering area 150 euros and the Hietaniemi columbarium 610 euros. New coffin graves are given only to Helsinki residents. A Vantaa resident is cremated at Honkanummi at the Helsinki price of 260 euros. For an Espoo resident the Espoo crematorium costs 350 euros; the Hietaniemi crematorium's price of 320 euros is the same for everyone regardless of home municipality, which often makes it the least expensive option for non-residents. If the ashes are taken for burial to the deceased's own home town, the placement fees follow that parish's price list. We always state the effect of the home municipality before anything is confirmed.

• Cremation at a parish union crematorium: 500 euros (Helsinki resident 260 euros)
• Urn burial 170 euros; urn grave 310 euros
• Memorial grove or scattering area 150 euros; Hietaniemi columbarium 610 euros
• Hietaniemi crematorium: 320 euros for everyone

Where the savings come from

The biggest savings come from the scale of the ceremony and the choice of coffin, not from cutting the service. The Vaahtera coffin is 970 euros cheaper than the Tammi oak coffin and serves a blessing and a cremation equally well. A memorial grove costs a Helsinki resident 90 euros, an urn grave 180 euros and a coffin burial 690 euros; in a memorial grove no gravestone or grave care is needed either. The memorial gathering can be held in the parish hall, which is free for church members, or at home; at a restaurant, catering starts from 29.90 euros per person, so the number of guests decides. Flower prices vary: a grave bouquet costs between 35 and 90 euros, a wreath between 120 and 250 euros. The gravestone need not be ordered right away, since there is no deadline for it. Direct cremation without a ceremony is the least expensive form, around 1,000 euros, and a memorial can be held later. Cold storage and urn storage cost money over time, so keeping to the schedule is also a saving.

Payment, deductions and support

Our invoice comes after the funeral, and the parish union invoices its own fees after the blessing. Funeral costs are paid from the estate's assets: the bank usually pays the invoices from the deceased's account against the invoice, even though the online banking codes and cards have been blocked. All funeral costs are deductible in the estate inventory: the funeral home's invoice, the parish fees, flowers, the memorial gathering, the gravestone and the fees for the genealogical extract. Keep the receipts; the estate inventory must be held within three months of the death. If the estate's assets do not cover the necessary funeral costs, social assistance can be applied for from the wellbeing services county's social services. Insurance companies must be notified by you, since they are not informed of the death automatically; a life insurance policy or burial benefit may cover part of the costs. In the shared family space every relative sees the same prices and invoices, so sharing the costs is easy to agree.

What you can leave to us and the next step

We itemise every cost before you order and tell you which fees are the parish's and which are ours. We handle the parish union and crematorium bookings, pass their fees on unchanged, and order the flowers, catering, newspaper notice and gravestone from our partners on your behalf. You choose the scale; we make sure nothing unexpected appears on the invoice. When you arrange online, the total updates after every choice, and every relative sees the same figure in the shared family space. If you wish, we prepare a written cost estimate right after the first conversation. Call 09 6129 890 or book a planning visit at Annankatu 12; the visit is free. We also come to your home in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen.

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