City of Espoo

The Rescue Department cooperates with different actors to prevent fires and accidents and to reduce and limit the impacts of accidents.

The new detailed plan may change street names. The new names will be adopted as the implementation of the detailed plan progresses in the area.

The city has both long-term and short-term contracts with companies that advertise in street areas. The advertisements are mostly at bus stops and...

Residents can lease parcels to cultivate in allotments all over Espoo.

An animal in need of rescue may be a wild or domestic animal or a pet. If an animal causes a significant safety hazard, you should call 112.

The Espoo Building Control Department grants the permissions needed for construction and renovation of buildings and structures. Building Control...

You can apply for an exemption from the deadline for renovating your property-specific wastewater system.

The supervisor in charge of a construction project must be approved by Building Control.

Espoo’s ice rinks are available free of charge to anyone wanting to skate or play ice hockey or bandy.

Researchers at the City Museum are happy to answer your questions about the history of Espoo. You can send your question to kaupunginmuseo(at)espoo.fi

A qualified designer in a construction project has completed sufficient studies and has experience of comparable tasks. Building Control assesses...

Small ensembles of the Tapiola Sinfonietta perform at dozens of public venues of the City of Espoo each year, such as child care clinics, schools...

All children and young people under the compulsory school age living in Espoo have the right to participate in basic education organised by the city.

Sports Services takes care of beaches.

Boundary demonstration is applied for from the municipality in writing in a situation where the marking of the property boundary has disappeared or...

In Espoo, the city survey services of the Public Works Department are responsible for building control measurements.

The building permit may require establishing an easement. An easement means a right of the property to use or correspondingly utilise another...

In Espoo, all areas that are not covered by the town plan are considered areas requiring planning. Construction work in these areas is subject to a...

Business Espoo is a service network for companies and entrepreneurs in Espoo and the surrounding municipalities, formed by seven organisations.

The City of Espoo maintains a centralised cable and pipe information service in cooperation with telecommunications, energy and water services...

The real estate formation unit takes care of cadastral procedures in the Espoo town plan area.

There are several environmentally friendly carpet washing sites in Espoo.

The City of Espoo provides services and advice online through various channels. You can contact us through our chat and video chat service, by...

The purpose of chemicals control is to prevent personal injuries and damage to property or the environment caused by the manufacture, use,...

The Espoo City Council meets at Espoonkatu 5. All mail to the City Council or City Board is to be sent through the Registry Office: P.O. Box 1,...

The Environment Department provides advice and maintains the geographic database.

The city actively communicates about services, events, plans and decision-making as well as about how to influence them.

The Competence Centre for Highly Educated Immigrants supports unemployed international professionals in Espoo with job seeking, competence building...

You can check the reviews determined for your project in advance in the building permit. As the work progresses, other reviews may also be...

Continuous monitoring supervises the condition of properties and buildings based on its own observations, written feedback, requests for action and...

The Event and Culture Services are in charge of the operations, facilities and high-quality content of the cultural centres and premises, as well...

A demolition permit is required for the demolition of a building or part thereof. A permit is not required for the demolition of an outbuilding and...

Deviating from the regulations of the valid town plan is subject to a deviation permit, which must be obtained before applying for a building...

Do you need help with online services? In Espoo, digital support is available from a variety of providers, such as Espoo Infos, libraries, various...

The Environment and Building Control Department must be contacted about the use of waste in excavation or other disposal of waste in the ground...

The dog beach is a partially fenced area where dogs can swim.

Espoo has parks for dogs around the city, this means fenced areas.

Monitoring of domestic water quality in Espoo, Kirkkonummi and Kauniainen.

A permanent right of use, i.e. an easement, may be established to benefit a plot in the area of another plot. An easement established in this...

The museum offers educational services for learners of all ages. These include guided tours and activities such as work performances and workshops.

In Espoo, there are a few public EV charging points at sports venues and shopping centres and also street areas.

Environmental education services such as nature excursions, schools and courses are available to people of all ages.

Environmental education in schools and day-care centres of Espoo is supported by organising various environmental education training courses for...

An environmental permit is needed for activities causing risk of environmental contamination.

Environmental Protection’s services include mitigating and adapting to climate change, strengthening biodiversity and preventing environmental...

The Environment supervision supervises activities causing risk of contamination of the environment. Certain activities require a notification or an...

Espoo Info is an information point that offers general advice and digital support.

Environmental Health Services is responsible for the municipality’s statutory duties related to health protection, food control, tobacco control...

A group family day-care provider is an employee of the municipality, who has completed the vocational qualification of a family day-care provider,...

The city arranges early childhood education at Day Care Centres, group family day-care centres and in family day care as well as open early...

The application for outsourced early childhood education is submitted in the same ways as to municipal early childhood education. In the case of...

A group family day-care provider is an employee of the municipality, who has completed the vocational qualification of a family day-care provider,...

The city arranges early childhood education at Day Care Centres, group family day-care centres and in family day care as well as open early...

The application for outsourced early childhood education is submitted in the same ways as to municipal early childhood education. In the case of...

Excavation in public areas, such as streets and parks, requires an excavation permit.

Exemption from joining the water utility’s water supply or sewerage network can be applied for.

Exercise instructors will provide free-of-charge counselling on sports and exercise for people of all ages, especially those just starting out.

Children and young people are offered varied and fun exercise promoting independent exercise and an active lifestyle, especially for special groups.

Sports Services offers diverse guided sports services for seniors.

Exercise for special groups is for people who have difficulties participating in general groups due to a disability, illness or impaired capacity.

The exercise groups for working-age residents are aimed at Espoo residents of all physical conditions, with a particular emphasis on special groups.

Street space should be rented when a street or a section of a street must be closed for construction work or the placing of a machine.

A building or part of it can be taken into use when the required reviews have been carried out, the necessary documents have been submitted, the...

The aim of fire inspections is to monitor compliance with the obligations specified in the Rescue Act and the Chemicals Safety Act and to give...

The Rescue Department guides and advises customers on fire-related issues during land use planning and design phases.

The Rescue Department must be notified in advance of private use of fireworks.

A number of fitness trails meander around the diverse terrains of Espoo. The trails are for fitness training and exercise.

Food control in Espoo, Kirkkonummi and Kauniainen.

Forest felling requires a landscape work permit in the town plan area and areas where there is a building prohibition to prepare a town plan or...

Nature conservation is based on the Nature Conservation Act (1996). Its main goal is to maintain the diversity of nature. The means of nature...

In general upper secondary school, students study a variety of subjects such as mother tongue, foreign languages, mathematics, nature sciences,...

The City of Espoo has two upper secondary schools that have a special educational mission and a course offering in accordance with that mission.

The map and geographic information materials of the City of Espoo include the actual geographic information materials, the various map products...

Information on the groundwater conditions and geotechnical site investigations in the city, as well as information on soil suitability for building...

Guided exercise groups are organised for city residents of all ages and fitness levels in several locations, with an emphasis on special groups.

Municipalities provide health counselling and arrange health checks. Municipalities are responsible for providing basic health care, which also...

Hello Espoo Info offers foreign-language residents advice and help in all kinds of matters.

The City of Espoo offers young people many affordable or free recreational opportunities.

Housing health and inspections in Espoo, Kauniainen and Kirkkonummi

Sports Services manages one ice arena, the Espoonlahti competition ice arena.

Espoo has more than 90 ice rinks.

In Espoo, there are hundreds of public sports facilities.

There are five indoor swimming pools in Espoo.

Interest subsidy loans and loans against a personal guarantee are granted for the building and fundamental improvement of rental and...

Invoices sent by the City of Espoo

KAMU Espoo City Museum is a cultural history museum, which through its collections and exhibitions recounts the history of the institution of Espoo...

eCity (Arska) is an electronic service of the City of Espoo, through which you can obtain source material for construction planning and ground...

The kick-off meeting is ordered from the construction inspector of the city district in question. The starting declaration can be made at the...

Korko offers coaching intended to promote employment and services that promote recruitment. Its target group are unemployed jobseekers over in Espoo.

Deviating from the regulations of the valid town plan is subject to a deviation permit, which must be obtained before applying for a building...

A group family day-care provider is an employee of the municipality, who has completed the vocational qualification of a family day-care provider,...

The city arranges early childhood education at Day Care Centres, group family day-care centres and in family day care as well as open early...

The application for outsourced early childhood education is submitted in the same ways as to municipal early childhood education. In the case of...

Libraries are meeting places and cultural centres, open to everyone. They offer newspapers, magazines, books, music, films and other materials that...

The location review required by the building permit is carried out based on the customer’s order immediately after the foundations are complete.

If a boundary marker indicating a boundary of the plot has disappeared or there is a dispute or doubt about the position of a boundary between two...

The City of Espoo maintains exact geographic information materials such as 3D planning base material (base map), an up-to-date town plan and more...

The city survey provides map prints and map extracts according to the orders by customers.

An Internet map service maintained by the City of Espoo.

In Espoo, there are 26 marinas in sea areas with a total of approximately 5,500 berths.

A group family day-care provider is an employee of the municipality, who has completed the vocational qualification of a family day-care provider,...

The city arranges early childhood education at Day Care Centres, group family day-care centres and in family day care as well as open early...

The application for outsourced early childhood education is submitted in the same ways as to municipal early childhood education. In the case of...

Monitoring of premises in Espoo, Kirkkonummi and Kauniainen.

Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa have drawn up common guidelines for monitoring the selection of residents (in Finnish) concerning state-subsidised...

Espoo offers a variety of wonderful areas for mountain biking.

Among other things, the Espoo map service includes information about nature and the environment. Essential nature materials include information...

The cities of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area organise free nature excursions for the residents.

Nature school days are directed at comprehensive schools in Espoo.

There are a total of 26 nature trails in Espoo, of which the city maintains nine.

The neighbourhood sports areas are versatile and exciting sports facilities that are available to all Espoo residents for free.

Temporary activity causing especially disturbing noise or vibration must be reported to the Environment and Building Control Department.

The Rescue Department must always be notified of prescribed burning or use of fire that generates a substantial amount of smoke.

Notification of an obvious fire hazard or other accident risk.

The Ohjaamotalo One-Stop Guidance Centre is a service point for young adults under 30 years of age and living in Espoo.

The Western Uusimaa Rescue Department is responsible for oil spill response in the region’s land areas, inland waters, coastal areas and inland...

The Environment Department must be contacted about the handling of an underground oil tank removed from use.

The Rescue Department’s on-duty fire prevention officer answers questions concerning fire safety.

Open vacancies at the City of Espoo and information about the city as an employer.

There is one open-air pool in Espoo, located at the Leppävaara swimming hall.

Would you like to take care of green areas in your neighbourhood and get incidental exercise by yourself or together with other interested people?...

Roaming, camping, picking berries, listening to the sounds of nature, enjoying yourself… In addition to versatile terrains, the outdoor recreation...

There are several outdoor routes in Espoo.

Outreach youth work helps those between 15-30 years of age who are outside education or the job market.

Building sites in the detailed plan area are created by parcelling. (A binding plot subdivision must be prepared for the area before plot parcelling)

The public areas indicated in the detailed plan, such as streets and parks, are formed as public areas through the parcelling procedure of a public...

As a rule, the city’s permission, resolved in the City Planning Department, is required for dividing or splitting a property outside the town plan...

The adherence to the parking regulations is monitored.

Some parking spaces for persons with reduced mobility are indicated on the Service Map. In addition, some parking spaces are available in the...

If the construction work subject to a building permit is not started within three years or completed within five years, the permit expires.An...

The permits for the yard and the surroundings mainly relate to operations that change the scenery, such as felling trees in the yard or major...

In the photo archive of the City Museum, you can study and order old photographs of Espoo by agreement.

Place names are the basis of our address system, a vital part of the cityscape and the creator of its symbolic meanings. Various requirements and...

Espoo has around 200 playgrounds and residents’ parks run by the city.

A plot elevation demonstration is a measurement operation to show the elevation of a building site.

When the detailed plan has entered into force, a plot subdivision is prepared in the area at the request of the landowner. The plot subdivision is...

To apply for private early childhood education, please directly contact the desired private day care centre, group family day care or family day...

To apply for private early childhood education, please directly contact the desired private day care centre, group family day care or family day...

To apply for private early childhood education, please directly contact the desired private day care centre, group family day care or family day...

To apply for private early childhood education, please directly contact the desired private day care centre, group family day care or family day...

To apply for private early childhood education, please directly contact the desired private day care centre, group family day care or family day...

Private early childhood education in English.

The information of the property register includes basic information of properties according to the real estate information system (KTJ) such as...

The on-duty fire prevention officer provides advice on permits, emergency plans and accident prevention related to public events.

Public purchase witnessing confirms the transfer of a property in the presence of all signees of the transfer document.

Sports and Exercise Services is responsible for the recreational islands and organises services on these islands in cooperation with various other...

The Registry Office records administrative matters and official letters and tells about phases and decisions of ongoing issues throughout the...

The City Museum provides advice in questions relating to the renovation of old buildings and architectural history.

Renovation of external surfaces of buildings and other external structures requires notification to the Environment and Building Control Department.

Espoon Asunnot Oy builds, owns and rents flats.

Repair grants for repairing flats of elderly and disabled people to support living at home.

You can report street lighting faults (burnt-out bulbs or lighting columns that have been damaged in collisions etc.) to the Customer Service of...

Right-of-occupancy housing is an intermediate form of housing between rental and owner-occupied housing.

Scheduled archipelago boat service to and from Espoo's islands operates throughout the summer from June to September.

A nature house guide leads groups of children on nature excursions near Villa Elfvik on weekdays during May and September.

A self-assessment of fire safety in a building is carried out by the occupant of the building using instructions and materials provided by the...

The City of Espoo Service Centres house several public services in one place.

The City of Espoo’s Service Points offer information and customer service.

A service voucher is one way of arranging the municipality’s statutory early childhood education services. The service voucher will be introduced...

In Espoo, there are city-maintained skateboarding rinks. The Tuulimäki civil defence shelter in Tapiola includes a skateboarding hall maintained by...

There are about 200 km of ski tracks in Espoo of which about 60 km are illuminated (lit from 6.00 am to about 10.00 pm).

The City of Espoo has one snow dump in Vanttila, Vanttilantie 9, for entrepreneurs only.

Sports and Exercise Services allots time slots in sports facilities in schools.

There are several sports fields in Espoo.

There are seven sports parks in Espoo.

Start-up aid is granted for normal tenement projects, and investment aid is granted for tenement projects for special groups that are financed with...

The Urban Environment Sector maintains the street and road network of Espoo with the exception of motorways, ring roads and other public roads...

Earthworks, tree-felling or corresponding action altering the landscape may not be carried out without a permit in town plan area and areas where...

The excursions are active family outings progressing on the children’s terms.

The Youth Services promotes the operation of youth organisations and groups in the city and the means of young people to participate in society.

The city’s annual review describing ecological sustainability.

Swedish language in Finnish early childhood education.

Application for early childhood education can be submitted all year round. The city arranges early childhood education at Day Care Centres, group...

Espoo has 17 unsupervised swimming areas.

A group family day-care provider is an employee of the municipality, who has completed the vocational qualification of a family day-care provider,...

The city arranges early childhood education at Day Care Centres, group family day-care centres and in family day care as well as open early...

The application for outsourced early childhood education is submitted in the same ways as to municipal early childhood education. In the case of...

The plan for temporary traffic arrangements is appended to the application for street work permit when the work affects the use of the traffic area.

The City of Espoo’s outdoor tennis courts are located at the sports parks in Tapiola and Otaniemi. You can book a court at an affordable price.

In Espoo, the city survey services of the Public Works Department are responsible for building control measurements. From the city survey services,...

The Baltic Sea Challenge is a network initiative that invites organisations to commit to protecting the Baltic Sea, building their own Baltic Sea...

The City of Espoo Archives files the city’s documents which are to be preserved long-term and permanently and provides information regarding the...

The services of Building Control include decisions on building and operation permits and the preceding planning-stage negotiations, construction...

Tourist information is available at Visit Espoo webpages and Citizen’s Offices in Espoo. https://www.visitespoo.fi/en/ and info@espoo.fi

Traffic planning is part of the land use planning carried out in conjunction with master and town planning. When town planning is complete, traffic...

Veterinary services include the protection of animals, defence against animal diseases and veterinary treatment.

Waste collection and management in Espoo is provided by the Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority. It provides waste collection, waste...

The Environment and Building Control Department advises and supervises businesses, operators and residents in matters relating to waste and waste...

There are ten winter swimming venues provided by Sports Services.

The party launching a construction project is responsible for the implementation and quality of the project. The everyday supervision of...

Youth centres have open activities on weekdays and weekends mainly for 12–17-year-olds. The activities can be guided or organised by the young people.