Responsible for the service Häme TE Office
The Lahti joint service point
- Service location
A joint service point brings together the services of several actors. The Lahti joint service point provides versatile services for different situations.
At the Lahti joint service point, customer service is currently provided by:
- Kela
- Tax Administration
- National Land Survey of Finland
- Digital and Population Data Services Agency
- Häme TE Office
- National Enforcement Authority Finland
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Visiting address
Kirkkokatu 12
15140 Lahti
Service hours
Service hours by appointment, Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of Häme, ELY (Hämeen ELY-keskus)
Monday-Friday 8.00–16.15
Service hours without appointment, Social Insurance Institution of Finland, KELA (Kansaneläkelaitos)
Monday-Friday 9.00–12.00
Service hours without appointment, Häme TE Office, TE, (Hämeen TE-toimisto)
Monday-Friday 9.00–16.00
Service hours without appointment, National Enforcement Authority Finland, UO (Ulosottolaitos)
Monday-Friday 9.00–12.00
Service hours without appointment, Tax Administration, VERO (Verohallinto)
Monday-Wednesday 9.00–15.00
Service hours by appointment, Häme TE Office, TE, (Hämeen TE-toimisto)
Monday-Friday 9.00–16.00
Service hours by appointment, National Enforcement Authority Finland, UO (Ulosottolaitos)
Monday 9.00–15.00
Tuesday 12.00–15.00
Wednesday 9.00–15.00
Service hours by appointment, Tax Administration, VERO (Verohallinto)
Monday-Wednesday 9.00–15.00
Service hours by appointment, Social Insurance Institution of Finland, KELA (Kansaneläkelaitos)
Monday-Friday 12.00–16.00
Service hours by appointment, Digital and Population Data Services Agency, DVV (Digi- ja väestötietovirasto)
Tuesday-Wednesday 9.00–16.00
Friday 9.00–16.00
Service hours without appointment, Digital and Population Data Services Agency, DVV (Digi- ja väestötietovirasto)
Wednesday 9.00–12.00
Friday 9.00–12.00
Service hours without appointment, National Land Survey of Finland, MML (Maanmittauslaitos)
Thursday-Friday 9.00–16.15
Exceptional service hours
1/5/2024 May Day
Closed
9/5/2024 Ascension Day
Closed
6/12/2024 Independence Day
Closed
25/12/2024 Christmas Day
Closed
26/12/2024 2nd Day of Christmas
Closed
1/1/2025 New Year's Day
Closed
18/4/2025 Good Friday
Closed
21/4/2025 Easter Monday
Closed
Accessibility information
- The 3 accessible parking spaces are located outdoors under 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking spaces is less than 3.6 m.
- The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
- The route to the entrance is guided, smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated and it uses movement-guiding surface material.
- The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
- The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens automatically with a motion sensor.
- The customer service point is on the same floor as the entrance.
- The customer service point has directions to the different facilities.
- The doors in the customer service point stand out clearly. The glass doors have contrast markings.
- The waiting room of the customer service point has a queue number system and seats.
- The customer service point has an accessible toilet on the same floor.
Services
Advice and guidance to job seekers
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceTE Offices and local government pilots will advise and guide you in applying for a job.Advice and support in event of dismissal
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceTE Office provides advice and support to dismissed employees already before the end of the employment relationship. It is also called change security.Appeal
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceYou can appeal your taxation once it has ended. The appeal is filed by submitting a written claim for adjustment to the Assessment Adjustment Board.Asset transfer tax
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceWhen you buy a property, an owner apartment or other securities, you must submit a transfer tax return and pay the transfer tax.Blocking a notification of move
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceBlocking a notification of move is useful if your information has been used for a false notification of move or there's a possibility for that.Business partnership tax return
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceGeneral partnerships and limited partnerships report business data for income taxation by tax return 6A.Career coaching
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceCareer coaching provides you with guidance and support in determining different career options.Certificates from the Population Information System
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceYou can order certificates containing personal data stored in the Population Information System. The certificates are valid in Finland and abroad.Checking your personal data
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceYou can check your personal data stored in Population Information System. You can see your personal relationship, address and previous information.Confirmation of gender
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceConfirmation of gender means that your gender entered in the Population Information System will be corrected to correspond to your gender identity.Education and training guidance
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceTE Services’ education guidance answers your questions related to occupations, applying for education and the content of studies.Employment appropriation for a government office or institution
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceThe purpose of the appropriation granted by the TE Office or local government pilot is to hire unemployed job seekers to state assignments.Employment policy project support
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceEmployment policy project support is a form of funding that TE Offices can use to procure services in the form of projects for their customers.Examination of the terms of employment of a foreigner regarding a residence permit for an employee
Permit or other obligationNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceThe TE Office assesses whether recruiting a foreign employee is justifiable and provides a partial decision regarding the employee’s residence permit.Expense allowance for days of participation in services organised by the TE Office
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceIf you participate in services promoting employment, the TE Office or local government pilot covers travel and maintenance costs as expense allowance.Extracts issued from the register of the right to officiate weddings
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceUpon request, information on an officiator with a right to officiate weddings can be given from the register of the right to officiate weddings.Forestry tax return
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceSubmit a tax return if you have had forestry income or expenditure during the calendar year, or data related to reserves and forest deductions.Immigrant’s independent study
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceIndependent study is an option for the TE Services integration training. It may also facilitate your integration.Inheritance tax
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceAn inheritance tax must be paid for assets obtained by inheritance or will.Initial assessment for immigrants
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceThe aim of an initial assessment for an immigrant is to determine the services that best promote their integration and employment.Integration plan
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceThe purpose of the integration plan is to support your integration and help you achieve your employment goals.Integration training for immigrants
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceIntegration training will help you both to improve your language skills and learn about Finnish society and working life.Job coaching
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceA job coach will guide and support you personally in searching for a job and finding employment.Job search information services
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceJob search information services collect information about work and applying for work.Job search training
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceYou can study and increase your job seeking skills in job search training.Joining and resigning from a religious community
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceYou can join and resign from a religious community for example by submitting a notification directly to the religious community.Labour market training
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceWith the help of labour market training you can develop and complement your skills to match labour market needs.Marriage ceremony and marriage registration
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceMarriages are registered in the Population Information System. A Local Register Office can perform a civil marriage ceremony.Notification of change of address to the Population Information System
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceSubmitting a notification of move is a statutory obligation. Your municipality and address are recorded in the Population Information System.Notification of the terms and conditions of employment of non-EU workers
Permit or other obligationNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceAs the employer, you must deliver to the TE Office or local government pilot the information concerning the work of non-EU citizens.Organising a work trial at a workplace
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceAs an employer, you can offer a person contemplating their career choices a chance for a work trial at a genuine working environment.Pay subsidy for the wage costs of an employee
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceA pay subsidy is an economic benefit that the TE Office or local government pilot may grant your organisation for the costs of hiring a job seeker.Pay subsidy to support job seeking
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceA pay subsidy is an economic benefit that the TE Office or local government pilot may grant an employer to cover the costs of hiring a job seeker.Prepayment - Corporate taxpayers
ServiceNationwidePublic servicePrepayment must be made in advance for income acquired by business, agriculture or other production of income activities.Prepayment - individuals
ServiceNationwidePublic servicePrepayment is usually paid for rental income or profit from the sale of assets. Farmers and entrepreneurs also pay prepayments of their income.Real estate tax
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceAs the owner of the real estate, you will receive an annual real estate tax decision and pay the real estate tax.Recruiting an employee
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceTE Offices and local government pilots help you find and recruit the right employees.Recruiting an employee from Europe (content will be updated shortly)
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceThe EURES service and the EURES Advisers of TE Offices will help you recruit employees from EU and EEA countries.Registering as a job seeker
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceWhen you register as a job seeker, you start your job search and customer relationship with the TE Services.Reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses caused by job seeking
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceYou may receive reimbursement for expenses caused by job seeking or participation in services that promote employment.Rental income
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceAll rental income and expenses shall be reported in taxation.Reporting information to the Population Information System
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceYou can report your mother tongue, preferred given name, profession, e-mail address and language of habitual use to the Population Information System.Reports on construction work – personal customers
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceHouseholds must notify the Tax Administration of any commissioned work subject to a building permit.Reports on construction work — Businesses and corporations
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceA construction work report must be submitted for construction, repair and maintenance work carried out at a construction site.Restructuring coaching
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceRestructuring coaching is designed to promote corporate responsibility for employees’ future.Searching for partner or successor for business
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceThe TE Office or local government pilot helps you find a suitable partner or successor for your business.Self-assessed tax return
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceSelf-assessed taxes are taxes that the Tax Administration does not impose specifically. Instead, the payer calculates, reports and pays the amount.Self-motivated study subsidised with an unemployment benefit
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceAs a customer of TE Services, you can receive unemployment security for full-time studies if the competence development promotes your employment.Short-term studies with unemployment benefit
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceShort-term studying for up to six months is possible on unemployment benefit if you are over the age of 25 and the studies promote your employment.Start-up grant – support for a new entrepreneur
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceThe start-up grant is an allowance for a new entrepreneur at the establishment and consolidation stage of a new business.Submitting a bank account number
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceSubmit your bank account number for tax information if you have not done so yet, or if your bank account number has changed.Subsidy for arranging working conditions
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceEmployers can apply for a subsidy for arranging working conditions when a person’s disability or illness affects employment or keeping a job.Suomi.fi e-Authorizations, assisted authorisation for organisational customers
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceA mandate can be granted or invalidated upon application, if a company or organisation cannot authorise in Suomi.fi e-Authorizations independently.Suomi.fi e-Authorizations, assisted authorisation for private customers
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceA mandate can be granted or invalidated upon application, if the person cannot authorise in Suomi.fi e-Authorizations independently.Support and assistance in situations of change in workforce needs
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceTE Office provides assistance to you as the employer when your organisation needs to adjust its activities, often related to reducing personnel.Taking job alternation leave
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceTaking job alternation leave gives you more free time and provides a substitute the opportunity to be employed.Targeted training
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceTargeted training is vocational training tailored to the needs of your company and its personnel.Tax card
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceThe tax card shows your tax rate. All people receiving wages or other income in Finland need a tax rate.Tax credit for domestic costs
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceYou can receive a tax credit for domestic work that you commission at home, in a leisure home, in your parents' or grandparents' homes.Tax number register
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceThe Tax number register is a public and open register for the construction and shipbuilding sectors maintained by the Tax Administration.Tax return - Individuals
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceThe tax return contains data on previous year's income, taxes and deductions. Individual customers must check the data in the tax return.Tax return - the self-employed
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceThe Business tax return (form 5) must always be submitted, even if there has been no activity.Tax return for agricultural operations
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceSubmit a tax return if you have had agricultural income or expenditure or data related to reserves during the calendar year.Tax returns – communities
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceCompanies inform the Tax Administration of all information affecting tax for the purpose of income taxation by filing tax returns.Training trial
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceA training trial in an educational institution allows you to familiarise yourself with vocational studies and the field in question.Travel expenses
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceYou can deduct travel expenses related to commuting and working in taxation. You can use a tax return or a tax card to report travel expenses.Unemployment benefit and part-time studying
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic servicePart-time studies do not prevent you from applying for and working full-time. Then, you can receive unemployment benefit, or unemployment security.Unemployment security advice
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceIf you need help in applying for unemployment security, read the contents of Job Market Finland or call the national TE Services advisory service.Vocational guidance and career planning
ServiceNationwidePublic servicePsychologists at TE administration provide vocational guidance and career planning to assess and choose career, education and work alternatives.Work in Finland International Recruitment Advice Service for Employers
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceThe International Recruitment Advice Service for Employers helps employers with questions related to the recruitment of foreign employees.Work try-out
ServiceNationwidePublic serviceA work try-out will give you an opportunity to explore your vocational choices and potential career paths through practical work experience.Workplace Finnish
ServiceNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceWorkplace Finnish is language training tailored to the needs of the company and its personnel with a foreign background.Workplace Swedish Training
Service82 municipalitiesPublic serviceWorkplace Swedish Training is a language training tailored to the needs of the company and its personnel with a foreign background.
Text edited by: Häme TE Office
Updated: 2/4/2024