Resident parking

The new parking permit service was introduced on 12 December 2023. If you purchased your permit on or after this date, you can manage all permit-related matters, such as extending the permit, changing your registration plate number or address, and terminating your permit, via the new service. You can access the new service using the links for permits purchased on or after 12 December 2023.

If you purchased your permit before 12 December 2023, you can manage permit-related matters using the old online forms, which you can access using the links for permits purchased before 12 December 2023.
 

Depending on the area, the resident parking permit and the shared permit will cost €45 or €60 per month. For low-emission vehicles, the price is €37.5 or €45. You can also get a parking permit for another vehicle, allowing both vehicles to be parked on the side of the street at the same time. The price of the second permit is one and a half times the price of the first permit. For example, the first permit for a normal-emission vehicle in zone A costs €60 per month, and the second permit for a normal-emission vehicle costs €90 per month. 

The price for resident parking in Katajanokka’s zone D and Suomenlinna’s zone DC will increase by 7.5 per cent, making the new monthly price EUR 64.5 (low-emission vehicles EUR 48.4, including value added tax). The new prices will become valid on 1 December 2024.

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Value added tax is included in the permit price.

If a shared resident parking permit includes more than one zone, the price is the total price of the zones included in the permit.

Prices for low-emission vehicles

Learn about the criteria for low-emission vehicles.

You are eligible for a resident parking permit if you meet the following criteria:

• According to the Population Information System(Link leads to external service) maintained by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency, you live within a resident parking zone (see the map of resident parking zones)(Link leads to external service).
• According to theTransport Register(Link leads to external service) maintained by Traficom, you have a valid driving licence.
• According to theTransport Register(Link leads to external service)you are listed as the owner or holder of a car, van, motorcycle or motorised quadricycle for which the parking permit is sought. If the information in the register has not been updated, you can prove your ownership with the deed of sale.

You can get a permit for a car, van, motorcycle, motorised quadricycle or any other vehicle with a maximum mass of four tonnes. 

Yes. You can get a resident parking permit for a rental vehicle for the time period specified in the rental agreement. The vehicle must be rented from a company that operates in the rental car industry to quality. You can redeem the permit by visiting our customer service. A lease agreement for the rented vehicle is required. The agreement must be made in the name of the permit holder.

Yes.  

If you purchased a permit using the new service, i.e. on or after 17 January 2024, you can add the courtesy car to your permit yourself online.

If you purchased your permit before 17 January 2024, you can send us a statement from the garage or the courtesy car rental agreement by email to kaupunkiymparisto@hel.fi(Link opens default mail program) – once you have sent the message, call our customer service point and we will add the courtesy car to your permit. The email processing time is approximately two working days.

A courtesy car may be added to your permit a maximum of twice a year, and for no more than two weeks at a time. If you require a permit for a courtesy car for longer than this, please contact our customer service point.
 

Yes. If the car has more than one owner or holder, you can get a shared permit. A shared permit allows you to park in all the resident parking zones in which the owners or holders of the shared car live.

You cannot have a shared permit and a personal resident parking permit at the same time, however, and your name can only be included in one shared permit.

A shared permit can be applied for, picked up from and renewed at the Urban Environment Division’s customer service point. 

The price of a joint permit consists of the total price of all the areas marked in the permit.

You can have up to two resident parking permits. The price for the second permit will be one and a half times the standard price for the area concerned. Different individuals cannot have permits for the same vehicle unless the vehicle in question is in shared use and has a shared permit.

You can buy a permit for a period of 1–12 months or choose rolling billing, whereby we charge you a monthly fee each month until you terminate the permit or your right to the permit ends, due to you moving, for example.

You can pay for a permit at our customer service point with cash or a bank card. Online, you can pay for a permit using your online banking service, a debit card or a MasterCard or Visa credit card (Diners Club and American Express cards are not accepted).

You can park in designated parking spaces within the resident parking zone marked on your permit. Designated parking areas are marked with an additional panel placed below the parking sign. The additional panels may say ‘Ei koske P-tunnuksella L’ (Does not apply to resident parking permits marked L), for example.

Please note that not all parking spaces are residential or corporate parking spaces. For instance, near business premises there are also so-called customer parking spaces where parking with a residential parking permit is not allowed. You always have to pay a parking fee to park there.

You will receive a notification by email when your permit is due to expire if you purchased it on or after 17 January 2024. Unfortunately, we are not able to sent a notification that a permit is due to expire for permits purchased before this date, so please ensure that you renew your permit on time.
 

We can check the validity of permits for a single vehicle online, based on your registration plate number. If you have a single vehicle permit, you do not need to display your laminated permit on your dashboard.

If you have a parking permit that covers two registration plate numbers and the permit was purchased before 17 January 2024, you must place the laminated permit on your dashboard, ensuring that it can be seen properly from outside the car.
 

You can update the payment details yourself in the online service. Please check with your online bank to make sure that you have set payment limits for your card and that online payments are allowed. Also, make sure that your new payment card is active by making a payment with it.

Yes. You can redeem the permit by visiting our customer service. A vehicle registration is required to check the vehicle’s details.

You can get a permit from our customer service. Please bring your driving license, so we can your current driving permit.