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Real property
Learn what you need to know when completing a property purchase or apply for a cadastral survey.
Apartments
Transfer the housing company’s list of shares or apply for registration of the ownership of your apartment.
Maps and spatial data
Buy printed maps or map printouts and browse our open map data.
Research
Learn about our research groups and current research projects.
Most popular services
Open data file download service
Download open maps and aerial photo datasets.
Read more about Open data file download serviceMapSite
Look at topographic maps, aerial photos, property identifiers and property boundaries. You can also buy maps.
View and download maps
MapSite
Look at topographic maps, aerial photos, property identifiers and property boundaries. You can also buy maps.
Old printed maps
Download old basic and topographic maps free of charge.
Read more about Old printed mapsGeodata portal Paikkatietoikkuna
Geographic datasets from over 50 different data producers in Finland.
Read more about Geodata portal PaikkatietoikkunaTopographic data and how to acquire it
Topographic data collected by the National Land Survey is available e.g. as downloadable data sets or via interface services.
Read more about Topographic data and how to acquire itRegister your ownership of a property
Register your ownership of a property by applying for a title registration.
Read more about Register your ownership of a propertyHow to find out the property identifier
The property identifier is the key to information about the real property unit. Find out what it is before contacting us.
Read more about How to find out the property identifierWhen to apply for a cadastral survey?
A cadastral survey is the means of forming new properties, defining the dimensions of a property and changing rights related to properties.
Who owns this property unit?
To find out who owns a property, you must know its property identifier.
Read more about Who owns this property unit?Service messages
Check the current status of applications and services. Status data is updated Mon–Fri 8:00–16:15.
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Sustainability at the NLS
The themes of our future sustainability programme are data to serve society, people who feel well, sustainable environment, and sustainable way of working and economic sustainability.
Housing company and apartment information in one system
Paper share certificates will become history as share certificates are saved in the electronic system.
Struve Geodetic Arc in Finland
The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulation measurements stretching from the Arctic Sea to the Black Sea.