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Information for apartment owners

The Residential and Commercial Property Information System is a register that was introduced in 2019. The register containd information about the ownership, pledges and restrictions on the right of possession pertaining to residential and commercial properties, such as apartments and parking spaces. The old share certificates will be replaced by electronic records of ownership.

All housing companies should have transferred their lists of shares to the Residential and Commercial Property Information System by the end of 2023.

Registration of ownership

The owner of an apartment can apply for registration of ownership when the housing company has been registered in the Residential and Commercial Property Information System.

By answering the questions in our interactive instructions, you can check how to apply for registration of the ownership of your apartment in various situations, for example, when you have a paper share certificate or an electronic record of ownership.

Registrations of pledges and restrictions

Registration of pledge can be applied for when the owner-apartment has a record of ownership, that is, the ownership of the apartment has been registered in the Residential and Commercial Property Information System. You can apply for registration of the pledge and ownership at the same time.

Registration of restriction can be applied for when the housing company has been registered in the Residential and Commercial Property Information System even if the apartment does not yet have a record of ownership.

Information about your owner-apartment

When your owner-apartment has an electronic record of ownership, you can use the NLS e-service to check the basic information about your apartment free of charge.

You can also use the service to purchase an owner-apartment printout or the public list of shares:

  • The owner-apartment printout includes the basic information of the group of shares as well as its ownership, pledge and restriction information in the Property Information System. 
  • The public list of shares includes basic information about the housing company, its apartments and their owners.

Log in to the e-service:

Owner contact information

When the housing company has been registered in the Residential and Commercial Property Information System, the postal address of the apartment owner is usually updated automatically from the Population Information System. If the apartment is owned by a business, the postal adress is usually updated automatically from the Business Information System.

Housing companies use contact information to send invitations to shareholders’ meetings, for example.

Check your personal data in the Population Information System

Businesses can check their information in the Trade Register information service at ytj.fi

Information is never updated automatically in the following situations:

  • an apartment is owned by a death estate
  • an apartment is owned by an individual who does not have a Finnish personal identity code
  • an apartment is owned by a company that does not have a business ID

How to submit your contact information

Apartment owners must only file those changes that are not updated automatically.

Use our online form to file your contact information in the following situations:

  • you want to file your e-mail address, or your e-mail address has changed
  • you want to file a postal address that is not in the Population Information System
  • you want to file a postal address that is not in the Business Information System

Form for filing contact information

Plese note: In case of a non-disclosure for personal safety reasons, only use this form to provide information about a safe postal address.

If you are not sure whether your contact information is correct in the Residential and Commercial Property Information System, contact our customer service. As our customer service is congested, please be prepared to wait. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by congestion.

Selling an apartment

If you are selling your apartment, take a look at our To-do list for apartment sellers.

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