This page contains a list of the average processing times of applications related to apartments and properties as well as surveying services. Some applications are processed more quickly than others.
The reason for the longer processing time may be, for example, that additional information or an attachment has been requested. If there is a justified reason (e.g. planned sale of an apartment or property), the processing of the application can be speeded up by contacting the National Land Survey's customer service.
Apply for registrations concerning apartments
Updated on 28th of April 2026
| Application | Average processing time |
|---|---|
| Registration of ownership, same owner | 5 months |
| Registration of ownership, new owner | 5 months |
Registration of ownership, in one of the following situations:
| 1–15 days |
| Registration of a pledge | 5 months |
| Registration of a restriction on the right of possession | 1 day |
| 1-2 days |
Apply for registrations concerning properties
Updated on 28th of April 2026
| Application | Average processing time |
|---|---|
| Registration of ownership of a real property (registration of title) | 3,5 months |
| Clarification of ownership, or a pro forma registration of title | 3,5 months |
| Registration of a leasehold | 3,5 months |
| Registration of a mortgage | 1 week |
Surveying services
Updated on 22th of April 2026
| Cadastral survey | Average processing time |
|---|---|
| Amalgamation of property units | 4 weeks |
| Partitioning | 14 months |
| Parcelling | 6 months |
| Expropriation | 6 months |
| Changing the name of a property | 2 weeks |
| Boundary demarcation | 4 months |
| Easement survey | 4 months |
| Land exchange | 6 months |
| Cadastral surveys concerning jointly owned forests | 5 months |
| Amalgamation of joint property units | 6 months |
| Private road survey | 6 months |
The processing time of a cadastral survey starts when you submit your application and ends when the cadastral decision has been entered into the Land Information System. Any stated processing times are averages. They are affected by the time of year, among others, as it is usually not possible to take measurements in winter.