Apply for the registration of property ownership

When the owner of a property changes, the new owner must apply for the registration of ownership, or the registration of title, in the Land Information System. You can apply for the registration of ownership for the entire property or part of it. After registration, owner information will be shown in the Land Information System.

Apply for the registration of property ownership as soon as possible, no later than six months after signing the deed of sale or agreement. Once the ownership of the property has been registered, you can use the property as security for a loan.

You can apply for the registration of ownership with a single application for all properties covered by the deed of sale or agreement. You can apply for the registration of ownership for yourself and on behalf of others.

Transfer tax

Transfer tax must be paid before you apply for the registration of ownership. Submit a transfer tax return and pay tax in the Finnish Tax Administration’s MyTax service. Information about the payment is automatically received by the National Land Survey of Finland (NLS). If transfer tax has not been paid, penalty interest will be accumulated after applying for the registration of ownership.

Read more about paying transfer tax on the Finnish Tax Administration’s website.
 

The best way to apply for the registration of ownership depends on your situation

1. If you have completed the transaction in the Property Transaction Service, you do not need to apply for the registration of ownership separately.
2. If you have agreed to a public purchase witness or contact person applying for the registration of ownership on your behalf, you do not need to apply for the registration of ownership separately. Check the e-service to identify whether your application is being processed.
3. You can apply for the registration of property ownership in the e-service:
   - individual customers in Finnish and in Swedish
   - organisational customers in Finnish and in Swedish
   You can apply for the registration of ownership a few days after signing the deed of sale or agreement. 
   Note: You will need the attachments as electronic files before you start the application process. The application cannot be saved as incomplete and resumed later.
    
4. If you are unable to use the e-service, you can apply for the registration of property ownership using application form in Finnish or in Swedish (suomi.fi). A contact person can also apply for the registration of ownership using the same form.

Required attachments

You can easily identify the attachments you need using the Asiointiapuri service assistant.

If you have received a request to supplement a previously submitted application, you can do this in the e-service.
 

Processing time

Average processing times for applications.