Moving and your electricity contract – what to do

This always depends on your local power grid company. Call us right away, and we’ll sort it out. At the same time, we’ll find out whether the power grid company will charge a fee for express connection. We therefore recommend that you contact us to make a new electricity contract with us in good time.

Our electricity prices are lower than the average price level in Finland. Whether you live in an apartment building or a detached house, you can find the right electricity contract for you here.

Electricity contracts for minors are made in the name of their legal guardian until they turn 18.

Of course! We supply electricity to all regions of mainland Finland at a price that is lower than average.

For an electricity contract, the electricity company needs your name, social security number, new home address and date when you would like the electricity to be connected. The date can be changed afterwards. If you enter into an electricity contract online, you will need to identify yourself via your bank identification. By phone, you will be identified by your social security number.

The express connection fee is a charge charged by a local electricity network company for the rapid connection of electricity. The size of the fee and the criteria for charging are specific to the network company. The express connection fee can be charged if the electricity is to be switched on within two days of ordering electricity. For this reason, it is not worth leaving the electricity contract to the last minute, but rather best to handle it in good time, preferably a few weeks before moving.

The practice is that the contract in your name is terminated, the address of the final invoice is updated, a new electricity contract will be created if necessary for the new address, and the person remaining in the apartment must enter into a new contract under their own name.

To do this, they should contact us personally, either by phone or on our website, well in advance of the end of your contract.

If there is no valid contract, the electricity at the address will be cut off at the end of the previous contract. For this reason, it is important that the person remaining in the residence makes a new contract.

When you move, you can choose to terminate the contract. We can also help you with a new contract to your new address.

Your electricity bill includes the price of electrical energy and its transmission, as well as taxes.

Energy charge
The price of electrical energy is also referred to as its sales price and it is affected by many factors determined by the market, such as production costs and power exchange prices. Only the part of the electricity bill accounting for electrical energy can be put out to competitive tender, as all the other parts have fixed rates.

Distribution
The local electrical network company which owns the region’s distribution network takes care of the distribution. The distribution price for electricity cannot be put out to tender. The Energy Authority monitors the price of electricity distribution and makes sure it is at a reasonable level.

Electricity tax
You pay electricity tax for your electricity consumption. Your local electrical network company charges you electricity tax in connection with the price for distribution. The company then pays the electricity tax forward to the state.

The tax consists of excise duty on electricity and a strategic stockpile fee. The Finnish electricity tax model ha​s two categories and is based on the Act on Excise Duty on Electricity and Certain Fuels (1260/96). Electricity users are divided into two tax brackets depending on the type of consumer.

Value added tax
Electrical energy, distribution, electricity tax and the strategic stockpile fee are subject to value added tax. This VAT rate is 24 per cent.​​