Waste management fees

Regional collection points are located in Artjärvi in Orimattila, Kärkölä and sparsely populated area in Heinola. Regional collection points are only available in areas where Salpakierto is responsible for arranging waste collection.

You can only use a regional collection point if there is no road to your property or the property’s waste container or the road cannot bear the weight of the collection vehicle or if there´s no possibility to join or to formulate a shared waste container. You can join the regional collection point service by contacting Salpakierto’s customer service.

The regional collection point charge is household-specific. The party who is in the possession of the property at the moment of the invoicing of the payment is liable for the charge. The regional collection point charge is set for one calendar year at a time. The charge is defined on the basis of the actual use of the building, either as a regional collection point charge for a building in permanent residential use or a holiday home.

The charge only pertains to a single residential property if the person is in the possession of

• several flats in the same building, or
• several residential buildings that form a functional unit or are located on the same plot.

A person in possession of a residential property may submit an application in writing for reduction of the charge to the Lahti Region Waste Management Authority pursuant to section 19, if

• the regional collection point is not within easy reach or
• the residential property is not in use as a permanent residence or holiday home.

Pay any invoice you receive by the due date even if you have applied for exemption or reduction.

Applications for changes must be submitted in writing to the Lahti Region Waste Management Authority at lahti.fi/jatehuoltoviranomainen using the appropriate form.

See regional collection point charges (in Finnish)

Municipal waste charge

• Class 1: EUR 36.92 per household per year (EUR 29.42 + applicable VAT)
• Class 2: EUR 23.76 per household per year (EUR 18.93+ applicable VAT)

The payment class is determined on the basis of the classification of buildings in the building register of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency.

• Class 1: residential buildings (classification of buildings 01)
• Class 2: free-time residential buildings (classification of buildings 02) and other buildings (classification of buildings 03-19)

The invoice is sent to the owner once a year either as a paper or electronic invoice. An agreement on an e-invoice can be made via an online bank. Direct debit agreements must be made with your bank.

In housing companies, a joint invoice for all the households in the building is sent to the building manager, who then invoices the owners for their share of the fee directly or as part of the maintenance fee, in accordance with the housing company’s articles of association.

Applications for changes

You can apply for exemption from the municipal waste charge (exemption from the waste management responsibility) if your property is not fit for human habitation or the property has been demolished or otherwise destroyed.

As proof of your property being unfit for habitation, you can attach a certificate issued by a certified building health specialist (Eurofins certificate) or a statement on the condition of the building issued by a FISE-certified damp surveyor, housing trace condition inspector or building surveyor to your application. You can also attach a statement by a certified building health specialist to verify that the property is unfit for habitation.

The person liable for the charge has the right to submit a complaint in writing to the Lahti Region Waste Management Committee within 14 days of receiving the invoice. The municipal waste charge must be paid by the due date, even if an application for changes to it has been submitted (Chapter 9 of the Waste Act 646/2011).

Applications for exemption from the charge must be submitted to the Lahti Region Waste Management Authority:

• online at: lahti.fi/jatehuoltoviranomainen -> waste management services and forms -> application for exemption from the municipal waste charge
• paper applications: municipal service points

Changes in information such as invoicing details, the owner of the property or the number of households must be submitted to the customer service.