The pricelist and service fee price list for HSY Water Services 2023

The HSY water services price list includes metered charges, basic rates and connection fees. You can read more about the water rates on our website at hsy.fi/en/waterrates.

The fixed basic rates and connection fees are based on the property type and the floor area of the property.

The property type refers to the property’s purpose of use. If the property has several purposes of use, the rates will be calculated using the coefficient of the main purpose of use. The main purpose of use is the use which most of the property’s floor area is defined to be used for in the building permit.

The floor area of the property is the total floor area of all the building floors inside the external walls. All of the buildings are counted regardless of whether they have a water connection point. The floor area of the property is defined in section 115 of the Land Use and Building Act. The property floor area together with the property type best describe the potential water consumption of the property. Potential water consumption, on the other hand, affects the size and cost of the waterworks network.

You can estimate the amount of your annual water rate with the water rate calculator. You can find the water rate calculator at hsy.fi/vesimaksulaskuri (calculator only in Finnish).

Billing for basic and metered charges for the property will start once the connection and use agreements have been signed by both parties and HSY’s water meter has been installed. When a new connection type (water, wastewater, stormwater) has been added to the connection and use agreement, billing for basic and metered charges according to the new connection types will start once the agreement has been signed.

HSY calculates the prices shown on both the price list and the invoices free of tax using four decimal places. The prices shown on the price list including value-added tax are rounded to two decimal places according to common rounding rules.

The prices are in effect from 1 January 2023 onwards.

1 Metered charges

The metered charge is based on the amount of water used by the property. It is measured using a water meter installed and owned by HSY. The metered charge is charged separately for water use (water rate) and sewage (wastewater rate).

HSY has the right to invoice on the basis of an estimate before the actual water consumption is obtained from the meter reading (see chapter 6 for general terms and conditions for HSY water services).

2 Fixed basic rates

Basic rate for water and wastewater and basic rate for stormwater

The basic rate is charged on water and wastewater on the basis of the water supply services used by the property. The unit price of water and wastewater is determined by the use of the services and by the property type and floor area defined in the building permit.

The basic rate for stormwater is charged if the property is located in a stormwater sewer area or mixed sewer area or has joined HSY's stormwater sewer from outside the stormwater sewer area. Read more about stormwater at hsy.fi/en/stormwater/

The basic rate P (€ / month) is calculated as follows:

P = p x k x PAJ

p = service coefficient (0.2—1.0)

k = property type coefficient (0.5—3.0)

PAJ = fixed basic rate (€/month) within the floor area categories (A-J)

Service coefficient

The basic rate is divided into basic charges for water, wastewater and stormwater according to the following service coefficients (p):

Property type coefficient

Fixed basic rate (PAJ)

If the floor area of the property changes, for example, by additional construction, so that its payment category changes, the fixed basic rate is calculated according to the new payment class.

3 Connection fees

The connection fee entitles you to connect to the HSY network. The connection fee is based on floor area and the purpose for which the building is used which are determined by the building permit.

The connection fee is separately charged for water, wastewater and stormwater and the service coefficient is the same as applied to the basic rate. In addition to the connection fee, connection work fees are charged according to service fee price list.

You can check out our connection services at hsy.fi/en/waterconnections. You can read more about the costs of joining at hsy.fi/en/joiningcosts and estimate the amount of the connection fee with the connection fee calculator.

The connection fee is always at least on the level of the connection fee category A (0–100 m2). More information on connection fee categories can be found in section 3.1.

3.1 Connection fees for small residential buildings in residential use

3.2 Over 500 floor area m² properties and non-residential properties

Connection fees

The total price of the connection fee is calculated as a result of the property type coefficient, floor area, service coefficient and unit price.

Connection fee L = k x A x p x yL

k = coefficient according to property type (0.5—6.0)

A = floor area according to building permit (floor area–m²)

p =service coefficient (0.2—1.0)

yL = unit price (€/floor area-m²)

If the property has multiple uses, the connection fee is calculated using the coefficient based on the building's main purpose of use. The main purpose of use is defined in the building permit.

3.3 Additional connection fee

An additional fee is charged when the floor area of the property determined by the building permit has increased by more than 10 per cent.

In the case of small residential buildings, the additional connection fee also requires the property to move to the next payment class. An additional connection fee is also charged if the services in use on the property or property type change after the connection fee has been determined. An additional connection fee is charged even though there is no water supply point in the floor area.

The customer must notify HSY of changes in the purpose of the property or part of the property or extensions or building additions at least one (1) month before the premises are taken into use or the change otherwise occurs.

4 Special cases

For buildings with no floor area, for example, car parks, the connection fee is primarily calculated on the basis of the total area. If the property does not have a floor area or total area, the payments are determined on a case-by-case basis.