Plumber in Kirkkonummi

A large bilingual municipality west of Espoo

Kirkkonummi – Kyrkslätt in Swedish – is a bilingual municipality west of Espoo, and many places have two names: Upinniemi is Obbnäs and Porkkala is Porkala. The largest built-up area is the centre, but the municipality also covers Masala and Sundsberg near the Espoo border, Veikkola in the north, the Porkkala and Upinniemi peninsulas in the south and a long coastline with an archipelago.

Homes vary as much as the landscape. The centre and Masala have apartment buildings and terraced houses (rivitalo) owned by housing companies (taloyhtiö), while Veikkola has many detached houses of different ages. Further out, in the villages and on the coast, most buildings are detached houses, farmhouses and summer cottages.

In a housing company, the shared pipes and the heating are the company's responsibility, and changes to wet rooms need a renovation notice (muutostyöilmoitus) – see our renovation notice guide. In a detached house you make the decisions, but you are also responsible for all the pipework on your plot.

Mains water or a private well

Built-up areas are generally connected to the municipal water and sewer network. In the villages and on the coast, some properties are connected to a network run by a water cooperative (vesiosuuskunta), and some get their water from a private well (kaivo). Wastewater is then often treated on the property; the municipality's environmental protection authority can tell you which rules apply.

If your house has a well, the water is supplied by your own pump, usually with a pressure tank. Iron, manganese or hard water can clog tap aerators and leave limescale on fixtures, so tell us when you book if the water is treated or known to be hard – it affects the choice of tap and appliance. A well and a mains supply must never be connected to each other.

Summer cottages on the coast

Many summer cottages along the coast and on the islands have simple pipework that is drained for the winter. Fixtures for an unheated cottage should be easy to drain, so let us know when you book whether the building is used in winter. If the toilet drains into a sealed holding tank, a low-flush model means the tank needs emptying less often.

If the cottage is on an island without a road connection, mention it in your quote request so that the practical arrangements can be agreed in advance. The same applies to plots reached by a shared private road.

If a pipe has frozen and cracked over the winter, our guide to a water leak at home covers the first steps. Small repairs, such as a leaking valve or a dripping tap, are part of our small plumbing jobs.

Prices and the household tax credit

Washing machine installation costs €78.44, dishwasher installation €125.50, toilet installation €235.31 and tap (faucet) replacement €125.50. Prices include 25.5% VAT (ALV), and extra fittings and hoses are charged separately; see the full price list.

The labour part of work at your home or holiday home can qualify for the household tax credit (kotitalousvähennys), currently 35% of the labour cost with an annual threshold (omavastuu) of €150 per person. Materials and appliances are not deductible, installing an appliance as a separate job doesn't qualify, and work that is the housing company's responsibility doesn't count. The government has proposed a temporary increase for 2026–2027, so check the current terms on vero.fi.