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Marriage ceremony premises
The bridal couple must bring their identity certificates to the ceremony. The ceremony can be arranged in Finnish, Swedish or English.
The duration of the marriage ceremony is approximately five minutes. Two witnesses who are at least 15 years of age must be present during the marriage ceremony. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Agency’s staff members cannot act as witnesses at the Agency’s service locations. The exception to this rule is the service location in Helsinki.
You may take photos and videos in the marriage ceremony space, but if you wish to share these photos or videos on social media, please remember to ask everyone who is present in the photo/video for their permission.
Marriage ceremonies organised at Local Register Offices are free of charge during office hours. You can book a time and date for your marriage ceremony using our online reservation service. All available times and dates are presented under each service location.
If necessary, you can book an officiator for your civil marriage ceremony at the venue of your choice after office hours. A fee of 250 euros is charged for all wedding ceremonies officiated after office hours. In addition, the travel expenses of the officiator to your marriage venue will be added to the fee. If you are planning a wedding ceremony that will be arranged outside office hours, please send an email to [email protected]
- Address and floor: Miestentie 3, 02150 Espoo (2nd floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Wednesday and Friday
- Parking: A few free parking spots for customers in the courtyard
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Elevator
- Bridal couple registration: At the marriage ceremony space, approx. 10 min. before the marriage ceremony
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: Bathroom, no lockable spaces available for personal belongings
- Available seating in the ceremony space: Approx. 10 seats
- Customer bathroom: Located in the same premises
- Address and floor: Lintulahdenkuja 2, 00530 Helsinki (1st floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- Parking: A few paid parking spots along the street
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible
- Bridal couple registration: At the marriage ceremony space, approx. 10 min. before the marriage ceremony
- Number of guests: Approx. 15 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: Changing room available, lockable lockers for personal belongings
- Available seating in the ceremony space: Approx. 15 seats
- Customer bathroom: Located in the same premises
- Address and floor: Urakankatu 1 B, Hyvinkää
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Monday and Friday
- Parking: A few free parking spots in the courtyard, and more parking spots are available opposite the K-Supermarket near the office building (gravel parking space)
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible
- Bridal couple registration: At the marriage ceremony space, approx. 5 min. before the marriage ceremony
- Number of guests: Approx. 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: Bathroom, no lockable spaces
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 7 seats
- Customer bathroom: Located in the same premises
- Address and floor: Birger Jaarlin katu 15, 13100 Hämeenlinna (4th floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Wednesday and Friday
- Parking: Free parking spots along the street (parking disc)
- Accessibility, Wheelchair access: Accessible, easiest route is via the courtyard, which can be accessed from Hallituskatu. The ramp leading in from Birger Jaarlin Katu is quite steep.
- Bridal couple registration: Report to the porter in the first-floor lobby
- Number of guests: Approx. 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: Not available. Clothes can be changed within the customer facilities on the ground floor. No storage of personal belongings available.
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 4 seats
- Customer bathroom: Available on the ground floor
- Address and floor: Virrankatu 2, 1st floor, 74100 Iisalmi
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Customer services are closed for the time being
- Parking: Free of charge, in the courtyard of the office building
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible
- Bridal couple registration: At the customer service desk, next to the marriage ceremony space
- Number of guests: Approx. 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: The waiting room in the ceremony space includes a lockable changing room and separate bathroom
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 10 seats
- Customer bathroom: Available in the ceremony space waiting room and in the main lobby of the Agency building
- Address and floor: Torikatu 36, 1st floor, 80100 Joensuu
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Wednesday and Friday
- Parking: Paid spots along the street, not always available
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible by wheelchair
- Bridal couple registration: At the customer service premises, next to the marriage ceremony space
- Number of guests: 8 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: A coatrack and bathroom are available next to the ceremony space, so you will have to change your clothes in the ceremony space
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 5 seats
- Customer bathroom: Next to the ceremony space and in the entrance lobby
- Address and floor: Hannikaisenkatu 47 C, 40100 Jyväskylä (3rd floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Wednesday and Friday
- Parking: Paid street parking, parking garages in the city centre
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Yes, by elevator
- Bridal couple registration: The officiator will come and meet you in the corridor
- Number of guests: 6 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: No changing rooms or lockable spaces for personal belongings are available at the premises
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 3 seats
- Customer bathroom: In the vicinity of the ceremony space
- Address and floor: Lönnrotinkatu 2c, 87100 Kajaani (1st floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Wednesday and Friday
- Parking: Free parking on the other side of the road
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible by wheelchair (Doorway 80 cm)
- Bridal couple registration: The bridal couple arrive at the office and are directed to the waiting room
- Number of guests: 10 persons, any additional guests may follow the wedding proceedings from the adjacent waiting room
- Changing rooms and item storage: Waiting room
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 2–8 seats
- Customer bathroom: In the office
- Address and floor: Kaarlelankatu 27, 67100 Kokkola (1st floor) (State Office Building)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Wednesday
- Parking: Free parking spots in the courtyard, parking disc spots along the street
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible by wheelchair, but the doorways may be difficult.
- Bridal couple registration: At the customer service desk
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: A coatrack next to the ceremony space and a fairly large bathroom next to the customer lobby that can be used as a changing room. No lockable spaces are available for personal belongings.
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 5 seats
- Customer bathroom: Next to the customer service desk
- Address and floor: Keskuspuistokatu 20-22, 94100 Kemi (3rd floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Friday
- Parking: Free parking spots along the street (parking disc)
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible
- Bridal couple registration: At the customer service desk
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: Preparation room and bathroom. The ceremony space is not open to outsiders, so there has been no need for a lockable space
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 6 seats
- Customer bathroom: Next to the ceremony space
- Address and floor: Valtatie 60, 99100 Kittilä
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Wednesday
- Parking: Free parking spots for customers in the courtyard
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Not accessible
- Bridal couple registration: At the customer service desk
- Number of guests: Around 5 people
- Changing rooms and item storage: The ceremony space features a closet for outdoor clothes
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 3 seats
- Customer bathroom: In the lobby, next to the marriage ceremony space
- Address and floor: Vuorikatu 1, 45100 Kouvola (1st floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Friday
- Parking: Free parking spots for customers in the courtyard
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible, but the doorways present some difficulties
- Bridal couple registration: At the customer service desk 5 minutes before the marriage ceremony
- Number of guests: Around 10 people
- Changing spaces and item storage: Clothes can be changed in the customer toilet, but there is no lockable storage space for personal belongings. The cloakroom is located in the customer lobby.
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 5 seats
- Customer bathroom: In the customer lobby, next to the door of the ceremony space
- Address and floor: Vuorikatu 5 C, 48100 Kotka (3rd floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Friday
- Parking: Free parking spots along the street, or on the roof of the parking hall located next to the office building, which can be accessed via the ramp from Vuorikatu
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible
- Bridal couple registration: At the customer service desk
- Number of guests: Around 10 people
- Changing rooms and item storage: A narrow wardrobe is available in the ceremony space, and you can ask if there are any empty office rooms where you could change your clothes.
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 5 seats
- Customer bathroom: Ground floor of the building, next to the entrance
- Address and floor: Puistokatu 29, 70110 Kuopio (1st floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Wednesday and Friday
- Parking: Free customer parking in the courtyard
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible
- Bridal couple registration: The bridal couples can wait in front of the ceremony space, if necessary the customer service desk will direct you there
- Number of guests: 15 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: A separate space and bathroom are available in connection with the ceremony space
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 15 seats
- Customer bathroom: Next to the ceremony space and in the entrance lobby
- Address and floor: Kirkkokatu 12 B, 15101 Lahti (5th floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Friday
- Parking: 2 hours, free of charge
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible
- Bridal couple registration: In the customer service room, next to the waiting room of the ceremony space
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: In the waiting room bathroom, no item storage rooms available
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 6 seats
- Customer bathroom: In the waiting room of the ceremony space
- Address and floor: Pormestarinkatu 1 A, 53100 Lappeenranta (3rd floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Friday
- Parking: There are a few free parking spots along the street and a paid parking spot in front of the office building
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible by wheelchair, but the doorways are difficult.
- Bridal couple registration: Go directly to the ceremony space (ring the buzzer) or register at the customer service desk
- Number of guests: Around 10 people
- Changing rooms and item storage: Customer bathroom, no separate lockable rooms are available, but the ceremony room can be locked.
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 6 seats
- Customer bathroom: Next to the ceremony space
- Address and floor: Monkola City Hall, Karstuntie 4, Lohja
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Friday, twice per month
- Parking: Free parking disc spots in the vicinity
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible
- Bridal couple registration: 10 min. before the marriage ceremony, the information desk will guide you in the right direction
- Number of guests: Around 10 people
- Changing rooms and item storage: You can change clothes in the bathroom, no lockable spaces are available for personal belongings
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 10–15 seats
- Customer bathroom: In the customer lobby
- Address and floor: Raatihuoneenkatu 5 A, 50100 Mikkeli (5th floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Wednesday and Friday
- Parking: A few 30-minute parking spots (parking disc) in front of the office building. Paid parking spots along the street.
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible
- Bridal couple registration: The bridal couples can wait in front of the ceremony space, if necessary the customer service desk will direct you there
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: A coatrack and customer bathroom are available in connection with the customer service desk. No lockable item storage space is available.
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 4 seats
- Customer bathroom: In the entrance lobby, in the immediate vicinity of the marriage ceremony room
- Address and floor: Isokatu 4, 90100 Oulu (1st floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Thursday and Friday
- Parking: In a few free places, a paid parking garage at Heikinkatu 5.
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible
- Bridal couple registration: In front of the ceremony space, a few minutes before the marriage ceremony
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: A changing room that is locked when everyone is inside the ceremony space
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 8 seats
- Customer bathroom: In connection with the lockable changing room
- Address and floor: Kanavapuistikko 1, 68600 Jakobstad (1st floor) (State Office Building)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Friday
- Parking: Free of charge
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible
- Bridal couple registration: The bridal couple can wait for the officiator in front of the door to the ceremony room (separate waiting room)
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: A bathroom and lockable cabinets are available outside the ceremony space
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 5 seats
- Customer bathroom: In the lobby of the ceremony space
- Address and floor: Pohjoisranta 11 E, 28100 Pori (3rd floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Wednesday and Friday
- Parking: Parking disc, 30 min – 3 hours
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible
- Bridal couple registration: The officiator’s assistant will meet you in the lobby of the ceremony space on the 3rd floor
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: You can change clothes in the handicap stall. No lockable spaces are available for personal belongings.
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 10 seats
- Customer bathroom: 3rd floor, next to the lobby of the ceremony space
- Address and floor: Piispankatu 34, 06100 Porvoo
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Friday
- Parking: Paid parking spots along the street, no parking at the premises
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Front door, elevator to the 2nd floor
- Bridal couple registration: Approx. 10 min. before the marriage ceremony
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: You can change your clothes in the customer bathroom, a lockable space is available for your personal belongings.
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 5 seats
- Customer bathroom: 3rd floor, next to the lobby of the ceremony space
- Address and floor: Kummatinkatu 6, 92150 Raahe (1st floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Wednesday
- Parking: Free 2-hour parking
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible
- Bridal couple registration: The officiator will meet the bridal couple in the lobby of the agency
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: A changing room that can be locked if necessary, the room also includes a bathroom
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 5 seats
- Customer bathroom: In the bride’s room
- Address and floor: Ajurinpuisto 4, 10600 Ekenäs
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Friday
- Parking: Free parking spots in the courtyard of the District Court
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible, access from main door
- Bridal couple registration: Approx. 5–10 min. before the marriage ceremony
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: Small bathroom where you can change clothes. Personal belongings can be stored in staff premises
- Available seating in the ceremony space: Approx. 8 seats
- Customer bathroom: In the lobby of the ceremony room
- Address and floor: Aittakarinkatu 21, 26100 Rauma (1st floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Friday
- Parking: Free parking spots are available in the courtyard of the office building (parking disc)
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible by wheelchair, but the doorways are difficult.
- Bridal couple registration: The bridal couple can wait for the officiator in front of the door to the ceremony room.
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: In the customer bathroom of the office building. No lockable space available.
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 4 seats
- Customer bathroom: Near the ceremony space, 1st floor
- Address and floor: Lähteentie 2, 96100 Rovaniemi
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Thursday and friday
- Parking: No parking spots at the premises, free parking spots along the street
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: By elevator, the caretaker will ring you in
- Bridal couple registration: Customer service desk, where your identities are verified
- Number of guests: 8 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: One work room can be provided for this purpose upon request.
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 4 seats
- Customer bathroom: On the 1st floor (the ceremony space is on the 3rd floor)
- Address and floor: Kirkkokatu 1-3 B, 24100 Salo (3rd floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Friday
- Parking: Free parking spot in front of the building, a larger free parking area is available on the other side of the road
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible by wheelchair, includes a few thresholds
- Bridal couple registration: At the customer service desk
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: A changing room can be provided upon request, the ceremony space is located at the end of a locked hallway, coatracks are available in the customer premises (not locked)
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 10 seats
- Customer bathroom: One floor down, on the 2nd floor
- Address and floor: Olavinkatu 24, 57130 Savonlinna (3rd floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Friday
- Parking: Free, some parking disc spots. No customer parking spots are available in the courtyard of the office building.
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible
- Bridal couple registration: The officiator meets the guests in the lobby
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: A coatrack in the ceremony space, a customer bathroom in the lobby with ample room for changing your clothes and a large mirror
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 6 seats
- Customer bathroom: In the customer premises, in the immediate vicinity of the marriage ceremony room
- Address and floor: Juhonkatu 4, 60320 Seinäjoki (2nd floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Wednesday and Friday
- Parking: Free parking area in front of the building
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Elevator
- Bridal couple registration: At the customer service desk
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: The waiting room can be locked
- Available seating in the ceremony space: Three on the couch, a few chairs can be added if necessary
- Customer bathroom: In the hallway near the waiting room
- Address and floor: Hatanpään valtatie 24, 33100 Tampere (2nd floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Parking: Paid parking space inside the building (entry via Jokikatu) and a few paid parking spots along the street
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Elevator
- Bridal couple registration: The bridal couple are met at the front door of the office premises
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: Your personal belongings can be left in the ceremony space. No separate space available for changing your clothes.
- Available seating in the ceremony space: Approx. 10 seats
- Customer bathroom: In the hallway opposite the ceremony space
- Address and floor: Itsenäisyydenaukio 2, 20800 Turku (1st floor) (State Office Building)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Monday, Thursday and Friday, On Thursdays and Fridays from October to April
- Parking: Paid parking spots in front of the office building, a few free spots along the street, parking disc spots in front of the theatre.
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: The ceremony space is accessible by wheelchair, thresholds by the doors
- Bridal couple registration: The bridal couple must register at the information point in the main lobby of the office building, from which they will be directed to a room in the back where the officiator will meet them. The bridal couple will also receive a form that they must fill in.
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: You can change your clothes in the private customer bathrooms, no lockable spaces are available for personal belongings
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 7 seats
- Customer bathroom: 2nd floor
- Address and floor: Wolffintie 35, 65200 Vaasa (2nd floor) (government office, Palosaari)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Friday
- Parking: 2-hour parking disc spots are available in the vicinity of the office building
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Yes, there is a door opening button next to the front door of the building, and you can access the 2nd floor via the elevator in the lower lobby
- Bridal couple registration: At the customer service desk
- Number of guests: 4 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: In the bathroom of the office building, a coatrack is available in the waiting room.
- Available seating in the ceremony space: Under 10 seats
- Customer bathroom: In the customer premises
- Address and floor: Galleria K, Asematie 7, 01300 Vantaa (Tikkurila) Open to the general public
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Friday, twice per month
- Parking: Paid parking spots along the street, paid parking garages, park-and-ride car park at the train station
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Accessible
- Bridal couple registration: The bridal couple must register directly with the officiator a few minutes before the wedding ceremony
- Number of guests: 15 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: Not available
- Available seating in the ceremony space: Seating can be arranged in special cases
- Customer bathroom: Public bathroom
- Address and floor: Valtakatu 4, 84100 Ylivieska (3rd floor)
- Availability for marriage ceremonies: Tuesday
- Parking: Free parking in a large courtyard
- Accessibility, wheelchair access: Only one elevator at the other end of the building that can be accessed via the Tax Administration office, call the Tax Administration office for access
- Bridal couple registration: At the customer service desk
- Number of guests: 10 persons
- Changing rooms and item storage: The customer lobby includes a large bathroom for customers where you can change, no lockable spaces are available for personal belongings
- Available seating in the ceremony space: 6 seats
- Customer bathroom: In the lobby