Real estate tax may rise if
- a municipality has checked and made changes to details concerning buildings located in the municipal area and reported the changes to the Tax Administration
- a municipality has raised the real estate tax rate
- the Tax Administration has corrected details concerning a ground area, e.g. the zoning information of a plot of land or some other features.
In early 2026, the Tax Administration made corrections to information on small forests of less than 2 hectares. Small wood lots are not exempt from real estate tax but tax must be paid on them at the general real estate tax rate for land. The corrected details will be included in real estate tax decisions issued in spring 2026.
Read more about real estate tax rates
Read more about tax exemption of woodland in the Tax Administration’s detailed guidance (available in Finnish and Swedish, link to Finnish)
