What decides the price of a move
There is no single figure that fits every move. The price comes out of how much there is to move, how awkward it is to get it out of one home and into the other, and which stages you hand over instead of doing yourself. This page goes through the factors that genuinely move the number, so you can judge the size of your own move and compare the quotes you receive against each other on the same terms.
What affects the price
How much there is
Everything starts from the volume. The size and number of pieces of furniture, how many boxes there are, and whether the whole household fits into one load decide how many working hours and how many trips the move takes. That is why a quote request asks about the size of the home and the number of rooms rather than just the address.
Distance
The drive between the two addresses costs both fuel and time. What matters just as much is whether it all goes in one run or the van has to come back for a second load. A move within one neighbourhood and a move between towns are different amounts of work even when the furniture is identical.
Access
The floor, the size of the lift and the carry from the van to the door change the workload fast. Stairs are slower than a lift, and a narrow stairwell can mean a sofa comes apart or goes up over the balcony. How far away the van has to park, and whether it is allowed into the courtyard at all, feed straight into the same total.
Timing
The turn of the month, the last working day of the month and the busiest summer weeks are the rush hours of the Finnish moving trade, because tenancies here usually end on the last day of a month and half the city moves at once. Slots are scarcer then and schedules tighter. A flexible date and an early booking give you more room than a last-minute request.
Packing
Whether you pack yourself or have it packed for you is often the single largest difference between two quotes. Pack yourself and the cost is mostly materials; order it as a service and working hours come with it. Whether everything is genuinely boxed and sealed on the morning of the move also decides how long the day runs.
Extra work
Dismantling and reassembling furniture, move-out cleaning, temporary storage and taking away what you are throwing out are separate jobs, not rounding errors. Special items such as a piano, a safe or a large aquarium need a plan of their own. Mention all of these in the quote request, because they rarely fit into moving day unless they were booked separately.
Rate ranges
| Home moving | 65–75 €/h |
|---|---|
| Office moving | 65–75 €/h |
| Packing service | 100–150 €/h |
| Moving transport | 100–150 €/h |
The minimum charge for home and office moves is 300 €.
The ranges show the level. The final price is always confirmed in a written quote, and volume, access and timing move it within the range.
How you get a price
- 1Give the basics: origin and destination addresses, the floors and whether there is a lift, the size of the home and the date you have in mind.
- 2Choose the services: transport only, a full move with carrying, packing, storage and move-out cleaning are each a separate part of the whole.
- 3Add detail where it is needed: large or awkward jobs are checked with photos or a visit, so the estimate matches reality.
- 4You get a written quote setting out what the work includes, how long it is expected to take and on what terms, and you are free to accept it or not.
Ask for your own quote
A general estimate tells you very little; the number for your own move tells you a lot. Fill in the quote request and you get a price built on your home, your schedule and the services you actually choose.