Advice and rules on TV fees for homes and companies

One television fee is usually sufficient for a home or place of business. This page will help you find advice on the television fees for various forms of residence, companies and organisations.

Television fees for homes and places of residence

A family needs one television fee for their home, even though several television sets were used in their home. You do not have to pay a separate fee for a summer cottage, caravan or other temporary place of residence where you use a television.

Those living alone or together in the same place of residence, either common-law marriage or marriage, and their children and close relatives permanently living with them are considered to be a family.

A second place of residence used for work or studies needs a television fee of its own. However, if the person is living by herself or himself, one fee is sufficient even in this case, unless the empty place of residence is used by another person.

Boarding houses and sheltered homes have different rules

One television fee is sufficient for the shared facilities of sitting room in halls of residences and single-room apartments within halls of residences. A separate television fee must be paid for television sets used in the residents' private rooms.

Sheltered homes providing resident services pay one television fee per place of business. In addition, residents in private apartments using a television set must pay a television fee of their own.

Television fees for companies, organisations and institutions

Companies or organisations pay one television fee for each permanent place of business. The fee also covers the temporary use of a television set in an exhibition, for example.

Accommodation companies pay one television fee per place of business. In addition, a separate television fee must be paid for each group of a maximum of 4 television sets placed in accommodation rooms. Accommodation is carried out by e.g.:

• hotels and other accommodation companies;
• farm tourism entrepreneurs;
• course centres;
• companies renting time shares.

In principle, one television fee per place of business is sufficient in hospitals and caring industry. Customers in the care of institutions' bed wards do not need to pay a separate television fee. Institutions are requested to contact FICORA in order to find out what they are obliged to pay. Round-the-clock care is provided by e.g.:

• health centre bed wards;
• institutions for the disabled;
• drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinics.