Many people spend long periods of time in their second home in the summertime. If you want to receive mail at your summer home, it's a good idea to provide Posti with a parallel address. A parallel address is a service for receiving incoming mail at a temporary address.
When we know which different addresses you want to receive mail at, we won't unnecessarily direct all your items to your permanent address. This ensures that the sorting machine identifies the correct address and the item arrives without delay.
For example, if you want the morning paper or the weekly newspaper delivered to your summer home through the summer holidays, while the rest of the mail can be delivered to your home address. In this case, it's a good idea to report the address of the summer home to Posti as a parallel address and to agree on the publication redirection with each publication’s customer service. In mail sorting, both addresses are identified and publications are redirected to the address of the summer home.
Delivery to summer homes requires that there are mailboxes in the area, for example in a mailbox group.
Please note that the parallel address is only used for redirecting mail and for mail delivery. No information is forwarded to other operators, e.g. publishers or authorities.
How do I report a parallel address?
Enter the parallel address in OmaPosti or the change of address web service: Notification of change of address - Posti
You can also submit a change of address notification by using a form at a Posti service point.
In the OmaPosti app: Profile > My information > Edit information > Submit a notification of change of address You can find the Add a parallel address button under your contacts.
In the browser version of OmaPosti: posti.fi – Log in – My information – Change of address notification – Add a parallel address (at the bottom of the page)
OmaPosti is used with a Posti username, and the change of address service web service can be used with a Posti username, banking codes or mobile certificate. When submitting information in a form by mail, you must identify yourself.
More information about the parallel address: Parallel address
Fixed-term mail forwarding redirects all mail
If you want us to redirect all mail that has been sent to your home address to the address of your summer home, please order fixed-term mail forwarding. The service is subject to a charge, and you can find more information about it here: Forward or hold my mail – Posti – Private
A correct and accurate address is more important than ever
Today, mail sorting is mainly done efficiently by machine. In machine sorting, it is important that the address is correct and accurate. Even a small error in the address can direct the letter to the address clarification unit, which can cause several days of delay in the letter's delivery speed. This can be caused by a missing apartment or entrance number or an address that differs from Posti's address register.
It is also important that the postage stamp, the recipient's details and the sender's details are in the correct places on the letter or card. You can read instructions on how to mail a letter on our website: Instructions for sending letters - Posti - Private