Summer collection points
Everyone who pays the basic fee (formerly the eco-charge) for a holiday home has the right to use the summer collection points. Please note that large volumes and bulky waste should still be taken to a waste reception station free of charge. Ecopoints and collection campaigns are also available. Click the links to find schedules for Ekobiili (eco-car) and the archipelago scrap collection.
The placement of the summer collection points has been planned in cooperation with Stormossen’s owner municipalities, and they are emptied according to schedule. If there are any issues at the summer collection point, please contact logistik@stormossen.fi or 010 320 7676.
Other Options for Waste Sorting at Holiday Homes
An alternative to using the summer collection points is to order waste collection directly to your holiday home, provided it is located in an easily accessible area. In this case, the following options apply:
1) own bins for mixed waste and biowaste (in Stormossen’s Area A) at the holiday home. If the property is in Area B, only separate collection of mixed waste is required. The area map can be viewed here.
2) own bin for mixed waste at the holiday home, and biowaste is composted on the property.
3) shared bins for mixed and biowaste with a neighbour.
4) shared bin for mixed waste with a neighbour, and biowaste composted by all parties either individually or in a shared compost.
Biowaste bins are ordered from Stormossen. A composting notification must be submitted to Vaasa Region’s Waste Committee, and mixed waste bins are ordered from the waste transport company of your choice.
Please note that the basic fee for the holiday home is still charged even if you order your own waste collection.
FAQ about Holiday Homes
From spring 2025, Stormossen will improve the availability of collection points for waste management at holiday homes. A network of approximately 100 area collection points for mixed waste (combustible waste) and biowaste from holiday homes will be established. The holiday home basic fee (eco-charge) will fund the construction and maintenance of these collection points as well as waste reception stations, ecopoints, campaign collections, customer service, and waste advisory services. All the aforementioned services can be utilized without restrictions by private customers within Stormossen’s operating area.
According to Vaasa Region Waste Board’s regulations, Stormossen must maintain area collection points for holiday homes from May 1 to September 30, starting on May 1, 2025.
The waste fee takes into account that holiday homes are only used part of the year. A basic waste management fee for holiday homes is charged in nearly all municipalities that levy fixed waste fees.
In its decision 206/4/00, dated 14 June 2002, the Parliamentary Ombudsman stated the following:
- The need for waste services can vary significantly between, for example, an apartment and a holiday home.
- The waste generated at a permanent residence differs from that produced at a holiday home.
- It cannot be assumed that recyclable or hazardous waste from a holiday home will always be taken to the collection points serving the permanent residence.
- Every holiday home contributes to the overall need for waste services and increases the demand for establishing or expanding collection points for recyclable and hazardous waste in the area where it is located.
- It may also be necessary to provide separate waste guidance and information specifically for holiday home areas, even on a regional level.
The Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities Kuntaliittto has also stated that even holiday homes owned by permanent residents can increase the costs of waste management.