The driver asks what a monthly parking space costs, what the app adds to the bill, whether the car can be charged and whether help is available at night. These decide 50 points out of a hundred.
oulunpysakointi.fi · Oulun Pysäköinti Oy, parking company owned by the City of Oulu (Kivisydän, Autosaari, Autoheikki, Rehaparkki), over 35 years
78.8SCORE
Monthly price of a contract space100
App surcharge50
Electric car charging60
Help at night and at weekends100
Basic metrics · 73.9
Digital quality62
Transparency77
Reachability78
AI quality score84
+ The price list page itemises the tariff of each car park in euros: for example Kivisydän daytime (6-22) base fee 2.90 euros and continuation rate 0.48 euros, maximum daily charge 29.00 euros; Autosaari base fee 2.50 euros, maximum 20.00 euros per day.
jyvas-parkki.fi · Jyväs-Parkki Oy, Jyväskylä parking company, 10 car parks in the city centre, Moovy app
72.0SCORE
Monthly price of a contract space79
App surcharge0
Electric car charging60
Help at night and at weekends100
Basic metrics · 79.5
Digital quality73
Transparency84
Reachability78
AI quality score84
+ The Pysäköintitalot page shows prices in a table in euros: city-centre garages 0-2 started hours 6-18 1 euro/30 min, thereafter 1 euro/h and night 1 euro/2 h, 24 hours in the centre 18 euros.
Basic metrics: 79.5, rank 1 · ▼ 1 place
– App surcharge: The service fee is not stated on the payment methods, price list, contract parking or FAQ page.
finnpark.fi · Finnpark Oy, a parking company owned by the City of Tampere (est. 1970), operates the city centre car parks with the Moovy app
66.2SCORE
Monthly price of a contract space5
App surcharge100
Electric car charging100
Help at night and at weekends100
Basic metrics · 74.2
Digital quality54
Transparency80
Reachability85
AI quality score86
+ The destination pages show the tariff by time of day: for example P-Tullintori Tampere 0-3 hours 4.20 euros per hour, after that 3.00 euros per hour, night (23-07) 0.50 euros per hour.
aimopark.fi · Aimo Park Finland Oy (formerly Q-Park Finland Oy), the largest parking operator in the Nordic countries, owned by the Japanese Sumitomo Corporation; car parks, on-street parking and charging
59.3SCORE
Monthly price of a contract space0
App surcharge100
Electric car charging60
Help at night and at weekends50
Basic metrics · 79.1
Digital quality67
Transparency81
Reachability85
AI quality score88
+ Each location has its own page where the hourly price and the maximum daily charge are shown by time of day: for example, Hietalahti parking in Helsinki 2.79 euros per started 30 min, maximum charge 42 euros per day (07-18), 32 euros (18-07) and 56 euros per day.
europark.fi · EuroPark Finland Oy, nationwide parking operator, Helsinki; AutoParkki Norden merged into EuroPark (autoparkki.fi redirects to europark.fi), Autopay system
57.7SCORE
Monthly price of a contract space0
App surcharge100
Electric car charging100
Help at night and at weekends0
Basic metrics · 79.4
Digital quality72
Transparency81
Reachability85
AI quality score83
+ Location pages show the tariff in euros: for example P-Matkakeskus Kuopio 2.40 euros per started 60 min and a maximum charge of 13.40 euros per day, contract parking 72.06 euros per month.
Basic metrics: 79.4, rank 2 · ▼ 4 places
– Monthly price of a contract space: Monthly prices were not found on the contract parking page, the Jyväskylä city page or the front page. The price is specific to each location.
Published monthly price (VAT included) of a 24/7 contract parking space on the operator's own website.
€40 or less = 100 points, €160 or more = 0, proportional in between.
22 p
App surcharge
QUESTIONHow much does an app or automatic charging add to the parking bill?
Does the operator state the amount of the service fee on its own page?
Figure stated = 100, charged but figure not stated = 50.
10 p
Electric car charging
QUESTIONCan I charge an electric car and see the price in advance?
Whether charging is stated to be available, and whether the charging price is on the operator's page.
Download and price on the page = 100, download but no price on the page = 60.
8 p
Help at night and at weekends
QUESTIONCan I reach a person by phone when something goes wrong?
Phone hours of customer service or control room.
Around the clock = 100, also at weekends = 50, weekdays only or electronic only = 0.
10 p
Basic metrics
Digital quality, transparency, reachability and AI quality score
Basic metrics × 0.5
50 p
Notes
Operators work in different cities, so the monthly price also reflects the price level of the locality. The price is the cheapest published 24/7 contract place on the page we read.
Information that the operator does not state on the checked pages gets zero points, and the reason is shown for each item. Aimo's price is the price of one site (Turku, Kivikukkaro), because the sites do not have a common price list.
About this comparison
We scored 6 commercial parking operators on 21 metrics: technical quality, transparency, reachability and AI quality. The most important question: are the hourly price, daily price and season pass for the site shown online before you drive into the garage?
The parking operator decides what you pay in a city-centre car park, but price visibility varies greatly. We compared six commercial parking operators on how openly a site's hourly price, daily price and season ticket are shown online before you drive into the car park. Included are two nationwide operators (Aimo Park and EuroPark) and four city-owned parking companies (Finnpark, Oulun Pysäköinti, Jyväs-Parkki and Kuopion Pysäköinti).
What transparency means in this category
Site-specific tariff visible online before driving in (22), hourly price displayed in euros (16), daily price or maximum charge displayed (12), site search on a map or site listing online (14), season or monthly parking price displayed (12), advance booking of a space or permit online (10), free parking time or free period stated (6), business ID (Y-tunnus) displayed (8)
How to read the comparison correctly: Half of the points come from buyer's questions, i.e. things the buyer finds out before deciding. The other half measures how openly the company publishes its prices, terms and contact details. Clear differences in points indicate a genuine difference: one tells you the price immediately, another only after logging in. Close scores should not be read as a ranking order, because every measurement has a margin of variation. The measurement accuracy and the full calculation formula are open in the methodology.
Customer experience is brought into the assessment separately. We also collect customer feedback and customer experiences about companies through separate surveys. The survey results will be added to the overall assessment later.
Parking prices are location-specific: the same operator may charge a multiple of the hourly rate in a city-centre car park compared with an outlying area. For the buyer, what matters is whether the tariff of that particular site is visible online before driving in or only at the pay machine.
The maximum daily charge (for example 30-42 euros per day) matters more than the hourly rate for long-term parkers, but it is not always shown as clearly as the hourly rate.
The monthly price of season and contract parking, location search on a map and a possible free initial period set operators apart even when hourly prices are close to each other.
Comparison guide
What to consider in the comparison
The price of parking is site-specific. The same operator can charge many times the hourly rate in a city-centre car park compared with a site in an outlying area, so there is no company-level price list. What matters is whether the tariff for that particular site is visible online.
The daily maximum charge matters more than the hourly rate for someone parking for a long time. For example, the maximum charge can be around 13-42 euros per day depending on the location, but it is not always shown as clearly as the hourly rate.
Nationwide operators sometimes add a service fee (for example 10 percent of the parking price) which does not show directly in the hourly price of the location.
City-owned parking companies often show prices as a table and keep the business ID (Y-tunnus) visible, whereas large operators emphasise map search and mobile payment.
How Suomen Paras assesses and scores
Every company is measured with the same public formula: half of the points come from buyer's questions and half from basic metrics, which have four pillars: technical quality, transparency, reachability and AI quality score. Ranking cannot be bought, and you can see the origin of each point on the company's profile. Read the full methodology →
Expert tips
Check the price on the venue's own page, not on the front page. The hourly price is often missing from the preview on the front page and city listing, and only appears on the individual hall's page.
If you park all day, compare the maximum daily charge, not the hourly price. The maximum price determines the total for long parking.
For regular parking, look at the monthly price of season or contract parking. It varies, for example, from about 45 euros to over 300 euros per month depending on the site and the city.
Check the payment method in advance. Some sites work only with a specific mobile app, others also accept a payment machine or payment card.
Frequently asked questions
Why do two halls run by the same operator cost different amounts?
Parking prices are set site by site according to location and demand, so a city-centre car park is typically more expensive than one in an outlying area. For this reason, the comparison looks at whether the site-specific tariff is visible online before you drive in.
Is the hourly rate shown online before I drive into the hall?
With most operators, the location's own page shows the hourly price in euros, and many also show the daily maximum charge and the season price. The price is not always visible on the front page, but is found on the page of the individual location.
What does the service fee mean?
Some operators add a separate service fee to the parking price, for example 10 per cent of the amount between certain lower and upper limits. It is not shown in the location's hourly rate, so the total can be higher than the stated tariff.
Can a parking space be reserved in advance?
Some operators offer advance booking or the purchase of a permit online, but most often what is bought online is season or monthly spaces. General advance booking of a single space is not available at all sites.
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