Electric vehicle charging network

When you use Helen’s electric vehicle charging points, you will be assured that your electric car will get you all the way to your destination. When you register as a customer of Helen’s Lataus, you will have Helen’s network of charging points at your service.

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Helen’s public charging of electric vehicles

Our network of charging points includes more than 300 points, which are either rapid or fast charging points. As a customer of Helen’s Lataus, you will also have access to Virta’s Europe-wide EV charging network.

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Why choose Helen Lataus?

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No monthly fee. You only pay for actual charging events.

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At Helen’s public EV charging points, your vehicle is recharged with clean wind power. 

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You also get free RFID tags for charging.

How to charge with Helen Lataus

Find the nearest available charging point. You can find it on the map view or the mobile app of our partner, Virta.

At the charging point, log in with the RFID tag of Helen Lataus (a card or a key ring) or with the mobile app of our partner, Virta.

Connect the cable and let the battery charge to as full power as you wish.

Stop charging in the same way as you started, i.e. either with the RFID tag of Helen Lataus or with the Virta mobile app.

RFID tags

  • As a customer of Helen Lataus, you will receive two different RFID tags free of charge: a key ring and a card. You can choose which one you want to use for starting the charge.
  • Before you receive the RFID tags, you can start charging with the mobile app of our partner, Virta.

Cost of charging at Helen’s own charging points

  • Helsinki city centre, zone 1: 2 €/h + 0,29 €/kWh. 
  • Helsinki city centre, zone 2: 1 €/h + 0,29 €/kWh.
  • Rest of Helsinki and elsewhere in Finland 0,36 €/kWh. No time charge for the first three hours, after that 1 €/h. No time charge between 9pm and 7am. Charges that begin before 9 pm will be charged on a time-based basis for the duration of the charge.
  • Commuter parking 0,36 €/kWh. No time charge for the first 10h, after that 1€/h.
  • Fast charge 50 kW 0,28 €/min.
  • High power charge max 200 kW 0,45 €/kWh, after 60 minutes an additional 0,20 €/min time charge

The charging points in the Helsinki city centre also apply night tariffs. When charging starts between 9pm and 7am, the price of charging is 0,32 €/kWh without a separate time charge.

You can also charge your electric vehicle at the charging points of our partner, Virta, whose price list is available on the Virta mobile app. 

Because Helen Ltd. is part of the Virta network, EV roaming is available to you as our customer. This means that, in addition to our own charging point network, you can also charge your vehicle with our customer codes (with the RFID tag or by signing into the Virta application) at thousands of charging points across Europe. On the Virta mobile application map, the EV roaming charging points have been marked with a lighting icon (the V icon identifies the charging points in the Virta network). In Finland, EV roaming is available to our customers, for example, at the K-Lataus charging stations. The prices for EV roaming are available on the Virta mobile application in connection to the charging point in question.

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With Helen Lataus, you can charge your electric vehicle at Helen’s charging points. The point may be private, in which case you need to request a permission to use it from the owner of the charging point (e.g. housing company or workplace). The point may also be public, which means that anyone can use it for charging. In addition to Helen’s own public charging network, you can also use the public charging points of our partner, Virta, in Finland and elsewhere in Europe. The nearest public charging point can be found on the map. 

The up-to-date price at each charging point is shown on the Virta mobile app. Helen’s general pricing principles for public charging are also available on this page under “Cost of charging at Helen’s own charging points”.

Start charging by showing your RFID tag to the reader of the charging point or activate charging to start with the Virta mobile app.

The RFID tag is an item used for logging in at the charging point in order to start charging. As a customer of Helen Lataus, you get two RFID tags free of charge: a key ring and a card. You can choose which one to use, or you can alternate their use.

You can request your own RFID tag during registration or at a later date via the customer pages. There are two different types of tags: one that looks like a credit card, as well as a key ring, and you will automatically receive both of these when you request a tag. You can decide which one to use (or you can alternate their use). The first RFID tags are free of charge to the customer. If you need to request a new RFID tag, we will charge €10 for it.

There is no monthly fee in the service. 

The charging event is paid with the payment card added to the service. The charging events that have taken place during the course of a month are charged once a month.

First, make sure that the charging cable is connected correctly and pushed all the way in. If charging still won’t start, try restarting the charging event with the RFID tag or Virta app.

No, at Helen’s charging points charging can be started with the Virta mobile app or with the RFID tag. The Virta app is available at App Store or Google Play Store.

Helen’s charging points are part of the charging network of our partner, Virta. All of the charging points in this network are shown on the map view. Charging points are also shown on the Virta mobile app. Helen’s charging points have their own distinctive graphic design that sets them apart from others.

You can reset your password from the login view of the customer pages or on the Virta mobile app.

You can update your payment card details through the customer pages. In order to add a new payment card, you must first remove the old card.

We recommend that your register in the service to gain a better customer experience and to benefit from more favourable prices. However, you can also start charging without registering by entering your payment card and the identification number of the charging point you are using on the one-off payment site. Please note that non-registered users pay a higher charging fee.

First, register as a customer of Helen Lataus on the customer page. After that, your housing company will grant you access to use the charging points.

First, register as a customer of Helen Lataus on the customer page. After that, your employer will grant you access to use the charging points.

Because Helen Ltd. is part of the Virta network, EV roaming is available to you as our customer. This means that, in addition to our own charging point network, you can also charge your vehicle with our customer codes (with the RFID tag or by signing into the Virta application) at thousands of charging points across Europe. On the Virta mobile application map, the EV roaming charging points have been marked with a lighting icon (the V icon identifies the charging points in the Virta network). In Finland, EV roaming is available to our customers, for example, at the K-Lataus charging stations. The prices for EV roaming are available on the Virta mobile application in connection to the charging point in question.