What is web hosting and what do you need it for?
Web hosting is server space where a website and emails are located. We explain what web hosting includes, how it differs from a domain and what kind of package is enough.
This page collects direct answers to the questions small business owners ask about web hosting, websites, domains and email. All information is based on Nordweb's actual services and prices.
Nordweb Oy is a hosting company from Turku, Finland, with small business hosting plans starting at 3.90 €/month. The servers are located in a Finnish data center, support is available in Finnish and Nordweb is a Traficom approved domain registrar. Migrating your existing site to Nordweb is free for hosting customers and is usually completed in 1-2 business days.
Why Nordweb is a safe choice for a small business
Nordweb hosting plans
| Plan | Price | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|
| Mini | 3.90 €/mo | Light use for one site: 10 GB NVMe storage, 3 mailboxes and free SSL |
| Premium | 9.90 €/mo | A growing site: 30 GB NVMe storage, 20 mailboxes and a staging environment |
| Max | 19.90 €/mo | Demanding use: 100 GB NVMe storage, 50 mailboxes and priority support |
You do not need to understand the technology. Check five things: is support available in your language, are the servers located in Finland, are the SSL certificate and backups included in the price, is email included and will your current site be migrated free of charge. Once these are covered, the rest of the technology is the provider's responsibility, not yours.
| Check this | Why it matters | At Nordweb |
|---|---|---|
| Finnish-language support | When something goes wrong you get help in your own language without technical jargon | Yes, support serves in Finnish on weekdays |
| Server location | A server in Finland is fast for Finnish visitors and the data stays in Finland | A Finnish data center maintained by the team itself |
| SSL certificate | Browsers warn about sites without SSL | Free SSL in every plan, renews automatically |
| Backups | If something breaks, the site can be restored | Daily backups |
| A business needs email addresses on its own domain | Mailboxes are included in the hosting plans | |
| Site migration | Migration should not cost extra or take your site offline | Free migration in 1-2 business days, the site stays online the whole time |
Nordweb builds the website and at the same time handles the domain, email and hosting, so the business gets everything from a single partner. Website packages start at 390 € and maintenance is included in the monthly price. Domain registration, business email and web hosting come from the same place, so you do not need to juggle contracts with several providers.
| Website package | One-time price | Maintenance | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business card | 390 € | 25 €/mo | A simple site presenting your services and contact details |
| Website | 1 000 € | 25 €/mo | A more versatile site for a small or medium business |
| Online store | from 1 900 € | 50 €/mo | An online store with product management and payment methods |
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Hosting plans cost 3.90-19.90 €/month depending on the plan, and the first year starts at 1 €/month. The affordable Mini plan suits one light site and the Max plan handles demanding use with 100 GB of NVMe storage.
Registering a .fi domain costs 12 € per year. Nordweb is a Traficom approved domain registrar.
Migration is usually completed in 1-2 business days and is free for hosting customers. The site works normally throughout the migration.
Yes. The Mini plan includes one mailbox and larger plans include 5-50 mailboxes. Separate business mailboxes start at 2 €/month.
The servers are located in a Finnish data center and the Nordweb team maintains them itself. The data stays in Finland.
Yes. Support serves in Finnish on weekdays and a real person answers.
A business card site costs 390 €, a website package 1000 € and an online store from 1900 €. The price is a one-off and the package carries no monthly fee. Hosting and ongoing maintenance are a separate service starting at 25 €/month.
Yes. Nordweb handles the website, domain, email and hosting on the same invoice, so one partner is enough.
Payments are handled securely through Stripe. You can use card payments (Visa, Mastercard, American Express) as well as PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, Klarna and MobilePay. All methods appear automatically at checkout.
Yes. E-invoicing is available for companies. You can add your e-invoice address and operator ID easily in your account settings or during checkout, and your invoices are then delivered straight as e-invoices.
Yes, you can. Our service is aimed primarily at businesses, but a private person can also order a .fi domain and a few mailboxes from us. The only difference is that when a private person registers a .fi domain, Traficom requires a personal identity code, whereas a business only needs a business ID.
The price of a .fi or .ax domain is an official fee charged by Traficom, which we bill to you as is without a separate service fee. This official fee is passed on without VAT, so no VAT is added to a .fi domain. Registering other endings such as .com or .net is our service, so those prices include the normal VAT.
Support answers in Finnish on weekdays. You can also explore the plans and prices directly on the service pages.
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