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Accommodation for Degree Students

There are two main ways to find accommodation in the Helsinki area: private markets and foundations. As the housing situation in the Helsinki region is difficult, students are strongly advised to apply for accommodation to either foundations or private markets as early as possible. Normally this means immediately after receiving an acceptance letter from EVTEK.

The Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region, HOAS

Degree students can apply for student housing at HOAS, the Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region. HOAS was founded in 1969. The student unions of the University of Helsinki, Helsinki University of Technology and Helsinki School of Econo­mics and Business Administration together with 19 other student unions are involved in the administration. At the moment, HOAS has about 7 000 apartments that are located in the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa and Espoo. HOAS builds and owns apartment houses; it rents flats for stu­dents and deals with all matters that may arise within the tenancy period. There are currently about 14 000 HOAS tenants. HOAS offers rooms and apartments for shorter periods as well. The Guest Room Ser­vices operate this service. For further information, contact HOAS. An application for a HOAS room can be filled in on the Internet.

HOAS
Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 29
00101 HELSINKI
Email: vuokrausneuvonta(at)hoas.fi
Tel: +35 9 549 900
Fax:+358 9 5499 0345
www.hoas.fi

Private markets

More information on apartments for rent in the private sector is available in the main newspapers and on the Internet. The main newspaper in the Helsinki region is the Helsingin Sanomat, (www.hs.fi ). Many estate agencies in the Helsinki metropolitan area use the website www.etuovi.com  to release information about the vacant apartments that are rented out through them.

Accommodation for Exchange and Double-Degree students

Exchange and double-degree students are not able to apply accommodation directly from HOAS. More information about accommodation for the incoming exchange and double-degree students through Erasmus, Nordplus or bilateral student exchange programmes can be found in EVTEK website .

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