Other rentals
Good to know
Rental housing is mainly available on the private housing market. Available housing is advertised online (various rental apartment forums), in newspapers or through agents. Finding housing can be time-consuming as advertisements are often in Finnish.
A minimum rental period is usually 12 months for a private market apartment. This means that you are not allowed to terminate the rental agreement during the first year.
Rental apartments are almost always unfurnished, and in order to rent an apartment a deposit (equivalent to 1-3 months of rent) is usually required. The deposit is given back to you when you leave the apartment, providing that you have paid the rent and kept the apartment in good condition.
We recommend that you always make a written rental contract with the landlord and when renting an apartment from a private person you should not pay rents in advance if you have not seen the apartment first.
Average rental levels in the private market
- 20m²-30m² studio apartment near campuses: minimum 600€/month
- room in a shared apartment: 400-500€/month (private rentals)
- 40m²-50m² two-room-apartment near campuses: 750€-1300€/month
Lyyra Rentals – Housing Portal for Students
Lyyra Rentals is a housing portal where you can search for housing in the private market. On Lyyra Rentals, you can also look for flat mates to share a rental apartment with. Lyyra’s service is free of charge and only requires registering to the service if you wish to place and advertisement. Lyyra (lyyra.fi)
Check also Lyyra's Housing guide for more information and tips on searching an apartment, moving in etc.
Aalto related portals
Aalto Kassi (aalto.kassi.eu) users can offer each other items, favors, rides and housing-and also request all these from other users.
TKY housing market A housing portal of the former student union of Helsinki University of Technology (TKY) (now AYY- Aalto University Student Union).
Forenom – Furnished flats
Forenom (forenom.fi) is a privately owned company which offers furnished flats for either short or long term needs. The rent includes furniture, electricity, water and TV, pillows, blankets (without bed linen) and dishes.
Email: asuntotoimisto [at] forenom [dot] fi
Rental apartment forums and providers, examples;
Oikotie (oikotie.fi) (Oikotie is a large forum where you can leave an announcements for items/apartments to be sold or rented etc. Finnish website)
Etuovi (etuovi.com) (website only in finnish)
Vuokraturva (vuokraturva.fi) (Real estate agency, extensive pages in English)
Vuokraovi (vuokraovi.fi) (Portal for rental apartments. Page can be viewed in Finnish, Swedish and English)
Kimppakämppä.fi (kimppakamppa.fi) (Online portal for announcing available rooms in communes and shared apartments. Page can be viewed only in Finnish)
Jokakoti (jokakoti.fi) (website only in finnish)
VVO (vvo.fi) VVO provides housing services including rental service)
SATO (sato.fi) (SATO corporate investor company, Online apartment search is only in Finnish, application form is found in English)
Habita (habita.fi) (Habita is a privately owned real estate agency. Offers also rental service.)
OPKK (opkk.fi) (Estate agency. Site is mostly in Finnish, contact information available in English)
Tori (tori.fi) (Online market place for all kinds of items, also housing advertisements. Finnish website only).
Kiinteistömaailma (kiinteistomaailma.fi) (Estate agency. Limited English search)
Huoneistokeskus (huoneistokeskus.fi) (Estate agency, search-tool is only in Finnish)
