Accommodation

Exchange students either stay in a flat provided by the Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki/Vaasa Region (HOAS/VOAS) or find a place on the private market.

Hanken’s quota of HOAS rooms in Helsinki does not meet the demand in the autumn semester. In the autumn semester about 60% of the exchange students coming to Helsinki get accommodation through HOAS. Hanken gives students from outside Europe priority to the HOAS apartments so if you are a student coming from Europe for the autumn semester, be prepared to find accommodation on the private market. However, we urge all students to apply for HOAS, without an application you cannot get an offer from them.

HOAS in Helsinki
Helsinki Private Market
VOAS in Vaasa
Vaasa private market

HOAS in Helsinki

All information on how to apply for a place and on the various types of housing and locations are found on the Hoas webpage. The locations are normally a bit of a distance from Hanken but always with good public transportation to Hanken/the center. All questions regarding accommodation through HOAS should be dealt with directly with HOAS.

How to apply

You apply for a HOAS room by filling out the electronic application form. Application opens on 1 April (or the Friday before if 1.4 is a Saturday or a Sunday) for the autumn semester and 1 October (or the Friday before if 1.10 is a Saturday or a Sunday) for the spring semester. Although all students cannot get HOAS accommodation we ask all students to apply as soon as possible after it opens. Without an application you cannot get an offer. You can do it before fulfilling your application to Hanken and/or receiving your letter of acceptance.

When will I know if I got a flat?

HOAS will send their room offers in June-July for the autumn semester and in November-December for the spring. If you get an offer from HOAS, take it! You confirm the room by paying the deposit and signing the tenancy agreement by the deadline HOAS will set in the offer.

Tenancy period

The Hoas student tenancy period is fixed, and runs from 1.9-31.12 (autumn semester), 1.1-31.5 (spring semester) or 1.9 -31.5 (full year). The dates of the agreement cannot be changed! Students must pay the rent until the expiring date indicated in the tenancy agreement even if they leave before the end of the semester or academic year. Although the Hoas agreement for students arriving in the autumn semester takes effect from 1.9 you will most probably be able to move in into the apartments during the pickup days in August without paying rent. Note that there are some apartments into which you cannot move in until 1.9. Hoas will inform about these apartments on their web page and directly to the tenant.

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Helsinki Private Market

Start looking as soon as you are accepted
Be prepared to pay rent 500-1000/month
Be prepared to live further away from the center/Hanken
Be careful before you sign any leases to make sure it is not a scam

Websites to check out:

http://www.housinganywhere.com/ Opens in new window (student to student rentals)

https://flatta.fi/ (matching rentals for outgoing and incoming exchange students)

https://www.airbnb.com/ Opens in new window (ask also for monthly deals)

https://www.forenom.com/ Opens in new window (Furnished flats)

https://comodo.fi/en (Furnished flats)

https://nolistudios.com/en (Furnished or semi-furnished flats)

https://devenirhomes.com/ (Furnished rooms in shared flats)

https://www.omenahotels.com/en/ Opens in new window (Furnished hotel rooms, ask for a deal per month)

https://www.vuokraovi.com/?locale=en Opens in new window

https://lumo.fi/en/ Opens in new window

https://www.sato.fi/en Opens in new window

https://asuntohakemus.nal.fi/app/hakemus/aloita/-/set_language/en Opens in new window

https://www.ovenia.fi/en Opens in new window

http://m.anttikorppi.com Opens in new window (privately run student house)

We will also do out best to try to match incoming exchange students and Hanken students going on exchange to rent their rooms/flats to you.

A place for your first days

Book a place to stay before you find/get access to your flat:

http://www.hostelacademica.fi/ Opens in new window

http://www.hostels.com/helsinki/finland Opens in new window

https://www.airbnb.com/ Opens in new window

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VOAS in Vaasa

Complete information about student accommodation, services, flats, locations, and the application form is available on the VOAS website at www.voas.fi Opens in new window . All questions regarding accommodation through VOAS should be dealt with directly with VOAS.

How to apply

Fill out the application form on their web pages AFTER May 1st. Do not apply before May 1st, your application expires in 3 months.

VOAS does not allow students to move in before 1 September unless they pay rent for the whole month of August. You start date is therefore 1.9 and your end date is 31.12. (Hanken's Orientation days in Vaasa will start on 1 September at the earliest). You must book a hostel for the nights in August.

Once VOAS has filed your application for accommodation they will be in contact directly with you and send you an offer. You will be requested to confirm the offer by paying the deposit for the room.

In the past exchange students in Vaasa who have applied for VOAS accommodation have received offers, however we cannot guarantee that you get an offer.

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