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7.2 Housing in Vasa
The Student Housing Foundation in Vasa (VOAS)
The Student
g Foundation in Vasa, VOAS,
offers housing for students in Vasa. The rent varies
depending on the type of flat and location. For
more information please visit their website, where
you can also apply for housing.
VOAS
Olympiagatan 3 B, 65100 Vasa
Phone: +358 (0)6 327 6530
e-mail:
Lärkan
Åbo Akademi University has an agreement
with Lärkan to provide a certain number of
apartments or rooms for exchange students.
Lärkan offers student apartments 1.2 km from
the university, close to the railway station and
the city centre. The rent varies between 250? and
400? depending on the type of housing. For more
information, please visit their website, where you
can also fill in a housing application.
Lärkan
Realia Isännöinti Oy
Fredsgatan 16 A, 65100 Vasa
Phone: +358 (0)10 228 8100
e-mail:
7.3 Private Market Flats
If you prefer to rent a flat elsewhere in Åbo or Vasa,
get in touch with any of the housing agencies.
Please note that flats on the private market are
often rented for a minimum of one year and are
rarely furnished.
There are housing agencies that specialise in
serving students, for instance:
Opiskelijoiden Vuokravälitys
in Åbo
Tavastgatan 14, 20500 Åbo
Phone: +358 (0)2 233 8308
e-mail:
You can try
which also has
information in English.
For furnished apartments, have a look at
nd
In addition, you can check the advertisements
in the local newspapers
Turun Sanomat
and
Åbo
Underrättelser
(Åbo) and
Vasabladet
(Vasa) under
vuokrattavana/uthyres,
or you can put your own
request to rent a flat in any of these newspapers.
The Student Union also has a few rental flats in
Åbo mainly for students. Contact them for further
information.
Buying a Flat
A foreigner living in Finland has the right to
buy a flat. The statutes of certain housing
associations may prohibit transfer of its shares to
foreigners. If you encounter any such restrictions,
you can apply for special permission from the
Advisory Committee for Foreigners' Investments
of the Ministry of Trade and Industry. You can also
contact a real estate agent or lawyer to assist you
in such matters.
Foreigners' rights to land and house ownership
are restricted only in exceptional situations.
7.4 Practical Matters Related to Hous-
ing
There are various guides on student housing in
Finland for international students, which might
be helpful even if you do not live in an official
student accommodation. Three guides are listed
here:
F
inland's Student Housing Ltd,
www. opiskelija-
asunnot.fi/en/studenthousing/
Turun Ylioppilaskyläsäätiö,
> Tenant
VOAS
The Starting Package (exchange students only)
TYY, ÅAS and Turku University of Applied
Sciences all provide a starting package service
for exchange students in Åbo. Exchange students
may borrow this package, which contains
household items, after having paid the Student
Union Fee. The package includes a pillow,
blanket, two curtains, a cooking pot, a sharp
cutting knife, a dinner and a soup plate, a glass
and a mug, cooking items (spatula/ladle), a knife,
