when your studies begin.
Everyday life of a student It’s easier to enjoy student life when your dayto-day necessities are in order. This section aims to answer the practical questions about housing, income and health care. Fortunately, there is no need to worry. We students are pretty well taken care of – our student union AYY, the social security institution KELA and the Finnish Student Health Service YTHS, amongst others, are here to help us.
APPLYING FOR AYY’S HOUSING 1. Get to know the housing section on AYY’s website: ayy.fi/asuminen 2. Carefully read through the application
ayy.fi/asuminen/asunnonhakijat/ hakuinfo info:
3. Apply for AYY’s housing through Domo system: domo.ayy.fi English sites are also available, just click the HOUSING
flag icon on the upper left corner.
AYY owns apartments that are rented out to
Questions concerning housing are addressed
students of Aalto University. However, AYY
to AYY’s Housing Office:
does not have adequate housing for all Aalto
Contact
University students, so you should also search
sy-asumisesta
for an apartment through other channels.
Phone number: 050 520 9410
Address: Otakaari 11, 02150 Espoo
First-year students and students
forms:
ayy.fi/fi/asuminen/ky-
moving from outside the metropolitan area have priority in the housing queue. You can
OTHER HOUSING OPTIONS IN THE
apply for housing as soon as you receive the
METROPOLITAN AREA
confirmation of your place of study. A so-called
Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki
freshman point is available for AYY’s shared
Region, HOAS, is the largest student housing
apartment queues. In order to receive the
provider in the metropolitan area: hoas.fi
freshman point, you must apply for housing no
Student nations of the University of Helsinki:
later than in July or December, depending on
osakunta.fi/fi/osakunnat/
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