Two new locations to be completed in Verkkosaari – application period starts on 25 February

Applications for the apartments can be sent to the City of Helsinki as of Tuesday 25 February. You can apply for the apartments by submitting an application to the City of Helsinki. If you have a pending housing application, you can add the apartments of the new location to your application by editing the application during the application period. A third of the apartments are reserved as exchange apartments for people already living in a Heka apartment.

Please note that according to a government decision, income limits are in use in Heka tenant selection at the beginning of 2025. The income limits are applied to both new applicants and those changing apartments within Heka.

Pilkkikuja 2 and Verkkosaarenkatu 6 are located in Verkkosaari, Kalasatama. Kalasatama features great connections to other parts of Helsinki. The closest metro station and stop of tram are only short walk away. The area also features excellent pedestrian and cycling connections to the city centre and via a pedestrian and cycling bridge to Mustikkamaa. The comprehensive services of the area are concentrated at shopping centre Redi and Teurastamo. There is a daycare centre, comprehensive school and health centre within walking distance.

Pilkkikuja 2

Pilkkikuja 2 consists of two buildings with a total of 65 apartments. The sizes of apartments vary from 32-square-metre studios to 92-square-metre family homes. The apartments are fully accessible. Each apartment features a glazed balcony or balconette. Each apartment also has a heated storage compartment. The floors of the apartments have been finished with easy-care vinyl planks, and the floors of the bathrooms are ceramic tile. The kitchens feature induction stoves, dishwashers and fridge-freezers. The appliances are white. There are also spaces and connectors reserved for microwave ovens.

The residents’ yard area is located on a sheltered yard deck. The buildings feature plenty of shared facilities for residents, such as a shared sauna, a laundry room with drying rooms, a club room and various storage spaces. The buildings also house two civil defence shelters. Residents’ parking spaces are covered spaces in an unheated parking hall. Each parking space is equipped with a car heating socket. Two of the parking spaces are dimensioned for persons with mobility limitations. Bicycles can be stored in the yard area, storage rooms and parking hall.

Pilkkikuja 2 will be completed in May.

Aparment specific rents of Pilkkikuja 2 (in Finnish)

For more information on the Pilkkikuja 2 and floor plans, please see the location page.

Verkkosaarenkatu 6

Verkkosaarenkatu 6 is located in Verkkosaari, Kalasatama. It has a total of 101 apartments, of which 20 are service housing apartments for people with developmental disabilities. The building has seven floors and two stairwells with lifts. The building and all of the apartments are designed to be fully accessible. Almost all of the apartments have their own glazed balcony or terrace.

The apartments feature light-coloured interiors. The floors of the apartments have been finished with durable and easy-care vinyl planks, and the floors of the bathrooms are ceramic tile. The kitchens feature induction stoves, fridge-freezers, dishwashers and space and connections reserved for microwave ovens. The kitchen appliances are white.

The building features many shared facilities for residents. In addition to the shared saunas and club room on the top floor, the building includes a laundry room with drying rooms and various storage facilities. The building also includes workspaces related to the operation of the service housing apartments.

The estimated completion time for the Verkkosaarenkatu 6 site has changed: the site will be completed in June. Earlier we said that the site would be completed in May. We apologize for the delay.

Apartment specific rents of Verkkosaarenkatu 6

For more information on the Verkkosaarenkatu 6, please see the location page.