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Having money trouble? You are not alone – contact us in time to resolve any issues with rent payment 

Changing life situations, unemployment or surprising expenses can lead to financial difficulties. You must, however, pay your rent every month. If you have trouble paying your rent, contact Heka well in advance. Advice and support are available if you have trouble paying your rent.

Heka aims at preventing as many evictions as possible and ensuring that residents do not lose their homes

Heka offers residents who are experiencing difficulties paying their rent several opportunities to manage the situation before the rental debt situation escalates to eviction. Our debt collection process is customer-oriented and flexible. Eviction is always the last-resort option.

Two residential buildings. There is a big colourful mural on one wall of the second residential building.

Heka’s major renovation in communal Kontula completed – residents can look forward to good-as-new homes

The renovation project of nearly 300 apartments in Kontulankaari 11 will be completed in autumn 2024. There is a lot going on in the district of Kontula as it celebrates its 60th birthday.

Three women look at each other and smile outdoors.

Solving problems, managing financial affairs and weeding through legal provisions – property managers know the ins and outs of housing

From the point of view of residents, the work of the property manager often involves resolving issues with housing. In reality, the property manager’s job description is extensive.

Maintenance Master Ville Laamanen is holding the lid of a black mixed waste container open with his left hand and looking inside the container. The background features more black waste containers and a yellow plastic waste container. The picture was taken at a Heka waste collection point.

Office desks, washing machines and televisions – tenants bring unsuitable items to Heka’s waste collection points every week 

Every tenant has influence over the tidiness of the waste collection point of their building and how much Heka has to pay for waste management. A tidy building is also more pleasant to live in.

The picture is taken from the courtyard of Perhekunnantie 10 and shows a yellow and a light-grey house. There is snow in the yard.

A renovated terraced house complex in Hakuninmaa provides a verdant setting for family life  

On 1 March 2024, a sizeable renovation project was completed at a terraced house complex at Perhekunnantie in Hakuninmaa. The renovation project brought the dwellings built in the 1980s and surrounded by a verdant landscape stylishly up to par with today’s standards.

Neighbours Linda Granström and Riina Puotsaari are sitting together on a grey couch. Granström has light-coloured clothes and her hair tied up in a bun. Puotsaari has black clothes and long, brown hair. Both are holding a coffee cup.

Halloween parties and yard work bees –tenant activities bring together neighbours of all ages 

There is an active resident committee operating at Tullivuorentie in Ala-Malmi, holding events at which neighbours can meet each other with a low threshold.

Time for a new electricity contract? 

With energy prices increasing, shopping around for a new electricity contract can save you a pretty penny. Luckily the Energy Authority offers an easy-to-use online tool for comparing the prices of electricity contracts.

Sari Lindfors sits on the couch with Maisa, the dog, in her lap.

A barking dog can put neighbourliness to the test – separation anxiety-ridden dog Aida found a new home next door

Pets are welcome at Heka! Pets and neighbours usually enjoy a problem-free coexistence, and any difficult situations are resolved together. For Aida the dog, the solution was to move next door.

Heka’s Resident of the Year: “This is worry-free living”

Heka’s Resident of the Year was announced on 21 November at the ‘Ilta Hekan kanssa’ (‘Evening with Heka’) event. Anne Vuori has been living at Heka’s Torpparinmäki location for twenty years and would prefer it if tenants did not have to defend their form of housing.