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The Heka location at Fallpakantie 5 in Puotila. It is a dark yellow terraced house property.

Lease harmonisation begins at eight Heka locations in eastern Helsinki

26.8.2024 09:23

We will gradually harmonise our tenants’ leases between over the coming years. This will involve updating the content of our lease agreements so that in future all of our tenants are subject to the same terms. The harmonisation will change some of the terms of our tenants’ lease agreements, but will not affect rent. The aim of the harmonisation is to achieve better housing comfort as a result of all tenants being subject to the same agreement terms going forward.

Oulunkylä neighbourhood will have 96 new homes on Käskynhaltijantie in June – applications accepted from 1 April onwards

The housing location at the address Käskynhaltijantie 38 will have 96 new homes ready in June, ranging from studios to four-bedroom family apartments. The application period for the apartments starts on Tuesday 1 April. You can apply for the apartments by submitting an application to the City of Helsinki.

New Heka building to be completed on Maapadontie in Oulunkylä in May – application period for apartments begins on 4 March 2025

May will see the completion of the new Heka location Maapadontie 2 in Oulunkylä. The location has a total of 48 apartments, consisting of studios, one-bedroom apartments and two-bedroom apartments. The application period for the apartments starts on Tuesday 4 April 2025.

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

May and June will see the completion of two new Heka locations in Verkkosaari, Kalasatama: Pilkkikuja 2 and Verkkosaarenkatu 6. Have a look at the new locations and apply for an apartment by submitting an application to the City of Helsinki.lähettämällä hakemus Helsingin kaupungille.

Aimo Park controls parking at Heka buildings – unassigned parking spaces to be controlled, too

Going forward, Aimo Park will be in charge of parking control at all Heka buildings. From February onwards, unassigned parking spaces will also be controlled in all sites.

New Heka location Tahitinkatu 1 in Jätkäsaari to be completed in March– application period to apartments begins on 17 December

The new location Tahitinkatu 1 consists of 76 apartments ranging from studios to four bedroom family homes. The new location will be completed in February 2025, and the application period will start on Tuesday 17 December. You can apply for the apartments by submitting an application to the City of Helsinki.

Income limits will be introduced in Heka tenant selection at the beginning of 2025

Income limits will be introduced in the selection of residents for state-subsidized rental apartments at the beginning of 2025. Income limits apply to both new applicants and tenants changing apartments within Heka.

Application period to apartments at Tongankuja 1 completed in Jätkäsaari in February 2025 to begin on 10 December

The Tongankuja 1 site in Jätkäsaari will feature 52 apartments from studio apartments to three-bedroom family homes close to excellent transport connections. Tongankuja 1 will be completed in late February, and the application period for the homes will start on Tuesday 10 December 2024.

Heka residents mainly satisfied with their homes – overall satisfaction down, however

We surveyed Heka residents’ satisfaction with Heka in September 2024 by sending out a questionnaire. The questionnaire was sent to 20,000 Heka residents. The results will be utilised in developing housing services.

Maria Aspala appointed as the new managing director of Heka

Master of Laws Maria Aspala has been appointed as the new managing director of Heka. Heka’s current managing director Jaana Närö will be retiring on 31 March 2025. Aspala is set to assume the position of managing director on 1 April, but will start her induction to the position on 17 March.

Heka’s average rent will be 35% lower than market rents in Helsinki next year as well

Next year, the average monthly rent of regular apartments owned by Heka will be EUR 14.48 per square metre. Currently, the average rent is EUR 13.76. Heka’s average rent in 2025 will be 5.2% higher than in 2024.