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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 2024 and 2026. 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.

Illustration of Maununnevantie 3

Heka to have 127 new homes in Maununneva in December – application starts on 3 October 2023

The housing location Maununnevantie 3 has 127 homes from studios to five-room family housing.

The application period for Postiljooninkatu 2, to be completed in Postipuisto in December, begins on 12.9.

A new location will be completed at Postiljooninkatu 2 in the new residential area of Postipuisto being constructed in Pohjois-Pasila. The location will have 178 apartments ranging from studio apartments to five-room family apartments.

Welcome to our new website!

Hekaoy.fi, Heka’s website, has been renewed both in appearance and content. Even after the renewal, you can easily find on our website information about Heka and our housing, as well as housing services.

Changes to housing applications – For example the levels of urgency of tenant selection criteria will change 

City of Helsinki makes tenant selections for Heka´s apartments. The levels of urgency used in the selection of tenants for rental housing will change on Wednesday 6 September 2023.

Heka regional offices closing on 1 September 2023 – Centralised customer service provided at Viipurinkatu 2

From 1 September 2023 onwards, Heka’s customer service operations will be carried out under one roof in Alppila, at the address Viipurinkatu 2. In the future, customers can contact Heka, including our property managers, via our joint customer service.

Significantly higher rent increases coming in 2024

The general rise of costs is putting Heka under pressure to increase its rents next year. As a result of the increase in loan interest expenses and other costs, Heka’s 2024 rent increases will be significantly higher than up until now. It is likely that Heka is going to have to increase its rents by more than 10 per cent.

Proposed 2024 rent rates submitted to housing committees for comments – Heka Board to confirm rates in October

In May, we informed our residents that, as a result of the considerable increase in costs, the rent increases for 2024 will be significantly higher than up until now. The draft budget for next year has now been completed and the future rent level pursuant to it is known.

New Heka building close to completion in Tapanila – application period for apartments at Smoltinkaari 6 begins on 10 August

Fifty-three new Heka apartments will be completed in Tapanila in November. Smoltinkaari 6 has studio apartments as well as two-room, three-room and four-room homes.

141 new Heka apartments to be completed in Käpylä – application period starting on 18 July

October will see the completion of a new Heka location, Koskelantie 66, in Käpylä. The application period for the location’s apartments starts on 18 July 2023.

Can you recognise an online scam? Scam messages can be very devious

The numbers of different scam and phishing messages going around are constantly increasing. Many scam messages are sent in the name of a public authority, a bank or the Finnish postal service Posti, for example.