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Opening hours of the customer services in December-January

The Heka Board approved the rents for 2024

The Heka Board approved the rents for 2024 on 8 December 2023. New rents enter into effect as of 1 January 2024. Heka redid the rent determination for 2024 after the Helsinki City Board decided to support Heka with 17 million euros in 2024. Next year, the average monthly rent of the regular apartments owned by Heka will be EUR 13.66 per square metre. Currently, the average rent is EUR 12.60.

Read Hima-magazine articles in English

The last Hima resident magazine of the year will be distributed to Heka homes soon. We have published four articles from the magazine in English on our website. Below, you’ll find links to the English-language online articles.

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.

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.

Heka’s rent determination for 2024 to be redone

On 27 November 2023, the Helsinki City Board decided to grant support to Heka and Haso to curb the increase in rent and maintenance charges in 2024. Heka’s share of the total capitalisation of EUR 20 million is EUR 17 million. The impact of the capitalisation on Heka’s average rent will be EUR 0.45/m2/month.

City of Helsinki’s possible support for Heka residents to be confirmed in November 

Exceptions in the opening hours of the customer service in November

Warning about scam messages

Scam text messages has been sent to some of our residents. Some of the text messages aim to direct the rent payment to a scam bank account. Heka never sends rent payment information by text message. You can always check the details and status of your rent payments on the Resident Portal or by contacting our customer service.