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You can now apply for an apartment exchange after six months of residence 

17.12.2025 13:00

Life circumstances or housing needs can change quickly and your current home may no longer be suitable for you. In this event, you can apply to switch from one Heka apartment to another.

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.

Return to the club room

The club room at Palkkatilankatu 1 in Länsi-Pasila was redecorated into a cosy lounge area around seven years ago. After having been closed during the coronavirus pandemic, the room is now back in active use.