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Our tenant survey will start soon

12.9.2025 12:24

Every year, Heka surveys its residents’ satisfaction with its housing services and resident activities through a tenant survey. We use the results to develop our operations.

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.

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.