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New Heka homes to be completed in Laajasalo in late July – application period starting on 30 April

24.4.2024 09:10

The total number of apartments is 81, ranging from studios to family apartments of nearly a hundred floor square metres.

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.