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Did you receive an SMS notification about a debt? We also send text messages about accrued debt

15.10.2025 13:14

We inform our residents of any rental or other debts accrued also by text message. With the text messages, we aim to reach residents who have accrued rental debt or other debt to Heka more quickly and effectively so that their rent payment can be sorted out. We will continue to contact residents in case of problems with rent payments also by phone, email and letters.

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.

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.