Furnished apartments

We provide furnished apartments for temporary accommodation needs. Furnished apartments are located in Vaahterakuja 5 (Peltolammi area) and Ritakatu 13 E-J (Ruotula). You can find the layout and other photos of the apartments from our apartment search.

All our furnished apartments are shared. These are particularly suited for people who will stay in Finland for 6 months or less. If you need housing in Finland for a longer period, you can submit an application for POAS but you are not applicable for the furnished apartments.

Rent

You can see the rent of shared apartments in the apartment search. The rent includes water, electricity and Internet. In addition, there is a fee of 15,00€/month for furnishings. This fee is added to the basic rent shown in the search page, and it includes the use of following items in the apartment:

In the bedroom:

• Bed and mattress
• Desk and chair
• Shelf and drawers
• Ceiling lamp
• Waste bin

In the kitchen (shared):

• Microwave
• Water kettle
• Coffee machine
• Dining table and chairs

In the common area of the apartment (shared):

• Iron and ironing board
• Vacuum cleaner and cleaning equipment

Applying for housing

Shared apartments are applied similarly than all POAS apartments, by filling out the application form on our website. When applying for an apartment, please indicate the following in your application:

• The apartment type should be chosen as ”Room in a shared apartment” (Soluhuone) when filling in the application. This ensures that we will consider your application when making the tenant selection for the furnished apartments.
• Name of the educational institute in Finland where your exchange will take place, and the duration of the exchange.
• If you have received a letter of acceptance from the educational institute, please attach it to your application.
• If you are applying with a friend (or friends), all applicants must submit their own applications. You can specify with whom you are applying in the section “Further information”.

Lease term

Furnished apartments always come with a fixed-term lease. Due to the temporary nature of the lease, the rental agreement cannot be terminated without reason specified in the Finnish legislation (the Act on Renting an Apartment). The fixed-term lease period will last at least 3 months.

Keys

The keys are usually picked up from our office located in Sorsapuisto 1, 33500 Tampere. We also provide the opportunity to pick the keys up from a locker, if you wish to get the keys outside our service hours. This has to be agreed beforehand with our customer service. Please see more information about picking up the keys: poas.fi/en/keys/

NOTE! If your tutor collects the keys, they must present a written authorization form showing that they are acting on your behalf.