Housing instructions
Why should you fill in an apartment card when moving in? Can I paint the walls of my apartment? Where should I advise my friend to park their car?
On the Instructions page, we have compiled information, instructions and tips for applying for and living in Soihtu’s housing location. See also our FAQ page for frequently asked questions.
Tenancy agreement
Authorizing, authorization letter
We don’t give our customers’ information to other people than the customers themselves to protect the customer’s privacy protection. You can authorize someone to handle issues regarding your housing by delivering us an authorization...
Difficulties with rent payment
Here you can find information about how Soihtu is processing with unpaid rents. It usually is a process during which we try to reach the tenant repeatedly providing opportunities and advice to solve the situation. Our rent secretaries and tenant...
Moving your tenancy right
In accordance with the decision of The Student Union Board (24.2.2022), the moving of the tenancy right is not in use anymore. Tenants who have transferred their tenancy right earlier are processing according to the previous operating model...
Pets in the apartments of Soihtu
Pets are allowed in all other apartments in Soihtu, except furnished apartments and the building B in Soihtu Vehkakuja. In shared apartments, keeping pets must always be negotiated with the other tenants. See also Terms of...
Processing of personal data, privacy protection
Soihtu’s housing and rental services require processing of personal data. Personal data is used for instance to manage the customer relationship. We especially take notice to the protection of a customer’s privacy and personal data, and we...
Rent
As a tenant of Soihtu your rent includes electricity, water, Soihtu’s broadband connection, use of laundry rooms, common sauna turns and use of the studying spaces and the gym in Rentukka building. NB: The rent for Soihtu Korttelikylä (address...
Right of Residence
Apartments of Soihtu are primarily meant for students. Some of our residential properties are government-subsidized rental apartments (so-called ARA apartments), whose tenant selection follows the ARA's tenant selection guidelines (based on the...
Signing the tenancy agreement
The tenancy agreement is signed after you have accepted the offer. We will send you a link via email so that you can sign the tenancy agreement electronically using your online banking credentials. If you don’t have a Finnish identity number...
Subleasing
If you want, you can sublease a part of your apartment for someone else to use. For example, if you live in a two-room apartment, you can rent the other room for someone else. The sublease agreement is done between the main tenant and the subtenant,...
Temporarily assigning an apartment to someone else
You can temporarily assign your apartment to another person for a fixed period of up to 24 months, if you are staying in another city/country due to studies, work, illness or other similar reason. Sign a written agreement with the person you are...
Tenancy agreement of an estate of a deceased person
After a tenant has passed away, the lease is the estate’s responsibility. The estate can continue the lease if it concerns an apartment that isn’t meant for students only or give notice to end the lease. The notice must be given in...
Termination of the tenancy agreement
The notice period for an agreement valid until further notice is one calendar month which means that the agreement ends on the last day of the following month. So, if you give notice to end your tenancy for instance during March – any day – your...