Welcome to Helas

Helsingin Seudun Asumisoikeusyhdistys (Helas) is a Helsinki metropolitan area-based society (established in 1995) that offers right-of-occupancy housing. Right-of-occupancy housing is a mix between rental and owner-occupied housing. Right-of-occupancy houses are built with state subsidies. Residents of right-of-occupancy apartments pay a right-of-occupancy fee, which is 15 percent of the original purchase price. In addition to that residents pay a monthly management fee, which is comparable to a rent.

Residents are entitled to live in right-of-occupancy apartments for as long as they wish. When they give up an apartment, they are paid back the right-of-occupancy fee that they paid to have the apartment added with a sum calculated according to the construction cost index.

All people aged 18 or older are entitled to apply for right-of-occupancy apartments if they do not own an adequate owner-occupied home in the area and do not have the means to purchase one. The restriction concerning means to purchase owner-occupied housing does not apply to people aged 55 and older.

If you wish to apply for a right-of-occupancy apartment, you need a queue number granted by
The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland >

Application form to apartments owned by Helas is at a moment only in Finnish and Swedish >

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