Accommodation

Accommodation in Turku

The Student Village Foundation in Turku (TYS) provides accommodation for degree and exchange students. TYS has quotas for exchange students but degree students automatically get accommodation. You can apply for student accommodation online three months before arrival. The lease is made for a minimum period of five months.

Degree Students

Degree students can apply for housing in any location but note that there are only furnished apartments in Ispuri and Pilvilinna.

Exchange Students

Exchange students can apply for housing in two locations:

The Student Village, situated about 1,5 km from the City Centre, offers
- studio apartments in which you have your own room and bathroom but share a kitchen with eleven other tenants
- shared apartments in which you have your own room but share kitchen and bathroom with two other persons.
In Iltakajo/Krööpilänkatu 4, in Varissuo, about 5 km from the City Centre, there are shared apartments for two or three persons.

Since only part of the exchange students get student accommodation in Turku the rest will have to find private accommodation. The International Coordinator will inform you about alternative ways of finding accommodation.

Accommodation in Vaasa

In Vaasa student housing is provided by the Student Housing Foundation VOAS and by the foundation Lärkan.

VOAS

VOAS apartments can be booked on-line at https://www.voas.fi/ where you will find more information.

The apartments are situated in different locations around the town of Vaasa. Linna and Ahvenranta are located in Brändö (Palosaari in Finnish) close to the campus area.
Olympia is located in Vöråstan (Vöyrinkaupunki in Finnish) in the city centre. The student house Suviboxi is situated in Sunnanvik (Suvilahti in Finnish) about 2,5 km from the hospital and 3,5 km from the city centre. There are good bus connections from Suviboxi to the Central Hospital.

If you want a furnished apartment please write "Furnished apartment" in the field other wishes. Box apartments are shared by 2 or 3 students. Each student has his/her own room but share kitchen and bathroom. If two (three) of you want to share an apartment you can apply for common accommodation. See the instructions on the application form.

Please note that you need to rent the apartment from 1 August (or 1 September) to the 31 December for the autumn semester and from 1 January to May 31 for the spring semester. The apartment is available from the starting date. You pay rent for the full month even if you move out earlier.

Lärkan

Lärkan apartments can be booked on-line at http://studiebostader.fi where you will find more information. The foundation owns two houses in Vöyrinkatu 4 and 6. The buildings are located near all services and educational institutions.

There is a shortage of apartments in Vaasa so please make your reservations early.

Accommodation in Raseborg

Student accommodation

Novia UAS does not offer student accommodation. Students are expected to arrange their own living before their arrival in Finland/or place of study. Apply for student living as soon as possible after receiving your decision on student admission to ensure that you have a place to stay. An useful site to find apartments is for instance on Facebook "Raseborgs bostadsmarknad".