Based on 6 student reviews
Student Housing in Helsinki.
6 exchange students told us where they lived in Helsinki, what it cost and what they would do differently.
Where students actually live
Out of the 6 students who reviewed Helsinki, here is how they split across housing types. Private apartment came out on top at 50%.
- Private apartment50%
3 students
- Student residence33%
2 students
- Other17%
1 students
What students really pay
Not enough students have shared their rent for Helsinki yet for a median to mean anything. As soon as three do, the figure appears here.
The areas students chose
The neighbourhoods students named when we asked where they lived in Helsinki:
- Herttoniemi
- Otaniemi
- Pasila
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Helsinki
33% of students in Helsinki stayed in a student residence, which makes it 2 among the options here. Residences usually cost more than a shared flat but come furnished, with bills included and no local guarantor to find. If you are arriving without a contact in Helsinki, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Helsinki
Students have not shared enough rent figures for Helsinki for us to name a floor price yet. What holds everywhere: sharing beats renting alone, one zone out from the centre cuts the bill hard, and a full-semester contract beats month to month.
Erasmus housing in Helsinki
Erasmus and exchange students in Helsinki face the same problem: a lease that has to start and end with the semester, signed from another country, often without a local guarantor. That is why private apartment is the most common answer here rather than a standard rental. The 6 reviews below come from students who did exactly that.
When to start looking
Start looking as soon as your exchange is confirmed. The students who struggled in Helsinki were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
Join the Helsinki group before you search: rooms circulate there before they reach any listing site.
Questions about housing in Helsinki
- How much does student housing cost in Helsinki?
- We do not have enough rent figures from students in Helsinki yet to publish a reliable median. The reviews on this page cover housing type, area and what students thought of their place.
- Where do exchange students live in Helsinki?
- The areas students named most often are Herttoniemi, Otaniemi, Pasila.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Helsinki?
- Private apartment is the most common answer at 50%, out of 6 students who reviewed Helsinki.
- When should I start looking for housing in Helsinki?
- As soon as your exchange is confirmed. Rooms that suit a single semester are the first to go, and arriving without anything booked is the single most common regret in these reviews.
- Are there student residences in Helsinki?
- Yes. 33% of the students who reviewed Helsinki stayed in one. Residences come furnished with bills included, which avoids the local-guarantor problem most exchange students hit.
Where these numbers come from
6 exchange students who lived in Helsinki filled in our review form after their semester. Every figure on this page is computed from their answers. Nothing here is an estimate.
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