Housing types in Vantaa

The City of Vantaa aims to ensure that every resident finds a home that meets their needs and is within their financial reach. The housing options range from urban blocks of flats to single-family homes in verdant areas.

Vantaa has a diverse housing stock. We offer both rented accommodation, as well as owner-occupied and right-of-occupancy housing. More than half of the housing units in Vantaa are located in apartment buildings, the rest in one-family houses or terraced houses.

The City of Vantaa's Housing Advice offers all residents free-of-charge support and advice in various problems related to housing.

Housing advice Housing advisors can help you, among other things, to apply for allowances and benefits related to housing, to search for a new housing unit, to solve housing-related financial problems, or if you are in danger of being evicted.

Rented Accommodation

Vantaa offers both non-subsidized and state-subsidized rental apartments. State-subsidized rental apartments are reasonably-priced rental apartments, built with state support, and lessees for them are selected on the basis of housing needs, wealth, and income. There are no wealth or income limits for non-subsidized rental apartments. Rental apartments are provided by non-profit organizations, public bodies, corporations, and private landlords.

The City of Vantaa's Rental Housing

The City of Vantaa rental housing company VAV Asunnot Oy owns approximately 11 000 rental apartments. One in four Vantaa residents lives in a rental apartment, and one in ten Vantaa residents rents an apartment from VAV.

VAV Asunnot Oy The rental apartments of the City of Vantaa are owned by VAV Asunnot Oy. You can find the housing application and application instructions on VAV’s website.

Before applying for an apartment, think about your income and expenses. Apply for rental apartments that fit your budget. State-subsidized rental housing is intended especially for low-income people and those in urgent need of housing, and a default entry is not an obstacle to obtaining an apartment.

Apply for a rental apartment directly on the lessor’s own application form. When you are applying for a state-subsidized rental apartment, write only the necessary and important wishes for the application, as too precise criteria will limit your ability to receive a housing offer. Justify your wishes and describe your need for housing clearly.

Apply for housing in as many places as possible. 

The selections of lessees are made on the basis of applications; the apartments are not distributed according to the queue principle. The applicant’s need for housing, wealth, and income constitute the grounds for the selection of tenants. The homeless and others with urgent need for housing, the most disadvantaged, and the most low-income applicants are prioritized. 

The income of the applicant for a state-subsidized rental apartment must not exceed the income and wealth limits.

You can file a complaint about resident selection in case the resident selection applies to a state-subsidized rental apartment situated in Vantaa. You can file a complaint with the city about faults and negligence when selecting residents.

A complaint, however, is never a means of appeal targeted at the decision. The City of Vantaa cannot change or cancel already made resident selection decisions based on a complaint. Instead, the City of Vantaa can notify of potential faulty procedure and, when required, give administrative instructions to the subject of the complaint. Regulations for administrative complaints, decreed in the Administrative Procedure Act (434/2003), are applied to complaints.

For more information on filing a complaint, contact housing specialist Elina Taipale (tel. 040 627 6765, email aravalvonta@vantaa.fi).

If the complaint applies to resident selection concerning housing services arranged by the Wellbeing services county (housing for special groups), address your complaint to the Wellbeing services county of Vantaa and Kerava.

Housing for special groups

Many special groups—such as the elderly, the disabled, the homeless, and those recovering from mental-health or substance-abuse problems— often need, in addition to housing, support and services for coping with everyday life.

Vantaa and Kerava wellbeing services county’s housing services for special groups

The Vantaa and Kerava wellbeing services county offers different options for housing for special groups, ranging from temporary housing solutions to permanent and service housing with intensified support. 

Wellbeing services county of Vantaa and Kerava

Right-of-occupancy apartments

A right-of-occupancy apartment is a mix between an owner-occupied apartment and a rental apartment. All persons aged 18 or over may apply for a right-of-occupancy apartment. Wealth limits do not apply to applicants aged 55 or over.

To receive a right-of-occupancy apartment, you must pay a right-of-occupancy fee. In addition, the resident pays a monthly occupancy fee comparable to rent.

The right-of-occupancy apartment will remain the resident's as long as they wish. Upon leaving the house, the right-of-occupancy fee will be returned. A right-of-occupancy apartment cannot be redeemed.

Get your serial number

In order to apply for right-of-occupancy housing, you need a valid serial number, granted by Asumisen rahoittamis- ja kehittämiskeskus (ARA). On September 1, 2023, tenant selection for right-of-occupancy housing adopted temporary serial numbers and a national queue system. Your serial number will be valid for two years, and you can apply for right-of-occupancy housing all over Finland. Instructions for applying for the serial number are available on ARA's website.

Serial numbers granted by municipalities were valid until December 12, 2023, after which they cannot be used for applying for housing. You must apply ARA for a new serial number.

Apply for right-of-occupancy housing

When you have a serial number, you can apply for a right-of-occupancy housing unit. The right-of-occupancy housing community owning the housing units approves of the tenants. Apply the right-of-occupancy housing community directly for a housing unit.

Single-family homes

All the major regions of Vantaa offer great opportunities for living in a single-family home.

The city enables the building of single-family homes by providing builders with plots in various districts. In addition, private landowners sell and lease land for the construction of single-family houses.

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