Kuopas – Student apartments in Kuopio, Finland Kuopas (Kuopio Student Housing Company) builds and maintains student housing in Kuopio. Around 3000 students live in Kuopas housing already – join the community! Kuopas will provide you with a home during your […]

There might be problems of heat and warm water delivery due to repair work in the Haapaniemi area. Affects to Lehtoniemenkatu 7 location. More information can be asked from Kuopion Energia Oy.

PlanBil Oy offers Kuopas’ tenants one hour of free driving time to a shared electric car for new users. Register at www.planbil.com and use the code “KUOPAS” to get the offer. Kuopas currently has one shared electric car in use […]

Kuopas’ office is closed on Christmast Eve, December 24, 2021 and also on 6.1.2022. Otherwise we will serve normally. Merry Christmas!

The rent in Kuopas Student Housing Company (Kuopion Opiskelija-asunnot Oy) apartments will not increase in 2022. The last time the rent did increase was 2019. If you have got instructions on how to pay the rent during 2019-2021, you can […]

Kuopas’ office is closed on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Otherwise we will serve normally. Have a nice autumn!

The Apartment gallery contains pictures of our tenants’ decorated apartments. The pictures are divided in folders by city disctrict and address. You can also just open all pictures if you want. You can find pictures and floorplans of all our […]

The apartment availability update reviews the current situation of Kuopas’ available apartments. We also specify the application situation of studio apartments in different areas of the city. Other apartment types are listed with the current availability situations. Be sure to […]

Would you like to show your beautifully decorated apartment to others? Would you like to win 50 euros gift card to S group stores? We would like to share cool Kuopas homes in social media and for that we would need […]

Kuopas’ office is closed 25.-27.6.2021. We wish everyone a happy midsummer.

We have to suspend the supply of district heating 20.05.2021 08.00. During the interruption, the heating and hot water will be switched off. The interruption is expected to end on 21.05.2021 03.00. Reason for interruption: District heating installation work. More […]

Movie nights, cooking or maybe just relaxing together? Living with a flatmate can bring lots of fun moments and nice memories. What kind of activities have you and your flatmate done? Tell us and you can win a staggering prices […]

Due to constant problems in the car, the electric car service is out of use for a while. We are currently looking for a new electric car service solution.

Kuopas will have 184 new studios in Puijonlaakso during Spring 2021 – Apply now Ahkiotie 8 has 79 new studios, built in Puijonlaakso area just next to Kuopio campus area. First tenants will move in on 1.3.2021. Spring is a […]

You can get the keys from the Kuopas office (at Torikatu 15, 70110 KUOPIO) beginning from the first day of your rent agreement. If the 1st day of the month is on a weekend or a holiday and our office […]

Kuopas office is closed on Wednesday 9th March, 2022 due to an illness. Our telephone service is open at 12-15. We serve key collectors from our office’s backyard entrance at 12-15. Otherwise we will serve normally.

Kuopas will have 184 new studios in Puijonlaakso during Spring 2021 – Apply now Taivaanpankko is our newest location with 105 new studios, built in Puijonlaakso area just next to Kuopio campus area. First tenants will move in on 1.3.2021. […]

Kuopas has a new apartment search function! From the new apartment search you can see our apartment’s information. Also, for the first time you can see all our available and soon available apartments online. Add apartments to your apartment shopping […]

Here you can find your building’s safety plan (FIN), storage locations, laundry locations, sauna locations, parking slot map and energy certificate. You can reserve laundry machines from an online reservation service. We will send you a link to the system […]

We only have key collection service at office. Please take care of other things by email/phone. Starting 1.10.2020 we will serve one customer at the time on the second floor. The entrance is from the main door and queuing takes […]

Kuopas launches a shared electric car as a service to its tenants with PlanBil Oy. You can rent and use the shared electric car from app.planbil.com. You will need to send your tenancy agreement with Kuopas and a proof of […]

Shared electric car for Kuopas’ tenants – Rent it! NOTE! PlanBil Oy has ceased its operations, which is why Kuopas’ shared car is out of use, at least for the time being. We are investigating the possibilities for the continuation […]

Kuopas’ office is temporarily closed, and we will serve our customers by using electric channels and phone. Key service is still available in our office normally, use the door and the doorbell in the inner ward. Key service is open […]

Kuopas customer service will normally be available from 3.8.2020. Would you pay attention to these things: kindly do not come to the office if you suspect that you have been infected, if you have flu symptoms or if you have […]

Dear tenant, Key service is still available in our office normally, use the door and the doorbell in the inner ward. The key can be picked up on 1st July 2020 from 8.00 to 15.30 and on other weekdays (Mon […]

Unfortunately, the apartments warm up during the summer, and Kuopas does not have cooling air conditioning. You can lower the temperature yourself: We recommend to forget airing if the air outdoors is hotter than your indoor air, the airing may […]

Kuopas’ office is closed 19.-21.6.2020. Otherwise we are open normally considering the current situation. Read the current opening hours in the release: https://www.kuopas.fi/en/office-is-temporarily-closed/ We wish everyone a happy midsummer.

Do you have Kuopios or maybe whole Finland’s prettiest student home? Finland’s prettiest student home competition will be held 20th may to 3rd June 2020. You have a chance to win amazing prizes. In the local competition, the pictures will […]

Kuopas’ office is closed 21.5.2020. Otherwise we are open normally considering the current situation. Read the current opening hours in the release: https://www.kuopas.fi/en/office-is-temporarily-closed/    

Kuopas’ office and phone service are closed on February 24, 2022 due to the staff training day. Otherwise we will serve normally.

Possible water quality disturbances in Puijonlaakso may occur due to the renovation of the main water pipeline in week 15. Due to the renovation, Kuopion Vesi will close part of the main water supply network on Tuesday 12th April, 2022, […]

Kuopas’ office is closed 1.-3.5.2020. See here for a schedule of May Day’s exceptional key handover: https://www.kuopas.fi/en/key-pick-up-1-5-2020/ Otherwise we are open normally considering the current situation. Read the current opening hours in the release: https://www.kuopas.fi/en/office-is-temporarily-closed/ We wish everyone a happy […]

Jätekukko informs about possible delays in the emptying of waste bins. Emptying of mixed waste has been prioritized in waste transport. Tenants should sort their waste carefully and pack it tightly so that less waste accumulates. Taking waste into full […]

Are you interested in environmental themes or ecology? Join Kuopas’ and Kuopion Energia’s campaign to tell more about the themes that are important to you. We are looking for a total of five (5) Kuopas’ tenants to join the marketing […]

Welcome to read Kuopas’ apartment availability update for May 2023!   The apartment availability update reviews the current situation of Kuopas’ available apartments. Take also a look at the few interesting options we chose from our available apartments below! You […]

It’s time to vote for the best patch design! The patch contest has endes and the winner is number 6. Thank you for all participants and voters! We received gorgeous designs for Kuopas’ new patch and now is the time […]

PlanBil, which provided a shared car service to Kuopas, will cease its operations Kuopas has had electronic shared car in use for tenants. The service has been provided by PlanBil Oy. However, we have been informed that PlanBil will cease […]

Kuopas – Student apartments in Kuopio, Finland Kuopas (Kuopio Student Housing Company) builds and maintains student housing in Kuopio. Around 3000 students live in Kuopas housing already – join the community! Kuopas will provide you with a home during your […]

Kuopas’ office and phone service are closed on May Day (1st May), on Tuesday 9th May, and on Ascension Day 18th May, 2023. Otherwise we serve normally. If your tenancy agreement is starting on first of May, a free key […]

Kuopas’ office and phone service are closed on Good Friday, 7th April, 2023 and on Easter Day, 10th April, 2023. Otherwise we will serve normally. Happy Easter!

The strike in the facility services sector has started today, Thursday, 23rd March and it will last until tomorrow, Friday 24th March. ISS Palvelut, which participates in the strike, is responsible for keeping the yard areas of Kuopas properties clean […]

DNA will perform a maintenance for Internet connections on Pyöräkatu 7, 9, and 11, and also on Niiralankatu 23. The maintenance work will be performed on 5th April, 2023 between 12:00 am and 06:00 am. Duration is approximately 5 minutes. […]

Welcome to read Kuopas’ apartment availability update for March 2023!   The apartment availability update reviews the current situation of Kuopas’ available apartments. Take also a look at the few interesting options we chose from our available apartments below! You […]

Now you have the change to create the very first overall patch for Kuopas! So unleash your creativity and send us your patch design. You can win a gift card! The patch should somehow mention Kuopas – otherwise the style […]

Scam text messages have been sent to several Finns regarding unpaid rents. The purpose is to get the message recipient to pay the rent to the wrong account. Nothing should be paid to the account number mentioned in the message. […]

We have added gyms (kuntoilutila) to few of our locations. According to our tenant surveys, exercise facilities are the most desired common areas, which is why we wanted to respond to our tenants’ wishes. Gyms have been added to those […]

Kuopas will have 52 new studios in Kuopio city centre in June – Apply now! Kuopas’ new studio property, Minna Canthin katu 27, will be built in June. It is the last of Kuopas’ four new studio properties in Kuopio. […]

The electricity may break during this winter Short regional power cuts can be expected during the winter due to a possible nationwide power shortages. An electricity shortage occurs when electricity production and imports are not enough to cover electricity consumption. […]

The electricity provider Väre urges to avoid unnecessary consumption of electricity between Wednesday, 30th November to Friday 2nd December, or to postpone consumption to other days. Daily peak hours are between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Väre’s announcement mentions that […]

Kuopas’ office and phone service are closed in December on the following dates: Independence Day 6th December, 2022 Tuesday 13th December, 2022 Boxing Day 26th December, 2022 Epiphany 6th January, 2023 Otherwise we serve normally. Kuopas’ staff wishes everyone happy […]

Kuopas’ office and phone service are closed on Thursday, 24th November, 2022. Otherwise we will serve normally.

We would like to share Kuopas homes in social media and for that we would need pictures from you. So send us a 2-4 pictures of your Kuopas apartment by e-mail to customerservice@kuopas.fi and you will be entered into a […]

The rent in Kuopio Student Housing Company (Kuopion Opiskelija-asunnot Oy) apartments will not increase for 2023. You can continue to pay with the same rent payment informations. The bank account number and reference number will remain the same.

Welcome to read Kuopas’ apartment availability update for October 2022! The apartment availability update reviews the current situation of Kuopas’ available apartments. We specify the applying situation of studio apartments, and the other apartment types are listed with the current […]

The present week 41 is the Energy Saving Week, and therefore a challenge campaign is running on Kuopas’ Instagram (@kuopas_oy). You can win gift cards for the S-Group. The price and availability of electricity affects everyone of us this winter, […]

Many students will be moving in at this time of the year. While moving in, please note that leaving furniture and household appliances in the waste containers is forbidden. Delivering furnitures and household appliances to a landfill increases the property […]

Removal of Japanese roses will begin in the yard areas of Kuopas’ properties this week (week 26). Removal of roses does not cause any action by tenants. Kuopas will make separate notices in case tenants are asked to take action […]

Kuopas’ office is closed from 24th to 26th June, 2022. We wish everyone a happy midsummer!

Kuopas’ office and phone service are closed on Ascension Day, 26th May, 2022. Otherwise we will serve normally.

Kuopas’ office is closed on Good Friday, 15th April, 2022 and on Easter Day, 18th April, 2022. Otherwise we will serve normally. Happy Easter!

Finland’s Prettiest Student Home 2020 Competition Finnish student housing organisations are organising Finland’s Prettiest Student Home 2020 competition. You have an opportunity to showcase how cozy and beautiful a student home can be. Show us your home through pictures and […]

Dear tenant, The first day of the month is a public holiday before the weekend, we will exceptionally arrange a free key collection for all movers on Friday, May 1, 2020 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Otherwise, the key […]

Introduction Our own maintenance or our associate oversee the property’s upkeep. The maintenance work includes general property care tasks, such as the maintenance of electricity, heating and plumbing, cleaning, heating of the sauna and lawn care as well as changing […]

Hot water will be turned off 25.10.2018 8:00 am till 4pm. The heating and hot water will be unavailable for that time period. We apologize for the disturbance !

Kuopas office opening hours is on Tuesday 16th October 2018 from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m.

Kuopas is a nonprofit company owned by the City of Kuopio. Our task is to manage student housing in Kuopio. Kuopas’ apartments are designed for students and our apartments are situated in good locations near educational institutes. Free Internet connection, […]

Hot water will be turned off between 20.9.2018 8:00 and 21.9.2018 2:00. The heating and hot water will be unavailable for that time period. The reason for the stop is installation work in the piping system..

There is a electricity break in Taivaanpankontie today 3.10.2018 at 12-16. We apologize for the disturbance !

Starting on this week tenants can use laundry rooms also on Sundays. Please, notice that you can book 2 turns/days.

You can send anonymous feedback to Kuopas with this form. Please do not use this form for sending Fault reports or disturbance notifications.

Kuopas has three special saunas which are rented to groups of up to 20 people. You can rent the sauna for one night starting from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The bill for the sauna is sent one week in […]

Do you have a question? The easiest way to get an answer is to read our guides: Applying Quick guide Moving in Quick guide Moving out Quick guide Tenant’s guide Fault reports must always be done by using the Fault […]

Kuopas (Kuopio Student Housing Company) builds and maintains student housing in Kuopio. About 3000 students live in Kuopas housing already – join the community! Kuopas is owned by the city of Kuopio. Kuopas will provide you with a home during […]

When should I send a fault report? In urgent problems (water leaks, sewer problems, dangerous electricity problems) call 24/7 maintenance service +358 (0) 44 764 0760. It’s too hot or cold Doors or windows don’t open or close properly Ventilation […]

A tenant is responsible for cleaning and small maintenance tasks in the building. In the list below, you can check what you can and should do yourself. Neglecting to clean the flat might become expensive, at the latest when you […]

We are happy that you found a suitable home. We hope that you get comfortable in Kuopio. Our Moving in Quick guide will help you getting started with you new home. From Tenant’s guide you can also find useful information […]

Sauna There is a free sauna period every week, 1.5 hours for men and 1.5 hours for women. The time can be found on the sauna door in your building. You can also rent your own sauna turn (1 hour […]

From this page you can find all the necessary information for living in Kuopas.

The purpose of this guide is to advise you in matters concerning student accommodation. It contains everything you need to know regarding your stay. If you are browsing with a mobile device, you can open different parts of Tenant’s guide […]

Inspect the condition of your apartment by using this checklist. Mark down any faults and defects you notice and send the checklist within 14 days from key pick up, even if you don’t find any defects. This is for your […]

Internet connection All our apartments have free Internet. To enable it (25 Mbit/s) in your new apartment, you need to contact DNA and register yourself in their system as a user. All shared apartments / rooms have a modem when […]

Attachments of agreement: Terms of agreement Tenants responsibility table Notice of termination Rules of order Moving out instructions

Read the guides and apply for Kuopas student apartments in Kuopio! First, make sure you have read the Applying Quick guide. After that, you have all the information needed to apply! You can see all our locations and apartments from […]

Read our guide to applying for a student rental apartment from Kuopas! Life is here and now. We provide the base, walls and roof so that you can get the most out of it. Did you receive a studying place […]

Kuopas is going to raise the rents starting from the 1st January 2019. The raise will be on average 2 %. Generally increased real estate maintenance costs, especially energy costs, have been taken into account in budgetint of the year […]

Dear tenant of Kuopas, It is time for our Customer Satisfaction Survey of this year. We hope that most of our tenants participate. The Customer Satisfaction Survey is best the best way to help us develop our services. The survey […]

Kuopas’ office is closed 10.-13.4.2020. Otherwise we are open normally considering the current situation. Read the current opening hours in the release: https://www.kuopas.fi/en/office-is-temporarily-closed/ We wish everyone a happy Easter!

If you have applied for an apartment but you don’t have an offer from us, please contact us by email at customerservice@kuopas.fi. Remember to check your trashmail also daily!

Dear tenant, Due to the coronavirus situation it is possible to get the key on 1.4.2020 only between 8.00 and 10.00 in the morning. In special case you can agree on a different time with our customer service. Please contact […]

Dear tenant, As a student living in Kuopas’ apartments you have access to many shared facilities. We now ask you to use them as little as possible, and also remind you to wash your hand before and after if you […]

Kuopas’ office is temporarily closed, and we will serve our customers by using electric channels and phone. Key service is still available in our office normally, use the door and the doorbell in the inner ward. This action is taken […]

We will be closed on: 6.12 24.12 25.12 26.12 1.1. 6.1 Happy Holidays and all the best to you in the year to come! KUOPAS

There are problems in warm water delivery in the Centre and South parts of Kuopio this morning. We will update this news page when the problem is gone. More information can be asked from Kuopion Energia Oy Customer Service 020 […]

The rent in Kuopas Student Housing Company (Kuopion Opiskelija-asunnot Oy) apartments will not increase in 2020. The last time the rent did increase was 2019. If you have got instructions on how to pay the rent during 2019, you can […]

Sad things happened in Kuopio on 1.10.2019. This incident was especially visible to those whom live in Särkiniementie 30, as the police searched an apartment in that location. The tenants of Särkiniementie 30 have been informed about the situation. It […]

Kuopas now has available family apartments (2 and 3 rooms) and also rooms from shared apartments. Two room apartments are also available for those whome are movign alone. We also have furnished rooms available again. Please contact our Customer Service […]

The office is closed all day on Monday 23.9.2019. Please try to find information from our website meanwhile.

There will be no electricity 18.9.2019 between 9:00 – 11:00. We apologize for the disturbance.

There will be no electricity 17.9.2019 between 8:00 – 10:00. We apologize for the disturbance.

How to use and activate or order Kuopas Internet? To enable the free DNA internet connection (25Mbit/s) in your new apartment, you need to contact a company called DNA. They will switch the connection on. DNA Oyj is the company […]

Information from Kuopion Energia: There will be no hot water or heating between 07.08.2019 8:00 and 07.08.2019 20:00. The reason is installation work to the water pipes.

Hot water will be turned off 10.6.2019 8:00 am till 12:00. The heating and hot water will be unavailable for that time period. We apologize for the disturbance !

The Office of Kuopas is closed on Thursday 6.12. due to Finnish independence day.

Kuopas’ customer service processes are more digital than they were five years ago. This is why we are changing our opening hours to help us support our daily work better. For now (from 1.6.2019), the new opening hours are Mon-Fri […]

Our office and phone line are closed on 27.5. 13:30-14:30 due to internal staff meeting.

How to give Notice of termination to Kuopas and what is it? To end the tenancy contract with Kuopas, tenants with an open-ended contract must give Kuopas a Notice of termination at minimum one calendar month before they leave. Notice […]

Office is closed: Good Friday 19.4.2019, Easter Monday 22.4.2019, May Day 1.5.2019, Ascension Day 30.5.2019, Midsummer eve 21.6.2019.

Tenant’s duty is to keep the apartment in good shape. The tenant is responsible for all damages to the apartment, if the damage is not within normal wear. The repair work will be priced according to this damage costs sheet. […]

Student housing in Kuopio Kuopas (Kuopio Student Housing Company) builds and maintains student housing in Kuopio. More than 3000 students and their families live in Kuopas’ apartments. Kuopio Student Housing Company (In English) Kuopion Opiskelija-asunnot Oy (In Finnish) Address: Torikatu […]

A water pipe has been damaged in Vainiontie during service work 21.2.2019 13:30. Disabling the water circulation in the damaged area creates a pause in water distrubution in the area marked in the map. The estimated service time is 2 […]

THE MARKET ALLEY IS CLOSED IN THE SUMMER 2019 Due to the construction site next door our market alley is not open this summer. We are sorry and hope to see you next year! Some of our unique local arts […]

There is a electricity break in Petkelkuja 1 on Wednesday 6.2.2019 at 9:30 am to 10 am. We apologize for the disturbance.  

Thank you for answering the customer satisfaction survey! The winners of the prizes have been drawn today and they have been each contacted personally. With the results we are able to develop our services each year.

Kuopas’ office will be closed on Christmas 2018 and the New Year: Christmas 24.12 25.12 26.12 New Year 1.1 Otherwise we will be open normally. Happy holidays! If you are moving in on 1.1.2019, please visit this guide: https://www.kuopas.fi/en/for-tenants/moving-in-quick-guide/

Apartment checklist can now be filled in also online by using a web form in our website! You can find the link from the home page. Remember to fill in the checklist right after moving in.

Kuopas’ new websites are under development and you may sometimes find an error. Thank you for you patience!

DNA will perform a maintenance for Internet connections in a few locations. The maintenance work applies to the addresses below: Pyöräkatu 7 Pyöräkatu 9 Pyöräkatu 11 Hauenkoukku 8 Niiralankatu 23 Samoilijantie 6 Satamakatu 26 Suokatu 14 Särkiniementie 18 The maintenance […]