Sauna, laundry room and parking spaces

Sauna

Almost all Kuopas buildings have a sauna.

  • Free public sauna shift once a week (check the time on the sauna door)
  • You can book your own weekly sauna shift (1 hour/week): customerservice@kuopas.fi
  • Price: 20 €/month
  • Minimum time: 1 calendar month
    • You can start in the middle of a month, but you can cancel at the earliest by the end of the next month
    • Cancellation: by email to customer service, valid until the end of the current month

Sauna doors operate electronically and open automatically at the start of your shift.

Booking a sauna shift

  1. If you want to book a shift on a day where there are already reservations:
    • You can book available slots on days and times that already have bookings.
    • Example: If Thursday is full, you can book a new shift on Friday.
  2. If you want to open a completely new sauna day:
    • You need to gather at least three consecutive reservations for the same day.
    • For example, you can organize this together with friends from your building.

Cleanliness and usage

Everyone is responsible for cleanliness: wash the sauna facilities after use, rinse benches and floors.

Avoid excessive water use in the sauna room – it shortens the lifespan of the benches and wood panels.

► Sauna locations can be found in the Building Guide.

Laundry rooms and drying rooms

Almost all Kuopas properties have a laundry room and a drying room. The use of laundry facilities is free of charge.

  • Open daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
  • Doors operate with electronic locks – keep the door locked
  • Users are responsible for cleanliness

Booking

  • Bookings are made via the electronic reservation system.
    → To book laundry turns, you must register in the system.
    → To new international students we will send the link to the washing machine reservation system with the rent invoice.
  • Washing machines must not be used without a reservation.
  • Maximum of 6 active reservations at once.
  • You can book turns up to 7 days in advance.

► Laundry room locations can be found in the Building Guide.

Instructions for use

  • Reserve enough time – the machine adjusts the program duration based on the weight of the laundry.
  • Follow the operating instructions and submit a fault report immediately if a machine malfunctions.
  • Use an appropriate amount of detergent.
  • Always take your clothes and detergents with you after use.
  • Pick up your dry laundry promptly from the drying room.

Forgotten laundry will be stored for 3 months, after which it will be discarded.

Washing machine connections

Most Kuopas apartments have dishwasher and washing machine connections. Below are the locations without a washing machine connection:

  • Samoilijantie 6
  • Taivaanpankontie 15
  • Ahkiotie 8
  • Hallikatu 13
  • Satamakatu 24 F-building & Satamakatu 26 (except building A)
  • Särkiniementie 30 studios with shared kitchen

All other locations have washing machine connections.

Parking spaces and electric car charging

Parking spaces

Parking areas have spaces with heating poles, and some buildings also have carports and garages.

  • Price:
      • Heated parking spaces: 10–15 €/month
      • Niirala carport spaces: 20 €/month
    • Niirala garage spaces: 30 €/month
  • Minimum booking time: 1 calendar month
    • The booking can start in the middle of a month
  • Booking: Send an email to: customerservice@kuopas.fi
  • Pick up the heating pole key from the Kuopas office
  • Terminating the parking space
    • Return the key in an envelope with your name and address
    • The parking space will be terminated at the end of the month when the key is returned

Using the heating pole

  • The pole may only be used for engine block heaters
  • The cover must always be kept locked, and cables must not hang loosely
  • Maintenance staff have the right to remove incorrectly hanging cables
  • The poles work with a timer or a thermotact system:
    → The pole activates automatically when the temperature is below zero
    → Supplies power periodically depending on the air temperature
    → Power might not come immediately when plugging in
  • Interior space heaters in cars are prohibited

Electric car charging

  • Standard heating poles are not suitable for electric car charging
  • Some properties have dedicated charging points
    • Extra fee: +20 €/month in addition to the parking fee
    • Current charging limit: 8A
  • Charging points can also be used as regular heating poles
  • Permission for adjusting charging settings must be requested from customer service
  • Owning an electric car does not grant priority in the queue
    • If the electronic car charging space is occupied by a non-electric car, spaces can be swapped (if available)

► Parking area maps can be found in the Building Guide.