One of the first problems an exchange student faces is accomodation in the destination city.
In Turku, there are two main solutions for this: TYS and Retrodorm. Housing Anywhere offers safe way to rent aparments from the private sector.
TYS (Turun Ylioppilaskyläsäätiö)
TYS has many housing areas, among which the most common for exchange students being:
- Student Village West
- Haliskylä
- Varissuo: Aamurusko and Iltakajo
In Student Village West, there are individual rooms with a shared kitchen, while the other options are shared apartments. Check TYS website for more information.
Pictures taken from TYS website. Inner pictures are example photos of some apartments and apartmens’ conditions, floor designs and equipments can vary.
Main Housing Options From TYS
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Student Village WestAddress: Inspehtorinkatu (number 4 - TYS Office) Rent includes water, electricity, internet.Private bathrooms. Single rooms with a common kitchen, one per floor, 12 rooms on each floor. Distance to the city center: 2km Distance to universities:TUAS Lemminkäisenkatu - 2.4km TUAS Sepänkatu -2.8km TUAS Ruiskatu - 4.4km TUAS Linnankatu - 4km ÅA/UTU/TUAS Joukahaisenkatu - 1.9km University of Turku - 650m Turku School of Economics -1.2km Åbo Akademi - 1.9km Novia University of Applied Sciences - 2km Buses to the city center: 50, 51, 53, 54, 220, closest bus stop - 100m |
Varissuo (Aamurusko) Address: Pihkalankatu 5 Rent includes water, electricity, internet. Apartment, 2-3 people. Shared bathroom, kitchen and balcony with the other flatmates. Distance to the city center: 6.4km Distance to universities: TUAS Lemminkäisenkatu - 4.4km TUAS Sepänkatu -6km TUAS Ruiskatu - 5.4km TUAS Linnankatu - 7.8km ÅA/UTU/TUAS Joukahaisenkatu - 4.3km University of Turku - 4.9km Turku School of Economics -4.9km Åbo Akademi - 5.4km Novia University of Applied Sciences - 5.6km Buses to the city center: 12, 32, 42, closest stop - 200m |
Varissuo (Iltakajo) Address: Krööpilänkatu 4 Rent includes water, electricity, internet. Apartment, 2-3 people. Shared bathroom, kitchen and balcony with the other flatmates. Distance to the city center: 6.4km Distance to universities: TUAS Lemminkäisenkatu - 4.4km TUAS Sepänkatu -6km TUAS Ruiskatu - 5.4km TUAS Linnankatu - 7.8km ÅA/UTU/TUAS Joukahaisenkatu - 4.3km University of Turku - 4.9km Turku School of Economics -4.9km Åbo Akademi - 5.4km Novia University of Applied Sciences - 5.6km Buses to the city center: 12, 32, 42, closest stop - 200m |
Other Options
Housing Anywhere offers safe and easy way to rent an apartment from the private sector. As a student, intern, PhD candidate, researcher, or visiting professors of University of Turku you are entitled to priority access to all accommodation available on HousingAnywhere.com. The platform allows you to choose from rooms listed by local students or verified landlords and securely book prior to your arrival.
Sign-up here to receive a University of Turku VIP profile on HousingAnywhere.com. If you are a student from Novia, Åbo Akademi, or Applied Sciences, please email the board at board@esnuniturku.fi to get the other Universities priority sign-up forms. For more information, check the local guide on living in Turku here.
Keep in mind: The housing market in Turku is very seasonal. So if you don’t find a room listed right away, check back regularly.
For more information you can always contact Housing Anywhere from this email: vip@housinganywhere.com
For those who don't arrive at the beginning of the academic semester, another good option is to look on social networking pages, mostly Facebook. You can find groups where local students who are going on an exchange abroad sublet their apartments:
- www.facebook.com/groups/339796732733404/
- www.facebook.com/groups/TurkuStudents/
- www.asuntohelppi.fi/ilmoitukset/vuokrataan/index.html
- www.asunnot.oikotie.fi/vuokrattavat-asunnot
- https://www.tvt.fi/english
We recommend relying on these companies to get accommodation because getting an apartment from the private market can be quite difficult in Finland, as the owners prefer to make longer contracts.