Housing in Kauniainen
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Rental home
The prices for rented housing in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area are high. Housing rented out by the cities is more affordable than that rented out by companies and private persons.
Private rental housing
Housing rented out by companies and private persons can be found on the Internet through housing websites.
City-owned rental housing
If you wish to apply for a city-owned rental dwelling, please fill in an application form. You can obtain the form from the website of the City of Kauniainen or from the information point of the Kauniainen City Hall. The city website also provides instructions on how to apply for a rental dwelling.
Send the application to the following address:
Kauniaisten kaupunki
Vuokra-asunnot
PL 52
02701 Kauniainen
If you are a student, you may be able to rent a flat through HOAS, the Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region.
Read more: Rental housing
Buying a home
There are many advertisements on the Internet for housing for sale. Apartment prices in Kauniainen are quite high.
Read more about buying a dwelling on the InfoFinland page Buying a home.
Housing problems
If you become homeless due to a crisis or accident, contact the Social Welfare Office.
Grani Shopping Centre
Kauniaistentie 7
02700 Kauniainen
Tel. 050 569 2604
Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County
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Home-care support services are available to those individuals, such as elderly and disabled people, who have difficulty coping with day-to-day activities without assistance.
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Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County
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Read more about sorting waste on the InfoFinland page Waste and recycling.