Guide to Finding Housing in Finland
This page helps you find apartments, flats and houses for rental or purchase in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Hämeenlinna, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kajaani, Kotka, Kuopio, Lahti, Lappeenranta, Mikkeli, Oulu, Pori, Rauma, Riihimäki, Rovaniemi, Savonlinna, Seinäjoki, Tampere, Turku, Vaasa
Guide to Using Finnish-language Search Engines
Most search engines for finding rental or purchase property in Finland are not available in English. These tips and tools should enable you to use Finnish-language search engines to find the apartment, house, summer cottage or otherwise you're looking for.
Helpful Tools
- Finnish real estate terms in English at the Real Estate Terminology page . Also available as a PDF
- Sites in Finnish usually work very well translated in Chrome browser (How?).
Translate in Chrome
Desktop: Right-click anywhere on a page and click Translate to [Language].
iPhone / iPad: At bottom of screen, tap Translate.
Android: At bottom of screen select Language, tap Translate.
Alternatively use Google Translate
Using the Search Engines
- First open the right section of the search site ex. properties for rent or properties for sale. The first steps for each site are listed below.
- When you reach "Enter search parameters"; the above tools may help.
- Most search engines work well translated to English in the Chrome browser.
- Click the Hae (Search) or similar button to generate results.
Housing Search Engines
If you have trouble using the search engines, simply make direct enquiries. Phone numbers are usually shown at the bottom of the page and on the Yhteystiedot (Company information) page. Good luck and happy house-hunting!
Advisory: Rentola Finland
Rentola is a housing search engine operating in numerous countries, and expanding its activities in Finland. Research quickly discloses a barrage of "spam / fraud site" complaints, along with positive reviews which may or may not be genuine. Common complaints include subscriptions and fees which cannot be cancelled, and listed properties which do not exist or are unauthorised. For example, Finnish real estate group TA-Yhtiöt names rentola.fi as listing its properties without permission or the ability to effect rental agreements on its behalf.
Rentola Finland's Terms and Conditions include:
Rentola does not review the content you create to ensure that it does not infringe on the rights of third parties or its legality. and
Rentola assumes no responsibility for monitoring our site, services or for unauthorized or illegal content or users' use of our website or services.
A Rentola Finland 'Outreach Specialist' has declined multiple requests from Expat Finland to address these issues.
Therefore, caution is advised prior to engaging Rentola Finland's services.
Newsec Kodisto
Finland-wide search engine for rental apartments. Newsec Kodisto manages thousands of apartments throughout Finland.
- Search in English, Finnish
- Enter search parameters, click 'Search'
Contact Newsec direct: Offices in Helsinki, Hämeenlinna, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lahti, Lappeenranta, Oulu, Pori, Rovaniemi, Tampere, Turku, Vaasa.
Map
Other Search Engines
Asuntosäätiö Asokodit: Finland-wide rental apartments and right-of-occupancy apartments (more info), including application for a queue number Search in Finnish
Asunnonvuokraus.com: Finland-wide search engine for rental of homes and apartments. Search in Finnish
- Choose Etsi vuokra-asuntoa to search rental properties
- Choose Lisää asunnonhakuilmoitus to submit a rental application
- Choose Etsi vuokralaista to find a tenant for your apartment
- Enter search parameters
Etuovi.com: Finland-wide search engine for purchase of houses, apartments, cottages, holiday houses, and land. Search in Finnish
- Choose Asunnot to search properties for sale
- Choose Vuokra-asunnot to search properties for rent
- Choose Loma-asunnot to search holiday homes for sale
- Enter search parameters
Habita.com: Estate agent. Finland-wide search for purchase or rental of houses & apartments. Multi-language search
- Enter search parameters
Huoneistokeskus.fi: Estate agent. Finland-wide search
for purchase or rental of
houses, apartments, cottages, holiday houses,
land, car spaces. Commercial property
search also available. Search in Finnish
Under Kohdehaku
- Choose Asunnot to search properties for sale
- Choose Uudistuotanto to search new buildings for sale
- Choose Vuokra-asunnot to search rental properties
- Choose Loma-asunnot to search holiday homes for sale
- Enter search parameters
Huoneistoketju.fi: Property group. Finland-wide search for purchase of houses & apartments. Search in Finnish
- Choose Asunnot to search properties for sale
- Enter search parameters
Kiinteistömaailma.fi: Estate agent. Finland-wide search for purchase or rental of houses, apartments, cottages, holiday houses, land, car spaces. Commercial property search also available. Search in Finnish
- Choose Myyntikohteet to search properties for sale
- Choose Vuokrakohteet to search rental properties
- Enter search parameters
Oikotie.fi: Finland-wide search engine for purchase or rental of houses, apartments, cottages, holiday houses, land, storage areas, car spaces. Commercial property search also available. Search in Finnish
- Choose Myytävät to search properties for sale
- Choose Vuokrattavat to search rental properties
- Enter search parameters
OPKK.fi: Estate agent; Part of OP-Pohjola financial group. Finland-wide search for purchase or rental of houses, apartments, cottages, holiday houses, land. Search in Finnish
- Choose Ostamassa to search properties for sale
- Choose Vuokraamassa to search rental properties
- Enter search parameters
OVV.com: Finland-wide search engine for rental or purchase of apartments. Search in English
- Enter search parameters for residential property search
RE/MAX.fi: Independent franchised estate agents. Finland-wide search for purchase or rental of houses & apartments. Also includes Warehouses and garages, and Offices. Search in English
- Enter search parameters for residential property search
Related Links
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