{"id":775,"date":"2026-02-13T13:05:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kotopas.mauri.posso.fi\/for-applicants\/applying-for-housing\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:56:11","slug":"how-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kotopas.fi\/en\/for-applicants\/how-to-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying for housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An application for student housing can be submitted through our home pages at www.kotopas.fi \/ application form or by filling in a housing application form available from the office.<\/p>\n\n

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  1. Fill out the application form on our website.<\/strong> Applications are primarily submitted online. You can fill out the form any time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Submit the application in good time.<\/strong> Leave in your application in good time, i.e. as soon as you are sure that you will need housing. An application is valid from the date of submission and at the most for 1 months from the date from which housing is needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Keep your application up-to-date.<\/strong> Applications with incomplete information will not be processed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Let us know if your housing application is no longer necessary.<\/strong> This expedites the processing of application and allocation of flats.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n
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    Go to application form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

    An application can be renewed by telephone at 044 7355 606 or by email at toimisto@kotopas.fi. We try to observe any wishes stated in the application form if possible. If you are not prepared to accept accommodation immediately, do not select “At once” in section E of the form. <\/p>\n\n

    Granting of housing<\/h2>\n\n

    Housing is granted primarily in the order in which the applications arrive. However, we wish to find a tenant for a vacant flat as soon as possible. An applicant who states in his\/her application that they will take a flat as soon as one becomes available has a preferential position over a tenant who would take the flat at a later date, such as on 1 September. <\/p>\n\n

    Priority is given to:<\/p>\n\n