33 m² Apartment ∙ 2 guests | Apartment in Espoo

✨Are you looking for a cozy, clean and spacious home away from home? Well look no further because this TOP FLOOR studio apartment near Aalto University is looking for a new tenant!✨
If you are for example a PhD student, an intern or an exchange student coming to Aalto University or University of Helsinki or Hanken School of Economics - check this place out!
This apartment is located in an extremely peaceful and safe neighborhood. However you are close to all necessary amenities. You will have a total of 43 m² own space in your personal use. This studio is on the top floor of a 3-storey building (33 m² inside space + a huge 10 m² private and sunny balcony). Private bathroom with a toilet, shower and washing machine inside the apartment.
The apartment building is located in Pohjois-Tapiola which is a highly respected, peaceful and safe neighbourhood surrounded by nature. Great forest paths for walking/jogging/biking start just behind the building. Pohjois-Tapiola is located next to Otaniemi (Aalto University campus) and it takes only 10 minutes by bike to Aalto University's Otaniemi campus area. If you like walking it is only ~2.5 km to Aalto Uni and by bus/metro it takes around 15 minutes. Helsinki is only ~30 minutes away either by bike or by bus/metro. The location could not be better for someone who values peace and tranquility yet close to shops and all necessary facilities.
This fully furnished move-in ready home is suitable for example for an Erasmus exchange student, an internship, a summer worker, a postdoctoral researcher, a PhD student or a Master's Thesis worker, who is coming to study/work for example at Aalto University, University of Helsinki or Hanken School of Economics or to the Keilaniemi/Keilaranta business area which is located next to Otaniemi.
If you are interested please find more detailed information below. And don't hesitate to contact me... I am happy to answer any questions you may have.
✨DISTANCES AND TRAVELLING
Excellent public transport connections within Espoo and also to Helsinki, capital of Finland. Near all necessary services:
~10 minutes by bike to Aalto University (possibility to rent an own bike or two for your private use)
1-2 minutes walk to the closest bus stops
5 minutes to the nearest metro station by bus
~15 minutes by bus + metro to Aalto University
~2.5 km to Aalto University in Otaniemi
~30 minutes to Kamppi, Helsinki by bus + metro
~15 minutes by bike and ~20 minutes by bus+metro to Keilaniemi/Keilaranta business center/park
~4 minutes by bike to the nearest grocery store
~2 km to a huge shopping center called Ainoa in Tapiola
~200 meters to the nearest city bike station. There are 460 city bike stations inside the area of Espoo + Helsinki and they are open between April and October.
~10 minutes to the seaside and Laajalahti nature reserve area by bike
couple of minutes by bike to a huge Tapiola Golf course area which is surrounded by sand roads for walking/biking/jogging (or xc-skiing during winter time)
~5.5 km to the nearest inside and outside swimming pools (50 m lanes) in Matinkylä and Leppävaara
~20 minutes from/to the Helsinki-Vantaa airport by taxi
✨TARGET TENANT
Rented only to a NON-SMOKING, trustworthy, reliable and honest person (or two person with a different rent), who respects the property and the neighbours. You want to keep the apartment clean&tidy, don't cause any disturbance to the neighbours and remember to pay the rent on time.
NOT SUITABLE FOR PARTY ANIMALS!
The tenant needs to have a clean credit report (landlady checks this thing).
Note that smoking an e-cigarette is also smoking so rented only to a person (two persons) who doesn't (don't) use e-cigarettes!
✨GOOD TO KNOW!
No smoking/vaping/drugs or anything similar allowed!
No parties/pets/subtenants/subletting/air b&b/couch-surfing or anything similar!
No incense stick smoking!
No deep-frying, use of excessive oil or flaming when making/frying food on the stove or in the oven (to avoid grease residues all over the apartment)! Kitchen area must be kept clean like the rest of the apartment.
A written rental agreement is signed between me (landlady/owner of this studio) and you (the tenant).
✨READY TO MOVE IN HOME
Move-in ready home including everything seen in the photos + much more (for example kitchen and cleaning stuff inside the cabinets). Possibility to have also bed linen, towels and/or bicycle(s). Basically you can just bring your suitcase and start living. Ask for a more detailed list of the items included. The list of items that are included can be modified based on what you want/need.
✨COSTS
❗Note! The rent depends on the rental period (how long and when) and how many persons are moving in.❗For example for one person:
990 e/month for the whole academic year of Aalto University (August - July)
1130 e/month for minimum three months between January and mid August
1230 e/month for the autumn exchange term of Aalto University (August - December)
Please ask for the price for some other period and/or for two persons before making a booking request, thank you.
Water + electricity + Wi-Fi are all ready to use when you move in. Utility fee is 150 e/month and it is paid monthly on top of the rent.
Tenant(s) must purchase a home insurance in Finland for the whole renting period. I will help you with the insurance procedure so don't worry about it. The insurance costs are ~11 e/month.
Nothing works with gas. Central heating + waste management + warm bike storage spaces + separate drying rooms with heaters for washed laundry are also all included.
Refundable security deposit is EITHER 1500 euros (six months or less) OR 2 x the monthly costs (longer than six months). Security deposit is paid via Housing Anywhere before the move-in day.
Ask for a possibility to use the sauna in the building and/or rent a car parking space (costs extra).
Possible to have also bed linen, towels and/or bicycle(s) (costs extra).
Kindly contact me (the landlady/owner of this studio) for more specific information via Housing Anywhere platform. If you would like to rent this apartment, please include an introduction of the person(s) who would be moving in. Informative messages/proper rental application letters are appreciated. Uninformative and pointless messages will be skipped. Thank you for understanding.
For any questions, don't hesitate to ask, I am happy to help you settle down in Finland.
THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO FINLAND! =)
Best regards,
Kirsi (your future landlady)
Besides Finnish, I speak Swedish, English and a little bit German.
Du kan skriva även på svenska. =)
Ich kann auch ein bisschen Deutsch schreiben/sprechen. =)