How are the apartments equipped?

We offer a range of apartment types: single room studio apartments (some with shared kitchens), family apartments and shared apartments. In other words, we’re bound to have an apartment that fits your needs!

There is a slight language barrier when talking about the number of rooms in different apartment types, so let’s clear things up from the get go! A TYS two-room apartment, for example, doesn’t have two bedrooms, but – quite literally – two rooms. In most cases this might mean a bedroom and a living room. Be sure to check out the layout of the apartment before applying to avoid any surprises!

Please note, that we only allow one tenant in apartments that are smaller than 34m2. The same goes for shared apartments: a room in a shared apartment is intended for one tenant only. So be sure to apply for a family apartment, if you’re moving together with someone.

Pets are welcome in all our apartments except shared apartments and the housing location Tavasti.

The vast majority of our apartments are unfurnished. The expectation of what an unfurnished apartment might include varies a lot between different countries, so here’s a rundown of what you can expect when moving in to a TYS apartment!

All apartments include some sort of cabinet or wardrobe for your clothes.

The kitchens are equipped with a refrigerator, cabinets, a faucet and a sink and a stove or a stove-oven depending on the type of apartment. Some kitchens have a dishwasher connection, but the dishwasher itself is not included.

The bathrooms are equipped with a shower (no bathtubs), a toilet seat, a mirror and a sink. Some apartments also include a bidet shower. Some apartments have a connection for a washing machine, but the washing machine itself is not included. Shower curtains are not included either. There are laundry rooms and laundry drying rooms available in nearly all housing locations.

Please note that curtains, roller blinds, and venetian blinds are not included in the apartment furnishings. An exception applies to apartments in Tyyssija and the exchange student apartments in Yo-kylä 3 and 10 A, where the windows are fitted with venetian blinds.

Some of our single room studio apartments are so called shared kitchen apartments that don’t include a kitchen. These apartments are still equipped with a small refrigerator and a shelf you can put a microwave oven on. The actual kitchen is located in the hallway has a stove, an oven and cabinets, but no refrigetator. As the name implies, the kitchen is shared between the tenants of that floor.

Want to see what an shared kitchen apartment might look like?
You can get familiar with one example via this 3D-showcase!

A small number of our apartments are furnished. These apartments are found in housing locations Ispuri, Pilvilinna and Student Village East. Get familiar with what’s included in these apartments below.