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Ara.fi is now varke.fi – The Centre for State-Subsidised Housing Construction begins operations on 1 March

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Published 27.2.2025
The Centre for State-Subsidised Housing Construction will begin operations on 1 March 2025, marking the end of Ara as an independent agency. Its responsibilities will transfer to the new Centre operating under the Ministry of the Environment. As part of this transition, Ara’s website has already been replaced with the new varke.fi website.

The new website continues to provide the same information as the previous ara.fi site, but all services are now offered under the new Centre’s name. The site still includes Ara’s materials, such as guidelines, publications, statistics, and news.

Although varke.fi is now live, some content may still contain references to the previous organisation during the transition period. We are actively updating these materials, and the process will continue in the coming weeks. Additionally, forms will temporarily retain their ARA identification numbers (e.g., ARA 35, ARA 73, etc.).

Other Ara online services will also be updated to align with the new Centre for State-Subsidised Housing Construction.

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