Applying for a state-subsidised rental dwelling

Who can live in a State-subsidised rental dwelling?

A state-subsidised rental dwelling can only be granted to a Finnish citizen or a person comparable to a Finnish citizen. 

In most state-subsidised rental dwellings, housing needs, wealth and income affect access to housing. Applicants with the most housing needs, the most deprived and the lowest incomes will be selected as residents.

In state-subsidised rental dwellings financed with a short-term interest rate subsidy, residents are selected on the basis of income only.

Some of the rental dwellings are intended for older people, persons with disabilities or other special groups. Residents to these dwellings are selected on the same grounds as to other state-subsidised rental dwellings, but the applicant must also belong to a specific special group and need special support for their housing.