{"id":2905,"date":"2025-05-02T10:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T07:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/socialexclusion\/?p=2905"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:32:33","slug":"housing-in-turku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/socialexclusion\/2025\/05\/02\/housing-in-turku\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Housing in Turku"},"content":{"rendered":"
WRITTEN BY ANNA POIKKIJOKI, MASTER\u2019S STUDENT, \u00c5BO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY<\/h5>\n
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Photo by Oleksandr Pidvalnyi, Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finding housing is one of the numerous things that you need to take care of before starting your studies in Turku. It is extremely important as having a roof over your head ensures that you have a place to rest after your days at the university.<\/p>\n

Turku is a relatively small city with its slightly over 200,000 inhabitants. At the same time Turku is home to approximately 44,000 students. New students in Turku are primarily instructed to apply for student housing, which of course is the first option for many international students as well. The main housing provider specialised in student housing is Turku Student Village Foundation (TYS)<\/strong>. Their housing application and instructions can be found through this link https:\/\/hakemus.etampuuri.fi\/tys\/<\/a>. However, TYS has the capacity to accommodate approximately 7,000 students.\u00a0 Applying as early as possible to get in the queue is advised<\/strong>. There is unfortunately no guarantee that you will receive a housing offer from them, which is why alternative options listed below are useful to keep in mind.<\/p>\n

Other student housing options are:<\/p>\n