{"id":7375,"date":"2023-03-27T14:32:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T11:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/majstranden.fi\/faq"},"modified":"2025-09-04T09:57:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T06:57:59","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/majstranden.fi\/en\/faq","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#78ae2b” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”8%” bottom_padding=”5%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”none” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”5%” constrain_group_1=”yes” bottom_padding=”5%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][toggles style=”minimal”][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”h4″ heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”When and how do I apply for student accommodation at Majstranden?”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The application time for student accommodation is ongoing. When you submit your application, you are placed in our housing queue. Where you are in the queue depends on when you submit your application and when you need accommodation.<\/p>\n

Please fill out the application HERE.<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”h4″ heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”Who can apply for student accommodation?”][vc_column_text]Majstranden\u2019s student accommodation should primarily serve students who are studying full-time or guest students at universities in the Helsinki region.[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”h4″ heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”What determines who gets student accommodation at Majstranden?”][vc_column_text]Decisions on allocation of the student accommodation are made based on the applicant\u2019s need for accommodation, financial and social situation, membership and activities in owner associations as well as other society activities.[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”h4″ heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”When do I find out if I have obtained student accommodation?”][vc_column_text]The student accommodation at Majstranden is popular, so how quickly you can obtain student accommodation depends on how many flats are free and when they will become free. If there are any changes in the housing queue, we will contact you at once with an offer of accommodation. Offers from 1st<\/sup> of August are generally<\/strong> sent out in May and June every year.[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”h4″ heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”How are applicants who do not yet have an admission place processed?”][vc_column_text]Applications are accepted continuously. If you are a first-year student, you can complete your application as soon as you know if you have secured an admission place, whereupon the accommodation\u2019s occupancy level determines whether you can have a flat or if you are placed in our housing queue. If there are any changes in the housing queue, we will contact you at once with an offer of accommodation.[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”h4″ heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”TV network”][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]The TV network in Majstranden is DVB-C based (Cable).[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”h4″ heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”Do I need to arrange my own electricity contract?”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Yes, all tenants (except those who live in shared “pal-apartments”) must have their own electricity contract.<\/p>\n

The electricity fee for “pal-apartments” is included in the monthly rent since 1.8.2025.[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”h4″ heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”What type of home insurance should I have?”][vc_column_text]A home insurance that at the least covers water damages.[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”h4″ heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”What should I do if I lock myself out of my flat?”][vc_column_text]If you are locked out, the door can be opened by our maintenance service, weekdays 7 am \u2013 3 pm, please call 029 428 2910. Other times (weekdays 3 pm \u2013 7 am, public holidays and weekends), Suomen Huoltop\u00e4ivystys take care of this service, please call 040\u00a0724 7395.[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][\/toggles][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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