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What does student life in Oulu look like?

For many, a student apartment is a cherished home for years. Our traditional Kuvakämppänjä photo competition has showcased hundreds of photos of distinctive and beautiful apartments over the years.

Pimp your apartment – PSOAS pays for the paint

Life is better in an apartment that looks like you. Since 2017 PSOAS tenants have had the opportunity to enhance the interior surfaces of their apartments and make them their own. The paint is on PSOAS!

Read more about painting your student apartment

Find your Solumate

For decades, living in a shared apartment has been a chance to live inexpensively and form friendships that last a lifetime. Not to mention unforgettable adventures!

“I was afraid my roommate would be a partying freshman with a dozen friends over on weekdays, drinking and messing up the common areas and blasting music late into the night. What did I get? I’ve lived in the same apartment for four years. All of my roommates have been nice – one of them so much so that I invited them to a friend’s wedding.”

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A sense of community

As a member of the tenant committee, you get to have a say in the quality of life in your residential area while getting to know other students and arranging nice things for your neighbours.

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North or south of the river?

PSOAS student apartments can be found all around Oulu. Some areas have several student apartment buildings full of student life. A few of the areas have their own profile that stems from the nature or history of the area, giving it its distinctive personality. Which speaks to you most: the maritime Toppila, Kaijonharju with its Kalevala theme or Välkkylä, full of PSOAS history? Are you more attracted to the south or north side of the river?

Get to know the areas

Välkkylä

The building of the Välkkylä area was a kick-start to the large-scale building of student housing in Oulu. The houses in Välkkylä have been named after important figures in the housing foundation and student housing in Oulu. Välkkylä’s latest house is the tower building UNO, encouraging its residents in communal living and an active lifestyle.

Get to know UNO

Life at PSOAS is more than housing

We think student apartments are not just for housing – they’re for living. That’s why we provide our tenants with several additional services that are definitely worth making use of. Life at PSOAS is happier and easier with various services like gyms, children’s playrooms, hobby rooms, workshops and cultivation boxes. Find out the services in each destination on the houses’ information page. 

Other services for PSOAS tenants:

PSOAS Charge – charging points for electric cars
PSOAS Study – studying space
Moving service

Get to know destination services

Flat exchange

PSOAS tenants can sublease their apartment to another student for a short period of time.

If you need a temporary apartment, sign up as an applicant in Flat exchange.

Check out flat exchange

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