Housing and travel

This page contains information about public transport in and around Diak campus locations as well as short- and long-term accommodation and housing.

Helsinki

Housing

Student housing: The Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region HOAS

Shared student housing at Helsinki Deaconess Institute Sanervakoti

Rental housing: M2-Kodit, Antti Korpi Student House

Travel

Helsinki Regional Transport Authority is responsible for public transport provision in Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa, Kerava, Kirkkonummi and Sipoo.

See HSL ticket types and prices.

See the HSL journey planner. The service includes journey planners for public transport and pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

Oulu

Housing

Student Housing Foundation of Northern Finland PSOAS

Rental housing association Oulun Sivakka

Osnakodit

M2-Kodit

Travel

Oulu Public Transport Authority is responsible for public transport provision in Oulu.

Oulunjoukkoliikenne.fi contains a public transport journey planner, timetables by stop, route maps, pedestrian and bicycle journey planner, and extensive road traffic information.

Diak Itä-Suomi: Pieksämäki

Housing

Furnished apartments

Studio on Keskuskatu and 1-bedroom flat on Karjalankatu

Studio on Keskuskatu, €45–€50/night.
1-bedroom flat on Karjalankatu, €45–€50/night, with parking space.
1-bedroom ground floor apartment with sauna, €75/night.
Strictly no pets.
Contact:
Katri Pulliainen
+358 (0)500 653 598

1-bedroom flat 56.6 m2

Savontie 34, 76100 Pieksämäki

Rent €20/day/person.
Contact:
Maija-Leena Tiusanen
+358 (0)50 530 0331

Studio with sauna 31.5 m2

Savontie 60, 76100 Pieksämäki

Includes a parking space.
Accommodation €120/week, suitable for 1–2 students.
Bedding and towel rental €5/week/person.
Contact: tel. +358 (0)50 569 5397, sirpaylo(at)gmail.com
Check availability

Refurbished 1-bedroom flat 60 m2

Savontie 28 B 8, 76100 Pieksämäki

One bedroom plus a bed in the living room.
No smoking or pets.
Rent: €120/week/person or €180/week/2 people; €30/day/person or €40/day/2 people, minimum rental three days.
Electricity and water charges included.
Contact:
Terttu Nousiainen Baumann
+41 79 414 12 62, tepanousiainen@hotmail.com

Shared flat with sauna

A furnished, well-equipped three-bedroom flat with sauna on Karjalankatu.
Bedding, other linen, cooking and dining ware supplied.
Rental: €25/person for the first night and €20/day/person for subsequent nights.
Contact: tel. +358 (0)40 517 6658.

2-bedroom flat 67 m2

A furnished two-bedroom flat.
Short-term lets on a daily basis also available, for 1–2 students.
A parking space is included.
Contact: tel. +358 (0)50 353 8987 or esko.sopanen(at)gmail.com.

Four-room apartment with sauna, 150 m2

Kantalantie 162, 76850 Naarajärvi

Split-level semi-detached house, 4 rooms and a balcony with a lake view.
No smoking.
Guests to bring their own bedding and towels (or supplied for a €5 fee).
Swimming and jogging facilities nearby.
Accommodation charge: €25/person/night (2–4 people and a minimum of 2 nights), €30/person/night (if 1 person or 1 night only).
Contact: heikki.hokkanen@suomi24.fi or tel. +358 (0)45 263 1668.

Subsidised rental housing: Pieksämäen Haka

Pieksämäen Haka offers subsidised local authority housing across town.

Students can apply for shared accommodation. Read more from the City of Pieksämäki website. Individual applicants can apply singly to be allocated a flat share with another student.