Owner-occupied housing
The site contains information on the city’s owner-occupied homes, that is, Hitas homes, buying them, selling them and new Hitas buildings.
On this site
Buying a Hitas home
Discover how to buy a new Hitas home, an old Hitas home or a semi-Hitas home.
Selling a Hitas home
Find out how to sell your Hitas home at a fixed maximum price or a using the limit price per square metre.
New Hitas buildings
Browse the Hitas new buildings in marketing and see the application periods.
Housing company manager's Hitas guidelines
Learn about the duties related to the housing company management of a Hitas company.
Housing developer's Hitas guidelines
Learn about the duties of a Hitas housing developer at different stages of the construction project.
What is a Hitas home?
Hitas homes are owner-occupied housing intended for residents of the city, the price of which is regulated. Hitas homes are usually more affordable than the market price, but there is also an upper limit on the selling price of the homes. Hitas homes are always located on a rental plot owned by the City of Helsinki. Thirty years after the completion of a Hitas company, the company can be exempted from price regulation.
Hitas housing developers
Hitas housing is developed by the city’s own Housing Production and private developers in different parts of the city.
You can search for the buildings of private developers on the websites of each developer. You can find out more about the buildings built by the city on the Housing Production website.
Information on housing and Helsinki’s residential areas
Statistics on housing in Helsinki
Discover the diverse information about housing and construction in Helsinki in Finnish.
Plans for urban development
Explore the construction of new housing and the infill development of old residential areas.
Implementation programme on Housing and Related Land Use
In Helsinki, the long-term planning of housing is steered by the implementation programme for housing and related land use.
