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The student housing is offered by independent, non-profit student housing companies, that are not part of the University of Eastern Finland. They offer accommodation in different parts of the city but no on-campus dormitories are available.

As an exchange student you can apply for housing as soon as you have received the official Letter of Acceptance from the University of Eastern Finland but no sooner than three months before your arrival. You don’t need to send the housing company your formal letter of acceptance, just your application.
If you are a non-EU citizen and coming for the Master’s degree,  you should take into consideration that you will be able to arrive only after you have received the residence permit.

Accommodation in Joensuu for both international and Finnish students is offered by Joensuun Elli (opens in a new tab), an independent Student Housing Company that provides housing for more than 3000 students. Joensuun Elli has several housing units located in different parts of Joensuu and  they are situated within 0.5–7 km from the Joensuu campus. Most students live in a shared flat where they have a private room and they share kitchen, bathroom, and toilet with 1-4 other students. Exchange students are usually accommodated in a furnished room with a bed and a mattress, a desk, a chair and a wardrobe. There are no curtains, rugs, linen, dishes, cutlery, etc. in the flats. The Student Union rents survival packages to cover the basic needs. Both Finnish and international degree and post-graduate students are normally accommodated in a room without furniture (only wardrobe). Students arriving with their family (i.e. spouse and/or children) may apply for a two-bedroom family flat. Please note that you can apply a family apartment also with a friend or a relative.

Rent for a room in a shared flat is about 190-300 euros/month. Rent includes electricity, heating and water. Tenants who have a furnished room need to pay a reasonable additional fee for the furniture. In all flats there is a possibility to have the ElliNet internet connection for 20 euros/month. There are no computers in the flats, and in order to be able to use the internet connection, tenants may have to buy a suitable adapter for their personal computer. Note that the internet will not be available right away. (There are also other possibilities, for example, a mobile broadband modem that you can purchase from a tele-communications company and is usually a cheaper alternative.). There is a free laundry room and a public sauna in every housing unit. Private sauna or a parking space for car can be reserved for an extra fee. There are no meals or cleaning service available.

How to apply for housing (opens in a new tab) with Joensuun Elli. Fill out the application carefully. Please note that if your staying requires the Resident Permit, you will get an offer only after receiving it.

As soon as the applicant receives an offer of accommodation by email, he or she should reply whether he or she accepts or refuses the offered accommodation. Usually you will receive a housing offer about one month before your planned arrival. Acceptance of offered accommodation is legally binding and will be considered as a signature on the lease. Rent must be paid from the confirmed date onwards. Unconfirmed reservations will automatically be cancelled and the applicant will lose the accommodation offered and the application will no longer be valid.

A tenant’s lease begins always on the first day of the month and it can be made for full months only, ending on the last day of the month. This means that the tenant has to pay the rent for a whole month even if he or she does not need the apartment for the entire period.

Placement

The university offers excellent career opportunities?for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Additionally, employment prospects after doctoral programs have proved to be the best among all Finnish universities.?

• The employment rate of PhD or Doctoral graduates from the University of Eastern Finland is approximately 96%, as of 2023.?
• Around 3% of the total doctoral students are self-employed, and around 51% of total graduates work in universities, specifically those from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies.

Notes

The University of Eastern Finland is the most multidisciplinary university in Finland. Our high standard of interdisciplinary research and education respond to global challenges and build a sustainable future. Our research is ranked among the best in the world in several fields. We offer education in nearly 100major subjects and we train experts for tomorrow’s changing labour market needs.

Our profile areas in research and education are:

• Ageing, lifestyles and healthEnvironmental change and sustainable use of natural resourcesCultural encounters, mobilities and borders Diversifying learning and interaction

We are a sought-after place to study, thanks to our teaching based on the latest research and our diverse academic offering, as well as our flexible study opportunities and our selection of minor subjects freely available to students. We are a pioneer of continuous learning.

Students, high-level learning processes and student well-being stand at the core of our activities. We offer our students inspiring, open and continuously evolving learning environments: comfortable facility solutions and modern digital environments support learning.

At UEF, we also have extensive international relations and are involved in several internationalnet works as our teaching and research staff, and students participate in various programs. In addition, we have concluded bilateral agreements of cooperation with approximately 100 international universities.

To find out more , please visit our  website ,  Facebook ,  Twitter ,  LinkedIn ,  Instagram  and  YouTube channel .

If you are interested in learning more about the international Master’s programmes we offer, please visit  uef.fi/masters . Links to programme-specific websites can be found from the programme list below.