Our operating principles

Students are at the heart of our operations. We wish to create attractive housing services for people studying and doing research in Lappeenranta. At the same time, we have a key position in developing the entire region of Lappeenranta and the well-being and sustainable competitiveness of all of Finland.

Success by working together

We believe in the idea that by working together 1+1 > 2. This can be seen in our common LOAS spirit, our motivated staff and the comfort of students.

Responsibility carries a long way

We are strongly committed to good, advanced technology and an economical way of thinking. We actively include our residents which has a positive effect on energy consumption, the sense of community and comfort.

Comfort is an important matter to us

The flexible services that have carefully focused on the various life situations of students and our properties which are diversely situated in different areas of the city differentiate us from other housing providers. Comfort is indicated by housing that lasts throughout studies.

Energy efficiency and the environment are priorities

We are involved in developing Finland’s greenest student housing community together with LUT, LAB and Sampo. Pilots formed through cooperation are visible to our residents as the utilisation of brand new technologies, such as wide-scale solar electricity trials. We are also an active part of the Greenreality Network.

Our own maintenance operates under the same roof

We are personally responsible for all the maintenance and repair activities that take place in the apartments. In this way, we can provide services quickly in the best possible way which is most suitable for student life. LOAS’ own maintenance company carries out, for example, sauna renovations, repairs minor faults in the apartments and buildings as well as carries out apartment inspections to ensure that our apartments are always in good condition and ready to welcome new residents.

"At LOAS, our elevator goes all the way up."
Housing guarantee

All new active university and higher education students can be found an apartment in Lappeenranta.

The housing guarantee for new university and higher education students offered by the City of Lappeenranta means that an apartment can be found in Lappeenranta for any student belonging to the previously mentioned group, if the student actively looks for an apartment.

With the housing guarantee, the City of Lappeenranta, university and Saimaa University of Applied Sciences aim to express to those planning to study in Lappeenranta that finding an apartment will not cause an obstacle for starting your studies, when a student actively seeks an apartment and utilises all the available options.

The housing guarantee is actualised via the Student Housing Foundation for the Region of Lappeenranta, Lappeenranta’s housing service, the University of Applied Sciences’ student board housing conveyance and private rental property selection in such a way that no-one needs to give up their study place due to not having accommodation.

The Student Housing Foundation for the Region of Lappeenranta meets its share of the guarantee by giving priority to the applicants during the summer and spring who are from another municipality and who are university students and by offering temporary accommodation in cooperation with the university's student association. In other words, LOAS is not exclusively responsible for the guarantee, and the actualisation of the guarantee always requires the applicant to be personally active in finding an apartment.