Basic services


LOAS offers all its residents diverse basic services such as: a free laundry room in all buildings, club rooms for enjoying the evenings, sauna turns, the unique shore side sauna Vierula, parking places as well as shared cars.

Laundry rooms

A student does not need their own washing machine. Each property has a perfectly equipped laundry room together with drying rooms. No separate fees are charged for the use of the laundry rooms. You can easily book a laundry slot on the residents’ intranet via the LOAS Booking service.

Club rooms for enjoying the evenings

The club rooms and saunas of student buildings are popular evening venues. Resident committees, groups of friends, student associations, clubs and various hobby groups use the club rooms for all sorts of activities. We also listen to residents’ wishes concerning the development of the premises.

LOAS’ Timppa: at Laserkatu 1, at the top floor of building A, you can find LOAS’ newest club room. Views across the Campus area and Lake Saimaa.

Kotaniemi: at Tervahaudankatu 1, at the top floor of building B, you will find a club room equipped with a balcony offering stunning views across Lake Saimaa.

Punkkeritienoo: at Punkkerikatu 5 there is a pleasant an spacious club room where e.g. LUT guilds organise weekly sauna evenings.

Leiri: The newly renovated club room at Leirikatu 2 has new furniture and a renovated kitchen. The two saunas allow even a larger group (15 people) to enjoy the sauna and the premises are actively booked.

You can make a booking for all the club rooms by contacting the housing office.

Vierula Sauna & Lounge

LOAS’ stunning and unique shore side sauna Vierula in the university area, at the shore of the pure Lake Saimaa, invites students to enjoy the relaxing steams and fun events. Vierula’s facilities consist of two saunas and a cozy lounge. The lounge is suitable for groups of about 25 people, the capacity of saunas is a total of about 25 people. You can easily make a booking by contacting the housing office. 

Did you know? On Mondays and Wednesdays there are resident sauna turns in Vierula from 5 to 9 pm! Sauna 1 is reserved for men, sauna 2 for women. All residents are welcome to Vierula common turns. 
NB! Users must leave the premises by 9 pm when the doors are automatically locked. 

Sauna turns almost daily

LOAS’ student building saunas are heated on average three times a week. There are turns for girls, boys and joggers. Common sauna turns are shown in Intra on the sauna turn booking page. You can also book your own turn from among the time slots on Fridays and Saturdays via the LOAS Booking service. Our saunas are spacious, modern and they are kept in first class condition. All booking can be made via the residents’ intranet LOAS Booking service.
 

"At LOAS we have all the Moomins in the valley."

Shared cars


LOAS’ residents are offered fully electric shared cars at extremely affordable prices. You can easily book a shared vehicle directly online, and collect it from your chosen collection point when it is most suitable for you. The service is implemented in cooperation with City-Yhteisautot Oy. Cars can also be rented by non-LOAS residents.

LOAS has eight Peugeot E-208 passenger cars and two vans, Citroen E-Jumpy and Volkswagen ID. Buzz. We named our cars in honour with traditions and taking into account the suggestions of our residents: passenger cars Brian, Brita, Giorgio, Herbie, Newton, Juhis, Marie and Car McCarface; vans Pilli and Pulla. Have you spotted the colourful and unique cars in the cityscape?

Contractual prices only for LOAS’ residents: 

  • passenger car 5€/h, 30€/day (other users normal Japster prices)
  • van 15€/h, 60€/day (other users normal Japster prices)

Do as follows: 

  1. Donwload Japster App from App Store or Google Play
  2. Register and identify yourself. For registering you need a Finnish personal identity number. After that, select "My account" from Japster's menu. Enter to the community code field LOAS and your resident number written together, e.g. LOAS12345
  3. Book a car and get ready to go cruising

NOTE! The resident number needed for signing in can be found on the intranet. Click “edit basic details” in the intranet and you will find the resident number above your own name. Convenient.

Collection points

The cars are always returned to the same parking space from which they are collected. When you pick up the car, disconnect the charging cable from the car. Hang the coiled charging cable on the hook on the charger and insert the plug into the socket on the rack. At the end of the reservation, plug in the charging cable into the car and start the charging from the Japster's app. During your reservation you can charge the car via the quick-charging socket at your own expense, e.g. at Recharge and K-lataus charging stations.
Read more here. 

Shared bicycles

LOAS has acquired shared bicycles in cooperation with the City of Lappeenranta and LUT. Bicycles can be collected for use at stations located around Lappeenranta. Stations can be found at many LOAS properties and on the service provider’s website you can find topical information about the use of the service. Shared bicycle stations have been added also to lappeenranta.digitransit.fi- local route planning service. The service covers public transport, walking, cycling, and some private car use. 
 

"Don´t get your skis crossed, try Intra first."

Parking places

There are a lot of parking places for students’ cars. The electricity bollards provide energy for heating or vacuuming cars. You can reserve parking places in the residents’ intranet, where you can also see the current booking situation for parking places of your own building. The fee for a parking place is very student-friendly, check the price list for further details.

NB! According to electrical safety regulations the cover of the car heating pole must be kept locked and the electric cable removed after use. Especially children don’t acknowledge the danger and if they play with the cable they may get an electric shock. 
Due to safety reasons LOAS maintenance has a right to remove electric cables from the heating poles if they are not connected to cars.  

Charging hybrid and electric cars is prohibited in a parking place equipped with a standard car heating outlet. Charging is only allowed in places designed for charging. Fill in fault report in Intra, if you need a charging place. Remember to write the number of the parking place in the fault report. Charging time is up to 8 h on a single charge.

 Car charging/heating timer instructions (Theben AT-1 Hybrid).

Environment and yard areas

The environment of student buildings is actively nature-friendly. The cityscape and nature supplement each other in the urban milieu of Lappeenranta. The yard areas of student apartments have been designed to be practical and functional, and to serve the needs of students.

All the essential: waste collection shelters, dusting areas, parking places and storage premises, can be found along good transport connections. There is also always room for hobbies and many yard areas also have a barbecue, and in the yard area of Yliopistonkatu 28 there is a well-maintained Beach Volley field.

All the student buildings are located in the surroundings of good services and hobby opportunities. Shops, banks, restaurants, sports centres and other services are often just a stone's throw away. Buses travel from door to door, and journeys are made quickly. There are fitness trails and ski tracks in the campus area in Skinnarila among the student buildings. The blue Lake Saimaa can be seen from several windows. Familiarise with the residential areas in more detail.