How to change right-of-occupancy apartments

Would you like a larger or smaller right-of-occupancy home, or do you perhaps intend to move to another neighbourhood or municipality? If you are considering changing your right-of-occupancy apartment, please browse our range of options or find a swapping partner through our marketplace.

Right-of-occupancy apartment swapping marketplace

There are a few options for moving to a new right-of-occupancy apartment

  1. You can apply for any new right-of-occupancy apartment anywhere in Finland in the same way as when applying for your first apartment. Browse our range of apartments and submit a right-of-occupancy application. You can apply for vacant, soon-to-be-vacant and occupied right-of-occupancy apartments. You will need an unused waiting number for the application. If there are several applicants, the one with the lowest waiting number is prioritised.
    Read more about applying for a right-of-occupancy apartment.
  2. If you are applying for a right-of-occupancy apartment at the property you are currently living in, you need to submit a separate application to change apartment without a waiting number. You are prioritised over other applicants with a waiting number. If multiple applicants in the same building are interested in the same apartment, the apartment is first offered to the applicant whose right-of-occupancy agreement is the oldest, i.e. has been in effect for the longest time.
  3. 3 The right-of-occupancy apartment swapping marketplace can be used to swap homes with another right-of-occupancy resident, even across different companies. Via the marketplace, you can indicate your willingness to swap right-of-occupancy homes or look for a suitable swapping partner based on listings submitted by others. Swapping right-of-occupancy apartments with another resident does not require a waiting number.
    Read more about the right-of-occupancy apartment swapping marketplace.


It is also possible to swap right-of-occupancy apartments across right-of-occupancy companies and municipalities.

Do I need a waiting number when moving into a new right-of-occupancy apartment?

The two cases listed below are referred to as “privileged swaps” which do not require a new waiting number. All other cases of changing your right-of-occupancy housing require a new waiting number.

  1. Right-of-occupancy holders who are swapping right-of-occupancy apartments between themselves do not need waiting numbers.
  2. You can apply for a housing unit that is about to become available in the same building or property without a waiting number by filling in an application to change apartments, in which case you are prioritised in the resident selection process. If there are multiple applicants from the same building, the matter is resolved based on the applications; the applicant whose right of occupancy has been valid for the longest time takes precedence. If the agreements have been signed on the same day, the priority is resolved based on the serial number of the agreement.
  3. If you are moving to an apartment in another property owned by the same owner or to a building owned by another right-of-occupancy organisation, you need an unused waiting number. Apply for a waiting number here.

The need requirement does not apply to privileged swaps, which means that an account of wealth is not necessary.

Sivu päivitetty viimeksi: 15.7.2024