Student’s Hämpton
Hämeenlinna. The home town of student memories.
In Hämeenlinna, student life is just the right size. Studies, the city centre, nature, events, and hobbies are all close by. You can reach Hämeenlinna from Helsinki and Tampere in about an hour. On this page, you will find the most important information regarding housing, transport, studying, leisure time, and work.
Study in Hämeenlinna
In Hämeenlinna, you can study at upper secondary school, in vocational education, and at university, as well as supplement your skills with various training courses.
Find a home in Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna offers student housing as well as other rental apartments across the city. The student housing foundation HOPS offers apartments for students near the University Centre and the city centre, among other locations.
Have you just moved to Hämeenlinna? Welcome to your new home town!
On the new resident’s page, you will find tips for city services, leisure time, and daily life, as well as information about benefits intended for new residents of Hämeenlinna.
Get around easily
In Hämeenlinna, distances are short and daily life is manageable even without your own car. Local buses run between the city centre, the railway station, and the University Centre, and there are specific ticket products for students.
You can also get from one place to another conveniently by bicycle. By train, the journey towards Helsinki or Tampere takes about an hour.
Student life outside the campus
Lectures and lessons are only one part of student life. In Hämeenlinna, you will find events, hobbies, sports, culture, cafés, and restaurants, as well as nature right in the heart of the city.
Find your own way to spend your leisure time
Gigs, festivals, sports, theatre, and other events all year round
Find sports facilities, hobbies, swimming pools, outdoor gyms, and associations
Hämeenlinna's nature sites offer a wide range of activities from outdoor recreation and hiking to swimming, cycling, and enjoying the scenery
Explore Hämeenlinna's restaurants and cafés
In Hämeenlinna, you will find a diverse range of shops, local boutiques, shopping centres, and flea markets for all kinds of shopping
