General instructions

The period of notice for all A-Kruunu apartments is one full calendar month, in accordance with the Act on Residential Leases. The period of notice shall begin on the last day of the calendar month during which the housing lease is terminated and the notice of termination has been communicated to the landlord in writing. In other words, the lease will end at the earliest at the end of the month following termination.

Terminating your tenancy agreement

You can terminate your tenancy agreement electronically using your online banking ID here, or you can print a notice of termination for your tenancy agreement here. Fill in and send the scanned paper form by email to vuokraus@a-kruunu.fi or by mail to A-Kruunu Oy, vuokraus, Pasilankatu 13, 00520 Helsinki. If there are any issues with the electronic termination service, please fill in the paper form.

If your tenancy agreement has been made for two people, both people must submit their own electronic notification of tenancy agreement termination or sign one joint notice of termination form. Please also note that in a situation where the apartment is used as a shared home for cohabiting partners or spouses, you must also obtain your spouse’s consent for the termination, even if they are not a contracting party to the lease agreement.

Termination of the lease agreement by the other party

If the tenancy agreement is terminated by only one party and the other intends to remain in the apartment, the person staying in the apartment must also submit an electronic termination notice to confirm that the entire tenancy agreement and its obligations are to be transferred in their name. Both parties must enter in the additional information field of the notice of termination that one party is staying in the apartment and only the other is moving out.

Once the electronic termination from both parties has been filed, A-Kruunu processes the terminations in such a way that that only the tenancy agreement of the other resident is terminated in accordance with the Act on Residential Leases. Notice of termination by both people must be obtained so that it can be confirmed that the person remaining in the apartment is aware of the other person’s termination of their part of the tenancy agreement. After this, the tenancy agreement will continue in the name of the person who stays in the apartment. 

The paper form for terminating the tenancy agreement of a single party is available here.

Moving out and returning the keys

The date of moving out is specified in the A-Kruunu lease. As a rule, the terms and conditions of the lease agreement state that the date of moving out is the end date of the lease agreement. The apartment must be handed over to the lessor on the date of moving out. If the end date of your lease is a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday, you must return the apartment keys to the lock shop on the previous business day. Alternatively, you can hand over the keys directly to the new tenant on the end date of your lease by using the key handover agreement. You can get a key handover agreement from A-Kruunu's customer service department at vuokraus@a-kruunu.fi.

Final cleaning

The apartment must be cleaned carefully when moving out. You will find cleaning instructions in the moving-out letter. If the apartment has not been cleaned carefully, the landlord has the right to charge the costs of cleaning. 

If defects or repair needs due to causes other than natural wear are found in the apartment, the landlord has the right to charge the costs of the repairs.
 

Instructions in the event of tenant's death

Upon tenant's death, the tenant's responsibilities and obligations under the lease agreement are transferred to the tenant's estate. If the estate does not wish to continue the lease agreement, it is advisable for the estate to terminate the lease agreement as soon as possible. The notice period is one full calendar month. The notice period is calculated from the last day of the calendar month during which the apartment is terminated, and the notice of termination is given to the landlord in writing. The lease agreement then ends at the end of the full month following the notice of termination.

The estate must submit a written notice of termination using this form. The notice of termination must be signed by all members of the estate and/or include a power of attorney for those members who do not sign the notice of termination themselves.

In addition to the notice of termination and possible power of attorney, a certificate from the Population Information System (report on family relationships for estate inventory) or an official certificate from the parish (official certificate for the estate inventory) must be submitted. The document must clearly identify the heirs of the deceased, i.e., the legal beneficiaries of the estate. The termination can only be processed once we have received all the documents.

We prefer that documents be sent by email to vuokraus@a-kruunu.fi. Documents can also be sent by post to A-Kruunu Oy, vuokraus, Pasilankatu 13, 00520 Helsinki.

Mourning flag at half-mast can be arranged at the request of the bereaved.

The landlord will inspect the apartment during the notice period to assess the need for repairs. If the members of the estate cannot be reached, a master key will be used for the inspection. If the moving date is before the end date of the lease, the landlord may, during the notice period after the moving date, begin any necessary repairs to the apartment. No rent compensation will be paid even if moving out of the apartment is carried out before the end of the notice period. The landlord will conduct a final inspection of the apartment after the moving date specified in the notice of termination. The landlord will dispose of any items left in the apartment or storage room after the lease agreement has ended. The actual costs of clearing the apartment will be charged.

Possible security deposit will be returned to the estate’s account specified in the notice of termination within approximately one month of the end of the lease agreement. To receive a full refund of the deposit, all keys must be returned to the key management company, the apartment must have passed a property inspection and any outstanding water bill and possible other bills must have been paid.

When one of the two parties to the lease agreement dies

If the tenant of an apartment dies, the other party to the lease agreement has the right to continue the lease agreement instead of the estate, unless the landlord has a justified reason to object.

The party wishing to continue the lease agreement must notify the landlord in writing within three months of the death of the other tenant that they wish to continue the tenancy. Once the notification has been made, the estate's responsibility for fulfilling the terms of the lease agreement ends and the responsibility is transferred to the tenant who made the notification of continuation.