History

Domus Academica is Finland's oldest student house built especially for students. The first tenants moved in in the autumn of 1947. The Student Union decided to build the houses due to the poor housing situation of the students.

A few years later a student restaurant was opened in Domus. In 1955 the property was expanded so that the student library could move into a new library house in Leppäsuo. Before that the library was situated in the city centre, where Kaivotalo is nowadays.

Leppäsuonkatu 9 C was finished just in time for the Helsinki Olympic Games in 1952. During the Games the international press was accomodated there.

In December of 1968 the last building, Hietaniemenkatu 14 or house D, was finished.

In 1996 house A was sold to HOAS.

House B was renovated in 2000. The renovation started in the beginning of the year and the tenants were able to move into the renovated apartments in December of the same year.

House C was renovated in 2004. All the kitchens and toilets were renovated.

Both houses have fixed Internet-connections.