Accomodation in Joensuu

Last week at Faculty of Science and Forestry we had promotion event related to international studies, and CBU presented its studying opportunities as well. I have kept the spark in my mind which and I thought would be interesting to reveal for those student who will be interesting to apply for CBU studies in coming year(s) and this practical aspect is related not only to potential forestry CBU students, but for all the students who would be interesting to apply for our Study Programmes.
Accommodation, especially in Joensuu is a hot topic due to the fact that potential applicant have to think about their "own corner" in advance and each year number of student is increasing. Previous experience showed that the rule of "the first bird gets the worm" is working in this case very well. Recently I have decided to change the accommodation myself in Joensuu and then I realized that it not even the matter of 1 month time. Basically in Joensuu there is only one company which offers the flats to students - Joensuun Elli. However the observation of the whole "real estate" sector in Joensuu will show you couple of private companies and municipal company, but the price and queuing is even worse than in Joensuun Elli. So at first, I would advise you to apply in Joensuun Elli.
If you are potential applicant for CBU, please take care of accommodation yourself or contact your home university for assistance. Basically Joensuun Elli provides 3 optional accommodation types: shared flat, single flat and family flat. The cheapest option is to rent shared flat, the prising varies from 150-300 €/month depending on flat area and location. Normally most of the students choosing to rent the shared flat at least in the beginning. Student arriving with wife/husband and/or children can apply for family flat. Students, who would like to have more privacy can apply for single flat. Be prepared also to pay 200 € deposit for shared flat, and 300€ for single and family flat. Besides that in most Elli flat it is also possible to have an internet connection (prise about 20€/month), however depending on the location you would need to connect via cable or via WIFI network. So, ask Elli on internet connection in advance in order to avoid any inconvenience, e.g. if your laptop does not have WIFI function.
In case you are arriving to Joensuu for rather short period of time (e.g. conference, birthday etc.), there is a possibility to rent a guest room. If you are interested in more details about this topics, please write a your" question or comment and will try to answer.