Lumo living

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Housing trends and development

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Housing trends and development

Feeling lonely? As a Lumo resident, you don’t have to be alone – how Markus discovered the communal way of life

Community is one way to add value to housing and make everyday life more meaningful. At Lumo homes, getting to know your neighbours is easy.

Lumo homes

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Lumo homes

Sharing her home with five lizards and a boyfriend, Anette is used to people raising their eyebrows: “It was important for us to give the lizards a room of their own”

Anette Pulkkinen was a secondary school pupil when she developed a fascination for frogs. Now, after moving from Oulu to Hyvinkää to live with her boyfriend, she has a room dedicated to her five lizards.

My neighbourhood

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My neighbourhood

It is easy to come to Vartiokylä and to stay: “It has that small village atmosphere”

Vartiokylä in Helsinki is a traditional and loved residential area. Its inhabitants especially enjoy the calm, being surrounded by nature, and the excellent availability of hobbies and services.

House stories

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House stories

Neighbours for half a century – the original residents at Sauvatie, Vantaa, share a strong sense of community

The residents enjoying a cup of coffee in the clubroom of Sauvatie 4–6 in Vantaa have been neighbours for 50 years. They were among the first residents to move into the brand new housing company in summer 1972.

Guest pen

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Guest pen

Jenna, 35, runs local media for East Helsinki to dispel prejudices about the area: “I’m happy living here”

For people who live somewhere else, they think East Helsinki is about a shopping centre or the surroundings of a metro station. However, East Helsinki is much wider and more diverse than the headlines suggest, writes Jenna Lehtonen.

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