If you are on a low income, you can apply for general housing allowance from Kela. It can only be granted for rental housing, right-of-residence housing or part-ownership housing costs. You cannot receive housing allowance for the housing costs of a home you own. Only one person in the same household can apply for general housing allowance at a time, and the income and property of all members of the household affect the allowance.
Students are not usually eligible for general housing allowance, but they can apply for student housing supplement instead.
Those in military service or in the non-military service's training period can apply for housing assistance for conscripts.
A low-income pensioner can apply for housing allowance for pensioners. The type of pension and the form of housing of the pensioner affect the eligibility to receive housing allowance for pensioners and its amount.