Oranssi Asunnot Oy is a non-profit and public benefit company. The company was established in 1992 to run the housing operations of Oranssi. Oranssi Asunnot Oy is wholly owned by Oranssi ry and the company operates according to the principles defined by the association.

The purpose of Oranssi Asunnot Oy is to renovate buildings for residential use and to provide a community-based and affordable form of rental housing that encourages residents to take an active part in caring for their own living environment. The apartments are intended for young people and young families.

Oranssi Asunnot currently has a total of 74 rental apartments in different parts of Helsinki. The apartments are located in thirteen different buildings, eleven of which are owned by Oranssi Asunnot and one is rented from the City of Helsinki.

The Oranssi houses are located in Kumpula, Tapanila, Vanhankaupunki, Herttoniemi, Länsi-Pasila and Itä-Pakila. All the houses are old protected wooden houses. Most of the apartments are small two-bedroom apartments, but there are also some one-bedroom apartments and a few three-bedroom apartments.

Orange Apartments currently employs three full-time permanent staff. In addition, there are a varying number of work experience students and trainees.

Oranssi Asunnot office is located in Oranssi’s premises in Suvilahti, near Kalasatama metro station.

Oranssi as an organization

The organisational structure of Orange could be described as ‘circular’. The majority of the residents of Oranssi Asunnot are members of the Orassi Association.

Oranssi Association owns Oranssi Asunnot Oy, which in turn owns the buildings and acts as landlord to its residents. In a sense, the tenants of Oranssi are the owners of their houses, although only collectively through the association.

Oranssi Asunnot is run by a board together with a managing director. The members of the board are appointed by the board of the Oranssi Association. The board is traditionally made up mainly of current and former residents. Residents’ decision-making and responsibility for their own houses and communities is an important principle at Oranssi. This is why the board of Oranssi Asunnot always develops the company’s activities in cooperation and discussion with residents, listening to the ideas raised in the house meetings.