District heat in a housing company
District heating is by far the most popular heating solution for housing companies in Helsinki. More than 90% of housing companies in the capital are heated with district heating. We offer housing companies a wide range of district heating products tailored to different needs, as well as additional services that help improve energy efficiency.
Why district heat?
District heating brings comfort. It is a stable, carefree and reliable heating solution that is suitable for all types of properties. The use of district heat is simple. The life cycle of the equipment is long, and it does not need much maintenance. With district heat, you can heat the indoor spaces and service water of your property. There is always enough district heat in all weather conditions, and the amount of hot water adapts to the needs of the housing company.
- Helen’s security of district heat supply is among the best in the world.
- District heat has many uses and keeps paths and yard decks free of snow and ice in the winter.
- District heating is suitable for both new and old properties, and it operates reliably together with other heating forms and energy efficiency solutions.
Frequently asked questions about district heating
District heating for housing companies
Monthly Heating Property
Monthly Heat Property is our standard district heating product for companies and housing associations. The price of Monthly Heat Property consists of a fixed basic fee and an energy charge based on monthly consumption and the energy price.
The energy prices for the Monthly Heat Property product are updated annually in January and July and remain valid for one year at a time.
Fixed-price District Heating
Manage your budget reliably with a three-year fixed-term, fixed-price district heating contract. Fixed-price District Heating is designed for Helen's corporate and housing company customers, and brings clarity and predictability to heating bills. The price consists of the fixed basic fee and fixed monthly energy fee that remain unchanged for the entire three-year contracting period.
Optimal Heating
With Optimal Heating, your housing company uses heating energy more smartly and at the most affordable hours, fully automatically and without affecting the daily life of the residents. You can easily change your housing company's district heating product to Optimal Heating, and lower your expenses at the same time.
Origin-verified add on services
Origin-verified Bio Heat
Origin-verified Bio Heat is produced using wood-based biomass. The origin of the product is verified with a Guarantee of Origin for renewable heat issued by the Finnish Energy Authority.
Origin-verified Circular Heat
Origin-verified Circular Heat is produced at Helen’s heat pump plants and consists of renewable heat and waste heat. The origin of the heat is verified with Guarantees of Origin for renewable heat and waste heat issued by the Finnish Energy Authority.
Supplementary services in district heating
Kiinteistövahti
The Kiinteistövahti service guarantees stable heating conditions in every dwelling while saving energy at the same time. Kiinteistövahti offers data-based information on dwelling-specific temperature, air humidity and outdoor temperature and makes suggestions to the heating system controls.
Heat distribution centres for housing companies
The heat distribution centre is the most important piece of equipment in a housing company’s heating system. We offer heat distribution centres as a traditional turnkey delivery, covering the entire procurement chain from planning to commissioning.
Stages of acquiring district heat
The customer requests a budgetary or binding offer on a district heat connection.
The customer’s HVAC designer submits the technical plans to Helen for inspection, on the basis of which Helen makes a binding offer on a district heat connection and sends it to the customer for approval.
After the customer has accepted the offer, we will start planning the building and implementation of the connection according to the customer’s preferred time schedule. The connection will be ready in about 68 weeks from accepting the offer.
In addition to the district heat connection, you must acquire and install a heat distribution centre for district heat. In the heat distribution centre, the thermal energy of the district heating water is conducted to the water circulating in the property’s heating circuit and domestic hot water.
Our experts take care of the functioning of the design and implementation of your equipment by inspecting the technical plans and carrying out the commissioning and final inspections on site.
After the district heat connection has been built and the district heat substation is found to be safe and operational, the heat supply can be started.
