Oranssi emerged in the early 1990s, with the aim of paying attention to the housing shortage for young people. Oranssi provides inexpensive communal housing for young people in protected old wooden buildings, forming several communities located around Helsinki. Oranssi also operates a youth cultural centre. The basic principle behind Oranssi is to provide young people with the opportunity to independently produce their own culture and to enable them to create affordable housing.

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