Frequently asked questions about Workery+

Workery+ combines elements from both traditional office rentals and coworking spaces. The concept consists of both private offices and shared spaces under the same roof. Businesses can rent private facilities, open-plan workstations or an optimal combination of the two with a flexible agreement.

In addition to personal offices and jointly used workstations, members of Workery+ can also use shared conference rooms, project spaces, creative spaces, a café-restaurant and a premium-quality gym in the same building. That is why we call Workery+ a multi-user environment. Other services, such as a professionally equipped studio for webcasts or online training sessions, are also available for a separate fee.

The COVID-19 pandemic has proved how fast the circumstances of business operations may change. It has made remote work a permanent part of everyday life for the knowledge work professionals who previously spent most of their working day at the office.

The new situation has prompted companies to consider how the ways of working will be reshaped moving forward. For example, not many medium-sized or large companies can know for sure how much space they are going to need one year from now. If you work in an office, when was the last time you were at your workplace with all of your coworkers present? Nevertheless, leases for office spaces are usually signed for 5–15 years. This means that the company may have to pay for underused space. The costs are running even though the people are working elsewhere.

Workery+ offers a solution to this problem: more flexible commercial properties that do not require years of commitment.

The company contracts the workspaces from YIT for the desired number of employees and pays for the space according to use.

YIT offers various package sizes for the customers. Basic membership includes the right to use furnished shared spaces, a mobile app, Internet connection and printers, joint events, joint marketing and membership discounts from partners.

The monthly fee for basic membership is about EUR 350 per person. However, as the contract is flexible, the space can be used for a single day, for example. In that case, the price is EUR 30 per day.

If the business needs several memberships in Workery+ and, for example, an added private office space, the monthly cost per each employee is more affordable at about EUR 300. This includes the privacy of your own office.

The period of notice of workstation membership is one month and that of a private office space is two months; in other words, it is much shorter than in traditional office leases. Download the full pricing list here.

The payment model we have adopted is not quite as flexible as this because both YIT and the corporate customers also need the costs of commercial properties to be predictable.

The number of memberships is specified in the Workery+ contract between YIT and the member company. This means that if the company wants 50 memberships, for example, we invoice them for 50 memberships. However, if the company has 200 employees, for example, each employee can be granted the right to use these 50 memberships when they want. If 51 employees happen to show up on the premises one day, we will charge the customer for one additional day pass, in other words EUR 30.

The company can also increase or decrease the number of memberships within the limitations of one-month periods of notice even on a monthly basis, if needed.

For all sizes, from small enterprises to large conglomerates. We are not going to run out of space. Our Vallila pilot project, for example, offers 17,000 m2 of space. This is enough for even the largest companies.

In the future, when the Workery+ network covers several facilities, businesses may even choose to work in all of them.

If the company already has efficient use of commercial properties with perfectly customised usability, functions and services, there will be no immediate need for Workery+.

However, we invite even those companies to try our services out. Some workers flourish with the occasional change of working environment. This depends on the employee and the ways of working; whether the employee likes to have the same environment and routines all the time or whether they need change as well as the inspiration brought by the presence of other enterprises.

Those working on the premises use a mobile application that has many functions. It can be used as a membership card and access pass and with it you can book a workstation or conference room on the shared premises. Once the employer concludes a Workery+ membership contract with YIT, the employees are given usernames and passwords for the application.

If you forget your phone at home or in your car, for example, our staff will be there to check you in. Checking in is important as it helps maintain a high level of safety and ensures that unauthorised individuals cannot access the premises.

The entire Workery+ started out with the development of security and safety. The security and safety of premises must be guaranteed before businesses can even consider returning to the office.

Health and safety concerns have been taken into account in the spatial planning with, for example, adequate space, ergonomic furniture and hand sanitation points. The mobile app also helps keep a safe distance; as long as COVID-19 remains a health hazard, members of Workery+ will not even be able to reserve a workstation too close to another member. A high level of hygiene is also maintained with touchless and automatic taps and light switches. Efficient and high-quality Genano air purifiers clean the indoor air of viruses and bacteria.

Businesses can securely store confidential information in their offices without having to worry about unauthorised access. In addition to the offices, spaces such as conference rooms have been soundproofed and the screens in the meeting rooms cannot be seen from the hallway. Cybersecurity, including Wi-Fi connections, has also been authorised and an external information security specialist assesses the situation on our behalf.

The location of Workery+ in Sturenkatu is optimal for a large group of customers. It is close to several main routes, stations and public transport connections. It can be easily accessed by car from different directions and offers parking spaces for both cars and bicycles. Moreover, the rent of the premises is not as high as in downtown Helsinki, for example.

We have already started planning the next sites. They are Workery+ Pasila and Workery+ Käpylä. Additionally, YIT has acquired the Finnish operations of UMA Workspace and three UMA Workspace locations are transferring as part of Workery+ network (two are in Helsinki—one above the Akateeminen Kirjakauppa bookstore on Esplanadi and another at Teurastamo in Kalasatama—and one facility at Accountor Tower in Keilaniemi, Espoo). We aim to open about a dozen similar working hubs in the metropolitan area in the future.

We have already started planning the next sites. They are Workery+ Pasila and Workery+ Käpylä. We aim to open about a dozen similar working hubs in the metropolitan area in the future.