You don't have to own everything
30.9.2026•4 min läsning
You don't have to own everything
The rug needs a proper wash, the windows need cleaning, or you have to drill a couple of holes in the hallway wall. With the right tool the job goes fast. Buying that tool for a single use still feels a bit odd.
That's why more and more people rent instead.
Using is the new owning
The way we consume has changed. We stream music, order rides from an app and borrow books from the library. Few people miss a shelf holding a thousand CDs.
The same idea works for household equipment. Many people now ask one question first: do I really need to own this, or is it enough to have it when I need it? That question fits best with things that are used rarely and cost a lot.
Rugs, sofas and windows once or twice a year
A textile washer is a good example. It cleans a rug, a sofa or car seats in a few hours. By hand the same job easily takes a whole day, and the result is not as good. But if the next wash is six months away, your own machine spends most of its life in a cupboard.
Windows are the same story. A window cleaning robot does the glass while you do something else. Still, most homes wash their windows only in spring and autumn.
Renovation tools are an even clearer case. You need a rotary hammer when the shelves go up or the bathroom gets redone. After that it often waits years for the next job.
Storage space costs money
Square metres at home are expensive. Every cupboard full of machines you use once a year is space taken from something else. When the tool goes back after the job, the space stays free.
Many people want room to breathe at home, not a storage unit. You don't have to keep everything around just in case.
Renting gets you better equipment
Renting has another side too. A powerful machine can be too expensive to buy for one project, even when using it would make sense. So people settle for something cheaper or do the work by hand.
When you rent, the question changes. You stop asking whether to pay hundreds of euros for something you use once a year. You ask what it costs to do this one job properly.
One machine can also serve dozens of homes. The same textile washer cleans a sofa in Matinkylä on Monday and a set of rugs in Helsinki on Saturday.
How renting works at Tooly
Tooly is a self-service smart locker tool rental at Iso Omena shopping centre in Matinkylä, Espoo. The equipment is waiting in a locker on floor -1, next to the Musti ja Mirri entrance.
Here is how it works:
- Book the tool online at tooly.rent.
- Get a PIN code by email.
- Open the locker with the code and take the tool.
- When the job is done, return it to the same locker.
The locker is open every day from 6:00 to midnight. No deposit, no queue at a counter. Matinkylä metro station is in the same building, so it's easy to get there from Helsinki and Vantaa without a car.
The range includes the Kärcher SE 3 textile washer, a steam cleaner, a window cleaning robot, a cordless drill, a rotary hammer, a jigsaw, a line laser and an air compressor.
The value is in the use
Sometimes what matters is not that a thing belongs to you. What matters is being able to use it when you need it.
You don't have to fill your home with stuff to make everyday life easier. It's enough that the right tool is there at the right moment.
Rent it. Don't buy it. Book online at tooly.rent.