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Helsinki

Region of Uusimaa · 84 postal code areas

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In brief

Helsinki has 684,018 residents in 84 postal code areas. The number of residents has grown by 10% since 2014, faster than in Finland as a whole. Young adults stand out: 28% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Finland: 23%).

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €4,809 per m² on average, 92% more than in Finland as a whole. Between postal code areas the price ranges from €1,798 (Siltamäki) to €7,966 (Kalasatama - Sompasaari). The price per m² has fallen by 7% since 2020. 54% of households rent their home, more than in Finland as a whole (38%).

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €29,159 a year, about €2,430 a month: 11% higher than in Finland as a whole. Between postal code areas the median income ranges from €23,045 (Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko) to €42,006 (Tammisalo). 12% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Finland as a whole (12%). Helsinki has 431,334 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (15%). More common than usual is finance and insurance: 5% of jobs (Finland: 2%).

Highs and lows

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€4,809
-6.8% since 2020
2025 Q3–2026 Q2
Finland€2,502
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€21.08
a month
Finland€16.12
Residents
684,018
+10.2% since 2014
Mean age41.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€29,159
+31.0% since 2014
a year, about €2,430 a month
Finland€26,351
Households renting
54%
of 359,689 households
Finland38%
University or college degree
48%
of residents aged 18 or over
Finland36%

Postal code areas

€2,388€3,512€5,212

Helsinki · Price per m², 1 bedroom

€4,809

* Hatched: figure from a larger area

00100Helsinki keskusta - Etu-Töölö€7,167€24.85€34,40851%18,492
00120Punavuori - Bulevardi€7,392€24.85€35,10646%7,297
00130Kaartinkaupunki€7,546€24.85€38,69047%1,731
00140Kaivopuisto - Ullanlinna€7,570€24.85€36,33244%7,721
00150Punavuori - Eira - Hernesaari€7,382€24.85€32,75049%9,720
00160Katajanokka€7,365€24.85€34,80847%5,145
00170Kruununhaka€7,399€24.85€35,40545%7,385
00180Kamppi - Ruoholahti€6,156€24.85€30,62461%14,784
00190Suomenlinna€5,255*€21.63€32,25782%677
00200Pohjois-Lauttasaari€6,103€21.63€35,61942%16,169
00210Vattuniemi€5,709€21.63€37,91633%9,156
00220Jätkäsaari€7,549€24.85€31,73574%11,152

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €4,809 per m² on average, 92% more than in Finland as a whole. The price per m² has fallen by 7% since 2020.

Prices and rents by flat size

Last four quarters, 2025 Q3–2026 Q2. Source: Statistics Finland

Flat sizePrice per m²Rent per m² a monthPrice-to-rent ratioSales
Studio€5,536€26.7117.32,050
1 bedroom€4,809€21.0819.03,402
2+ bedrooms€5,064€19.9821.13,126
All sizes€5,046€21.8819.28,578
Maintenance charge
€5.90
Average per m² a month, Greater Helsinki, 2025
Gross rental yield
5.3%
1 bedroom. A year of rent as a share of the price, before costs
Price per m² of old flats

Yearly average price of old flats in blocks of flats, all sizes. Source: Statistics Finland.

Differences between the areas

In the most expensive postal code area a one-bedroom flat costs about 4.4 times as much per m² as in the cheapest. The highest median income is about 1.8 times the lowest.

  • Price per m², 1 bedroom

    €1,798Siltamäki
    Helsinki €4,809
    €7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
    €1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari

  • Median disposable income

    €23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
    Helsinki €29,159
    €42,006Tammisalo
    €23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo

  • Households renting

    7%Paloheinä
    Helsinki 54%
    87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
    7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto

  • Aged 16 to 34

    11%Tammisalo
    Helsinki 28%
    49%Sörnäinen - Harju
    11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju

  • Aged 65 or over

    2%Santahamina
    Helsinki 18%
    26%Tapaninvainio
    2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio

  • Families with children

    4%Sörnäinen - Harju
    Helsinki 19%
    38%Torpparinmäki
    4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki

  • University or college degree

    21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
    Helsinki 48%
    69%Tammisalo
    21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo

  • Unemployment

    4%Santahamina
    Helsinki 12%
    23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
    4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko

  • Average home size

    39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
    Helsinki 62.6 m²
    161.2 m²Östersundom
    39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

Young adults stand out: 28% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Finland: 23%).

HelsinkiFinland

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.

Main activity

Pensioners make up 19% of residents, less than in Finland as a whole (26%).

  • Helsinki48%19%14%
  • Finland43%26%15%

  • Employed48%
  • Unemployed7%
  • Students9%
  • Pensioners19%
  • Children aged 0–1414%
  • Other5%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.

Mean age
41.0
Finland: 44.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
12%
Finland: 12%
Household size
1.8
Finland: 1.9
Floor area per person
34.3 m²
Finland: 41.6 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

54% of households rent their home, more than in Finland as a whole (38%).

  • Helsinki45%54%
  • Finland61%38%

  • Owner-occupied45%
  • Rented54%
  • Other or unknown1%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (87%). Homes are smaller on average than in Finland as a whole (62.6 m² against 78.5 m²).

  • Helsinki87%12%
  • Finland48%50%

  • Blocks of flats87%
  • Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses12%
  • Other buildings1%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.

Household types

51% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.

HelsinkiFinland

  • Living alone51%, Finland 47%
  • Living alone, under 3517%, Finland 13%
  • Couple under 35, no children6%, Finland 4%
  • With children19%, Finland 20%
  • With a child under 35%, Finland 4%
  • Single parent5%, Finland 4%
  • All members aged 18–6457%, Finland 48%
  • At least one member 65 or over25%, Finland 33%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.

Average dwelling size
62.6 m²
Finland: 78.5 m²
Dwellings
398,541
Summer cottages
380

Education and income

Highest qualification

48% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Finland as a whole (36%).

  • Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

  • Basic education or unknown21%
  • Matriculation examination11%
  • Vocational qualification20%
  • Bachelor's or lowest tertiary23%
  • Master's or higher25%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.

Income groups

29% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).

  • Helsinki20%52%29%
  • Finland20%60%20%

  • Lowest 20% in Finland20%
  • Middle 60%52%
  • Highest 20%29%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in the national income tenths. In Finland as a whole the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20%.

Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median
€29,159
a year, about €2,430 a month
Finland: €26,351
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€39,597
a year, about €3,300 a month
Finland: €37,777
University or college degree
48%
Finland: 36%

Jobs

Helsinki has 431,334 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (15%). More common than usual is finance and insurance: 5% of jobs (Finland: 2%).

Largest industries

HelsinkiFinland

  • Health and social work15%, Finland 19%
  • Information and communication11%, Finland 5%
  • Professional, scientific and technical11%, Finland 6%
  • Wholesale and retail trade9%, Finland 11%
  • Public administration and defence8%, Finland 5%
  • Administrative and support services7%, Finland 7%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.

Jobs located here
431,334
Jobs per resident
0.63
People working in the area divided by people living there
Finland: 0.43

Sectors

  • Helsinki90%
  • Finland20%77%

  • Primary production0%
  • Industry and construction9%
  • Services90%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 10% since 2014, faster than in Finland as a whole. Median income has risen by 31% since 2014, at the same pace as in Finland as a whole.

Residents

Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Disposable monetary income, medianHelsinkiFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, transfers received included. Euros of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Definitions and sources

Residents
People whose permanent home was in the area on 31 December, placed by the coordinates of their building. About 1% of residents have no coordinates and appear only in city figures.
Income
Disposable money income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, entrepreneurial and property income and received transfers, minus taxes and other paid transfers. In euros of the year.
Households
People living permanently in the same dwelling. Household types overlap.
Prices
Average debt-free prices per m² of old flats in housing companies. A postal code area with too few sales gets the figure of its price area or city.
Rents
Average rents per m² of non-subsidised flats in new leases, by rent area.
Small areas
Statistics Finland withholds details of areas with fewer than 30 residents, households or adults, with fewer than 10 dwellings or only one building, or with fewer than 10 jobs.

Source: Statistics Finland: postal code area statistics (Paavo) 2024, prices of old dwellings, rents of dwellings (CC BY 4.0).