Aurinkolahti

00990 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00990 Aurinkolahti

In brief

Aurinkolahti (00990) has 9,673 residents, 1% of the population of Helsinki. The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 24% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over. 49% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (96%). The average home is 62.4 m². 53% of households rent their home, about the same as in Helsinki (54%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €4,363 per m² on average, 9% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 15% since 2020. The price equals 16.8 years of rent at €21.63 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €29,524 a year, about €2,460 a month: about the same as in Helsinki and 12% higher than in Finland as a whole. 13% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Helsinki (12%). The area has 1,057 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (45%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (15%).

The number of residents has grown by 25% since 2014, faster than in Helsinki.

Rank among the city's areas

Aged 65 or over
22%
13th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 18%
Jobs per resident
0.11
15th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 0.63

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €4,363; -14.6% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €21.63; Figure for Helsinki 2; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 9,673; +24.7% since 2014; Mean age44.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €29,524; +18.6% since 2014; a year, about €2,460 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 53%; of 5,307 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 44%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €4,363 per m² on average, 9% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 15% since 2020.

Price per m²

€4,363

Postal code area 00990
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 9 sales

Rent per m² a month

€21.63

Figure for Helsinki 2
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Helsinki: €21.08

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Aurinkolahti€4,363Helsinki €4,809

€4,488 – €6,131Figure for Helsinki 2, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 16.8 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 5.9%; Helsinki: 5.3%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 898–€1,149; Figure for Helsinki 2, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €5.90; Average per m² a month, Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice+0.7%-3.3%Rent+0.6%+0.1%; Average of the price index (Helsinki 2) and rent index (Helsinki)

Source: Statistics Finland

Price per m² by flat sizeStudio1 bedroom2+ bedrooms

Yearly average price of old flats in blocks of flats in this postal code area. Gaps are years with too few sales to publish. Source: Statistics Finland.

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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Helsinki.

Price per m², 1 bedroom32/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Aurinkolahti €4,363
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income50/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Aurinkolahti €29,524
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting46/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Aurinkolahti 53%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3451/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Aurinkolahti 24%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over13/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Aurinkolahti 22%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children49/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Aurinkolahti 18%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree62/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Aurinkolahti 44%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment24/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Aurinkolahti 13%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size46/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Aurinkolahti 62.4 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 24% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over.

AurinkolahtiHelsinki

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 22% of residents, more than in Helsinki (19%).

Aurinkolahti45%22%14%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed45%
Unemployed7%
Students8%
Pensioners22%
Children aged 0–1414%
Other4%

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

Mean age: 44.0; Helsinki: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 13%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 1.8; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 34.7 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

53% of households rent their home, about the same as in Helsinki (54%).

Aurinkolahti46%53%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied46%
Rented53%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (96%). The average home is 62.4 m².

Aurinkolahti96%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats96%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses4%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

49% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.

AurinkolahtiHelsinki

Living alone49%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 3513%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children5%, Helsinki 6%
With children18%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 34%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent5%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6452%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over30%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 62.4 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 6,006
Summer cottages: 8

Education and income

Highest qualification

44% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Helsinki (48%).

Aurinkolahti23%24%24%21%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown23%
Matriculation examination9%
Vocational qualification24%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary24%
Master's or higher21%

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

Income groups

28% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).

Aurinkolahti17%55%28%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland17%
Middle 60%55%
Highest 20%28%

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: €29,524; a year, about €2,460 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €40,935; a year, about €3,411 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 44%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 1,057 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (45%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (15%).

Largest industries

AurinkolahtiHelsinki

Health and social work45%, Helsinki 15%
Education11%, Helsinki 6%
Construction10%, Helsinki 4%
Accommodation and food services6%, Helsinki 4%
Wholesale and retail trade5%, Helsinki 9%
Professional, scientific and technical5%, Helsinki 11%

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

Jobs located here: 1,057
Jobs per resident: 0.11; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Aurinkolahti10%90%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction10%
Services90%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 25% since 2014, faster than in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 19% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianAurinkolahtiHelsinkiFinland

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

Neighbouring areas

Etelä-Vuosaari00980 · Helsinki

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).