Etelä-Vuosaari

00980 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00980 Etelä-Vuosaari

In brief

Etelä-Vuosaari (00980) has 22,693 residents, 3% of the population of Helsinki. It is the 2nd largest among the postal code areas of Helsinki. The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 22% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 20% are 65 or over. 48% of households are people living alone and 21% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (86%). Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (65.7 m² against 62.6 m²). 64% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,997 per m² on average, 38% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 20% since 2020. The price equals 15.2 years of rent at €16.43 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €25,263 a year, about €2,105 a month: 13% lower than in Helsinki and 4% lower than in Finland as a whole. 20% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Helsinki (12%). The area has 5,833 jobs; the largest industry is transport and storage (31%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (4%).

The number of residents has grown by 1% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki.

Rank among the city's areas

Residents
22,693
2nd highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Unemployment
20%
4th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 12%
University or college degree
33%
6th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 48%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,997; -20.2% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €16.43; Figure for Helsinki 4; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 22,693; +1.3% since 2014; Mean age43.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €25,263; +21.7% since 2014; a year, about €2,105 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 64%; of 11,547 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 33%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,997 per m² on average, 38% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 20% since 2020.

Price per m²

€2,997

Postal code area 00980
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 15 sales

Rent per m² a month

€16.43

Figure for Helsinki 4
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Helsinki: €21.08

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Etelä-Vuosaari€2,997Helsinki €4,809

€1,881 – €2,785Figure for Helsinki 4, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 15.2 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 6.6%; Helsinki: 5.3%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 800–€947; Figure for Helsinki 4, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €5.90; Average per m² a month, Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-1.2%-4.4%Rent+0.6%+0.1%; Average of the price index (Helsinki 4) 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 bedroom52/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Etelä-Vuosaari €2,997
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income79/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Etelä-Vuosaari €25,263
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting20/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Etelä-Vuosaari 64%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3460/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Etelä-Vuosaari 22%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over23/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Etelä-Vuosaari 20%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children32/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Etelä-Vuosaari 21%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree78/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Etelä-Vuosaari 33%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment4/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Etelä-Vuosaari 20%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size33/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Etelä-Vuosaari 65.7 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 22% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 20% are 65 or over.

Etelä-VuosaariHelsinki

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 38% of residents, less than in Helsinki (48%).

Etelä-Vuosaari38%22%16%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed38%
Unemployed10%
Students9%
Pensioners22%
Children aged 0–1416%
Other5%

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

Mean age: 43.0; Helsinki: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 20%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 1.9; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 33.8 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

64% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%).

Etelä-Vuosaari36%64%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied36%
Rented64%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (86%). Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (65.7 m² against 62.6 m²).

Etelä-Vuosaari86%13%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats86%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses13%
Other buildings1%

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

Household types

48% of households are people living alone and 21% are families with children.

Etelä-VuosaariHelsinki

Living alone48%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 359%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Helsinki 6%
With children21%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 35%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent7%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6448%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over31%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 65.7 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 12,510
Summer cottages: 99

Education and income

Highest qualification

33% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Helsinki (48%).

Etelä-Vuosaari32%27%19%14%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown32%
Matriculation examination8%
Vocational qualification27%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary19%
Master's or higher14%

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

Income groups

24% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 18% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Etelä-Vuosaari24%59%18%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland24%
Middle 60%59%
Highest 20%18%

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: €25,263; a year, about €2,105 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €35,006; a year, about €2,917 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 33%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 5,833 jobs; the largest industry is transport and storage (31%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (4%).

Largest industries

Etelä-VuosaariHelsinki

Transport and storage31%, Helsinki 4%
Manufacturing17%, Helsinki 5%
Health and social work15%, Helsinki 15%
Education7%, Helsinki 6%
Wholesale and retail trade7%, Helsinki 9%
Accommodation and food services5%, Helsinki 4%

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

Jobs located here: 5,833
Jobs per resident: 0.26; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Etelä-Vuosaari21%79%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction21%
Services79%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 1% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 22% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianEtelä-VuosaariHelsinkiFinland

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

Neighbouring areas

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).