In brief
Nobody lives permanently in Helsinki postikeskus (00230). The area has 3,527 jobs.
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,388
- Figure for Helsinki 4
- Helsinki€4,809
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €16.43
- Figure for Helsinki 4
- Helsinki€21.08
- Residents
- 0
- Mean age–
- Disposable monetary income, median
- –
- Helsinki€29,159
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- –
- of 0 households
- Helsinki54%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- –
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Helsinki48%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
Price per m²
€2,388
Figure for Helsinki 4
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 135 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
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 12.1 years
- Helsinki: 19.0
- Gross rental yield
- 8.3%
- 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
Statistics Finland has published no yearly prices for this postal code area in recent years, because there were too few sales.
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Age
Helsinki postikeskusHelsinki
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
- Helsinki postikeskus
- Helsinki48%19%14%
- Finland43%26%15%
- Employed–
- Unemployed–
- Students–
- Pensioners–
- Children aged 0–14–
- Other–
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- –
- Helsinki: 41.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- –
- Helsinki: 12%
- Household size
- –
- Helsinki: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- – m²
- Helsinki: 34.3 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
- Helsinki postikeskus
- Helsinki45%54%
- Finland61%38%
- Owner-occupied–
- Rented–
- Other or unknown–
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
- Helsinki postikeskus
- Helsinki87%12%
- Finland48%50%
- Blocks of flats–
- Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses–
- Other buildings–
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
Helsinki postikeskusHelsinki
- Living alone–, Helsinki 51%
- Living alone, under 35–, Helsinki 17%
- Couple under 35, no children–, Helsinki 6%
- With children–, Helsinki 19%
- With a child under 3–, Helsinki 5%
- Single parent–, Helsinki 5%
- All members aged 18–64–, Helsinki 57%
- At least one member 65 or over–, Helsinki 25%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- – m²
- Helsinki: 62.6 m²
- Dwellings
- 0
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
- Helsinki postikeskus
- Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
- Basic education or unknown–
- Matriculation examination–
- Vocational qualification–
- Bachelor's or lowest tertiary–
- Master's or higher–
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
- Helsinki postikeskus
- Helsinki20%52%29%
- Finland20%60%20%
- Lowest 20% in Finland–
- Middle 60%–
- Highest 20%–
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
- –
- Helsinki: €29,159
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- –
- Helsinki: €39,597
- University or college degree
- –
- Helsinki: 48%
Jobs
Largest industries
Helsinki postikeskusHelsinki
- Transport and storage70%, Helsinki 4%
- Information and communication28%, Helsinki 11%
- Real estate1%, Helsinki 2%
- Accommodation and food services0%, Helsinki 4%
- Finance and insurance0%, Helsinki 5%
- Wholesale and retail trade0%, Helsinki 9%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 3,527
- Jobs per resident
- –
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Helsinki: 0.63
Sectors
- Helsinki postikeskus100%
- Helsinki90%
- Finland20%77%
- Primary production0%
- Industry and construction0%
- Services100%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
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).