In brief
Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi (00930) has 7,175 residents, 1% of the population of Helsinki. The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 21% are 65 or over. 44% of households are people living alone and 21% are families with children.
73% of homes are in blocks of flats and 27% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (79.5 m² against 62.6 m²). 56% of households rent their home, about the same as in Helsinki (54%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,332 per m² on average, 52% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 20% since 2020. The price equals 11.8 years of rent at €16.43 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €25,642 a year, about €2,137 a month: 12% lower than in Helsinki and about the same as in Finland as a whole. 17% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Helsinki (12%). The area has 3,545 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (35%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (9%).
The number of residents has grown by 6% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki.
Rank among the city's areas
Median disposable income
€25,642
9th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki €29,159
Price per m², 1 bedroom
€2,332
8th lowest of 68 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki €4,809
University or college degree
36%
11th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 48%
Average home size
79.5 m²
15th largest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 62.6 m²
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,332
- -19.8% since 2020
- Helsinki€4,809
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €16.43
- Figure for Helsinki 4
- Helsinki€21.08
- Residents
- 7,175
- +6.3% since 2014
- Mean age43.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €25,642
- +24.4% since 2014
- a year, about €2,137 a month
- Helsinki€29,159
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 56%
- of 3,327 households
- Helsinki54%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 36%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Helsinki48%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,332 per m² on average, 52% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 20% since 2020.
Price per m²
€2,332
Postal code area 00930
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 9 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
- 11.8 years
- Helsinki: 19.0
- Gross rental yield
- 8.5%
- 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
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.
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 bedroom61/68
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - SompasaariHelsinki €4,809Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi €2,332€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - SompasaariMedian disposable income75/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006TammisaloHelsinki €29,159Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi €25,642€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006TammisaloHouseholds renting42/83
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - RoihupeltoHelsinki 54%Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi 56%7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - RoihupeltoAged 16 to 3459/83
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - HarjuHelsinki 28%Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi 23%11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - HarjuAged 65 or over19/83
2%Santahamina26%TapaninvainioHelsinki 18%Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi 21%2%Santahamina26%TapaninvainioFamilies with children33/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%TorpparinmäkiHelsinki 19%Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi 21%4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%TorpparinmäkiUniversity or college degree73/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%TammisaloHelsinki 48%Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi 36%21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%TammisaloUnemployment10/83
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - KivikkoHelsinki 12%Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi 17%4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - KivikkoAverage home size15/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²ÖstersundomHelsinki 62.6 m²Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi 79.5 m²39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 21% are 65 or over.
Itäkeskus - MarjaniemiHelsinki
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Employed people make up 40% of residents, less than in Helsinki (48%).
- Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi40%22%15%
- Helsinki48%19%14%
- Finland43%26%15%
- Employed40%
- Unemployed8%
- Students8%
- Pensioners22%
- Children aged 0–1415%
- Other6%
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
- 17%
- Helsinki: 12%
- Household size
- 2.1
- Helsinki: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 37.6 m²
- Helsinki: 34.3 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
56% of households rent their home, about the same as in Helsinki (54%).
- Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi44%56%
- Helsinki45%54%
- Finland61%38%
- Owner-occupied44%
- Rented56%
- Other or unknown1%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
73% of homes are in blocks of flats and 27% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (79.5 m² against 62.6 m²).
- Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi73%27%
- Helsinki87%12%
- Finland48%50%
- Blocks of flats73%
- Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses27%
- Other buildings1%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
44% of households are people living alone and 21% are families with children.
Itäkeskus - MarjaniemiHelsinki
- Living alone44%, Helsinki 51%
- Living alone, under 357%, Helsinki 17%
- Couple under 35, no children2%, Helsinki 6%
- With children21%, Helsinki 19%
- With a child under 36%, Helsinki 5%
- Single parent6%, Helsinki 5%
- All members aged 18–6446%, Helsinki 57%
- At least one member 65 or over34%, Helsinki 25%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 79.5 m²
- Helsinki: 62.6 m²
- Dwellings
- 3,623
- Summer cottages
- 13
Education and income
Highest qualification
36% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Helsinki (48%).
- Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi34%23%18%18%
- Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
- Basic education or unknown34%
- Matriculation examination7%
- Vocational qualification23%
- Bachelor's or lowest tertiary18%
- Master's or higher18%
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 23% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi24%53%23%
- Helsinki20%52%29%
- Finland20%60%20%
- Lowest 20% in Finland24%
- Middle 60%53%
- Highest 20%23%
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
- €25,642
- a year, about €2,137 a month
- Helsinki: €29,159
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €38,446
- a year, about €3,204 a month
- Helsinki: €39,597
- University or college degree
- 36%
- Helsinki: 48%
Jobs
The area has 3,545 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (35%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (9%).
Largest industries
Itäkeskus - MarjaniemiHelsinki
- Wholesale and retail trade35%, Helsinki 9%
- Health and social work25%, Helsinki 15%
- Accommodation and food services11%, Helsinki 4%
- Administrative and support services7%, Helsinki 7%
- Arts, entertainment and recreation4%, Helsinki 3%
- Professional, scientific and technical4%, Helsinki 11%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 3,545
- Jobs per resident
- 0.49
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Helsinki: 0.63
Sectors
- Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi98%
- Helsinki90%
- Finland20%77%
- Primary production0%
- Industry and construction2%
- Services98%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 6% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 24% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki (31%).
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).