Kallio

00530 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00530 Kallio

In brief

Kallio (00530) has 17,951 residents, 3% of the population of Helsinki. Young adults stand out: 41% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Helsinki: 28%). 67% of households are people living alone and 7% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (99%). Homes are smaller on average than in Helsinki (45.6 m² against 62.6 m²). 57% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €4,822 per m² on average, about the same as in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 13% since 2020. The price equals 18.6 years of rent at €21.63 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €28,216 a year, about €2,351 a month: 3% lower than in Helsinki and 7% higher than in Finland as a whole. 12% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Helsinki (12%). The area has 16,495 jobs; the largest industry is public administration and defence (24%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (8%).

The number of residents has fallen by 3% since 2014, while it has grown in Helsinki.

Rank among the city's areas

Families with children
7%
2nd lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 19%
Aged 16 to 34
41%
4th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 28%
Residents
17,951
4th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Average home size
45.6 m²
4th smallest 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: €4,822; -12.9% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €21.63; Figure for Helsinki 2; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 17,951; -3.1% since 2014; Mean age42.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €28,216; +32.5% since 2014; a year, about €2,351 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 57%; of 12,017 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 51%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €4,822 per m² on average, about the same as in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 13% since 2020.

Price per m²

€4,822

Postal code area 00530
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 39 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

Kallio€4,822Helsinki €4,809

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 18.6 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 5.4%; 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

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Helsinki in 1 of 9 figures: families with children.

Price per m², 1 bedroom26/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Kallio €4,822
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income59/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Kallio €28,216
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting35/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Kallio 57%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 344/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Kallio 41%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over62/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Kallio 16%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children82/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Kallio 7%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree45/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Kallio 51%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment33/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Kallio 12%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size80/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Kallio 45.6 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

Young adults stand out: 41% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Helsinki: 28%).

KallioHelsinki

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 58% of residents, more than in Helsinki (48%).

Kallio58%17%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed58%
Unemployed7%
Students8%
Pensioners17%
Children aged 0–146%
Other4%

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

Mean age: 42.0; Helsinki: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 12%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 1.5; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 31.7 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

57% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%).

Kallio43%57%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied43%
Rented57%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (99%). Homes are smaller on average than in Helsinki (45.6 m² against 62.6 m²).

Kallio99%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats99%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses0%
Other buildings1%

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

Household types

67% of households are people living alone and 7% are families with children.

KallioHelsinki

Living alone67%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 3529%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children8%, Helsinki 6%
With children7%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 32%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent2%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6474%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over19%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 45.6 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 13,726
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

51% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Helsinki (48%).

Kallio16%16%17%24%27%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown16%
Matriculation examination16%
Vocational qualification17%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary24%
Master's or higher27%

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

Income groups

26% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).

Kallio20%55%26%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland20%
Middle 60%55%
Highest 20%26%

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: €28,216; a year, about €2,351 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €33,912; a year, about €2,826 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 51%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 16,495 jobs; the largest industry is public administration and defence (24%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (8%).

Largest industries

KallioHelsinki

Public administration and defence24%, Helsinki 8%
Health and social work15%, Helsinki 15%
Professional, scientific and technical11%, Helsinki 11%
Information and communication11%, Helsinki 11%
Other services10%, Helsinki 4%
Education6%, Helsinki 6%

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

Jobs located here: 16,495
Jobs per resident: 0.92; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Kallio98%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction2%
Services98%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 3% since 2014, while it has grown in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 32% since 2014, at the same pace as in Helsinki.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianKallioHelsinkiFinland

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).