Konala

00390 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00390 Konala

In brief

Konala (00390) has 6,594 residents, 1% of the population of Helsinki. The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 25% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over. 50% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

76% of homes are in blocks of flats and 23% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. The average home is 63.0 m². 55% of households own their home and 45% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,120 per m² on average, 35% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 15% since 2020. The price equals 14.3 years of rent at €18.14 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €28,988 a year, about €2,416 a month: about the same as in Helsinki and 10% higher than in Finland as a whole. 13% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Helsinki (12%). The area has 4,999 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (32%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (9%).

The number of residents has grown by 7% since 2014, at the same pace as in Helsinki.

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €3,120; -14.6% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €18.14; Figure for Helsinki 3; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 6,594; +7.2% since 2014; Mean age42.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €28,988; +23.7% since 2014; a year, about €2,416 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 45%; of 3,445 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 43%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,120 per m² on average, 35% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 15% since 2020.

Price per m²

€3,120

Postal code area 00390
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 32 sales

Rent per m² a month

€18.14

Figure for Helsinki 3
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Helsinki: €21.08

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Konala€3,120Helsinki €4,809

€2,826 – €3,918Figure for Helsinki 3, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 14.3 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 7.0%; Helsinki: 5.3%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 818–€966; Figure for Helsinki 3, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €5.90; Average per m² a month, Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice+0.3%-2.2%Rent+0.6%+0.1%; Average of the price index (Helsinki 3) 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 bedroom49/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Konala €3,120
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income54/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Konala €28,988
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting62/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Konala 45%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3448/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Konala 25%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over31/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Konala 19%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children38/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Konala 20%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree65/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Konala 43%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment26/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Konala 13%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size40/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Konala 63.0 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 25% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over.

KonalaHelsinki

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

Main activity

What residents do is close to Helsinki's: 46% are employed.

Konala46%20%15%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed46%
Unemployed7%
Students8%
Pensioners20%
Children aged 0–1415%
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: 13%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 1.9; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 33.6 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

55% of households own their home and 45% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent).

Konala55%45%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied55%
Rented45%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

76% of homes are in blocks of flats and 23% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. The average home is 63.0 m².

Konala76%23%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats76%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses23%
Other buildings1%

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

Household types

50% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

KonalaHelsinki

Living alone50%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 3514%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children4%, Helsinki 6%
With children20%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 35%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent5%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6453%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over27%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 63.0 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 3,776
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

43% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Helsinki (48%).

Konala24%25%25%17%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown24%
Matriculation examination9%
Vocational qualification25%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary25%
Master's or higher17%

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

Income groups

25% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).

Konala17%57%25%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland17%
Middle 60%57%
Highest 20%25%

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: €28,988; a year, about €2,416 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €39,764; a year, about €3,314 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 43%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 4,999 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (32%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (9%).

Largest industries

KonalaHelsinki

Wholesale and retail trade32%, Helsinki 9%
Administrative and support services15%, Helsinki 7%
Construction13%, Helsinki 4%
Manufacturing9%, Helsinki 5%
Transport and storage8%, Helsinki 4%
Professional, scientific and technical7%, Helsinki 11%

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

Jobs located here: 4,999
Jobs per resident: 0.76; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Konala23%77%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction23%
Services77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 7% since 2014, at the same pace as in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 24% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianKonalaHelsinkiFinland

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).