Kruununhaka

00170 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00170 Kruununhaka

In brief

Kruununhaka (00170) has 7,385 residents, 1% of the population of Helsinki. The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 30% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 18% are 65 or over. 49% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (94%). Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (68.9 m² against 62.6 m²). 54% of households own their home and 45% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €7,399 per m² on average, 54% more than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 5% since 2020. The price equals 24.8 years of rent at €24.85 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €35,405 a year, about €2,950 a month: 21% higher than in Helsinki and 34% higher than in Finland as a whole. 7% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Helsinki (12%). The area is a place of work: it has 10,373 jobs, 1.40 for every resident.

The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki.

Rank among the city's areas

Unemployment
7%
8th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 12%
Price per m², 1 bedroom
€7,399
7th highest of 68 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki €4,809
University or college degree
64%
10th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 48%
Jobs per resident
1.40
13th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 0.63

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €7,399; -4.8% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €24.85; Figure for Helsinki 1; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 7,385; +2.3% since 2014; Mean age42.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €35,405; +30.2% since 2014; a year, about €2,950 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 45%; of 4,080 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 64%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €7,399 per m² on average, 54% more than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 5% since 2020.

Price per m²

€7,399

Postal code area 00170
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 52 sales

Rent per m² a month

€24.85

Figure for Helsinki 1
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Helsinki: €21.08

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Kruununhaka€7,399Helsinki €4,809

€6,434 – €8,182Figure for Helsinki 1, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 24.8 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 4.0%; Helsinki: 5.3%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 1,075–€1,360; Figure for Helsinki 1, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €5.90; Average per m² a month, Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice+1.7%-2.0%Rent+0.6%+0.1%; Average of the price index (Helsinki 1) 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 bedroom7/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Kruununhaka €7,399
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income15/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Kruununhaka €35,405
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting60/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Kruununhaka 45%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3424/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Kruununhaka 30%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over41/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Kruununhaka 18%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children62/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Kruununhaka 16%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree10/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Kruununhaka 64%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment76/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Kruununhaka 7%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size27/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Kruununhaka 68.9 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 30% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 18% are 65 or over.

KruununhakaHelsinki

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 55% of residents, more than in Helsinki (48%).

Kruununhaka55%18%11%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed55%
Unemployed4%
Students8%
Pensioners18%
Children aged 0–1411%
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: 7%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 1.8; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 39.0 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

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

Kruununhaka54%45%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied54%
Rented45%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (94%). Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (68.9 m² against 62.6 m²).

Kruununhaka94%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats94%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses0%
Other buildings5%

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

Household types

49% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.

KruununhakaHelsinki

Living alone49%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 3519%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children7%, Helsinki 6%
With children16%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 34%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent4%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6460%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over25%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 68.9 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 4,860
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

64% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Helsinki (48%).

Kruununhaka11%15%11%22%41%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown11%
Matriculation examination15%
Vocational qualification11%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary22%
Master's or higher41%

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

Income groups

44% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).

Kruununhaka17%39%44%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland17%
Middle 60%39%
Highest 20%44%

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: €35,405; a year, about €2,950 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €51,636; a year, about €4,303 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 64%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area is a place of work: it has 10,373 jobs, 1.40 for every resident.

Largest industries

KruununhakaHelsinki

Public administration and defence44%, Helsinki 8%
Education17%, Helsinki 6%
Finance and insurance7%, Helsinki 5%
Professional, scientific and technical6%, Helsinki 11%
Arts, entertainment and recreation5%, Helsinki 3%
Accommodation and food services5%, Helsinki 4%

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

Jobs located here: 10,373
Jobs per resident: 1.40; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Kruununhaka98%
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 2% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 30% 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, medianKruununhakaHelsinkiFinland

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).