Kulosaari

00570 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00570 Kulosaari

In brief

Kulosaari (00570) has 4,193 residents, 1% of the population of Helsinki. Families stand out: 27% of households have children (Helsinki: 19%). 27% of households are families with children (Helsinki: 19%) and 42% live alone.

75% of homes are in blocks of flats and 24% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (87.8 m² against 62.6 m²). 65% of households own their home and 34% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €5,380 per m² on average, 12% more than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 6% since 2020. The price equals 20.7 years of rent at €21.63 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €36,639 a year, about €3,053 a month: 26% higher than in Helsinki and 39% higher than in Finland as a whole. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Helsinki (12%). The area has 1,192 jobs; the largest industry is education (19%). More common than usual is arts, entertainment and recreation: 12% of jobs (Helsinki: 3%).

The number of residents has grown by 9% since 2014, at the same pace as in Helsinki.

Rank among the city's areas

University or college degree
65%
7th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 48%
Average home size
87.8 m²
10th largest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 62.6 m²
Median disposable income
€36,639
10th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki €29,159
Families with children
27%
15th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 19%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €5,380; -5.7% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €21.63; Figure for Helsinki 2; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 4,193; +8.9% since 2014; Mean age42.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €36,639; +35.4% since 2014; a year, about €3,053 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 34%; of 1,979 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 65%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €5,380 per m² on average, 12% more than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 6% since 2020.

Price per m²

€5,380

Postal code area 00570
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 18 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

Kulosaari€5,380Helsinki €4,809

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 20.7 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 4.8%; 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.

Rent, right of occupancy or buy?Enter a flat in this area and see which option comes out ahead, year by year.Compare here

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 bedroom19/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Kulosaari €5,380
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income10/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Kulosaari €36,639
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting69/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Kulosaari 34%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3464/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Kulosaari 21%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over39/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Kulosaari 18%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children15/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Kulosaari 27%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree7/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Kulosaari 65%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment62/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Kulosaari 8%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size10/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Kulosaari 87.8 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 27% of households have children (Helsinki: 19%).

KulosaariHelsinki

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 18% of residents, more than in Helsinki (14%).

Kulosaari48%19%18%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed48%
Unemployed4%
Students7%
Pensioners19%
Children aged 0–1418%
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: 8%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 2.1; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 41.8 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

65% of households own their home and 34% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent).

Kulosaari65%34%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied65%
Rented34%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

75% of homes are in blocks of flats and 24% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (87.8 m² against 62.6 m²).

Kulosaari75%24%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats75%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses24%
Other buildings1%

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

Household types

27% of households are families with children (Helsinki: 19%) and 42% live alone.

KulosaariHelsinki

Living alone42%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 3512%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children4%, Helsinki 6%
With children27%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 35%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent5%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6446%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over28%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 87.8 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 2,222
Summer cottages: 1

Education and income

Highest qualification

65% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Helsinki (48%).

Kulosaari12%12%11%23%42%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown12%
Matriculation examination12%
Vocational qualification11%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary23%
Master's or higher42%

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

Income groups

47% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).

Kulosaari16%37%47%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland16%
Middle 60%37%
Highest 20%47%

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: €36,639; a year, about €3,053 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €57,075; a year, about €4,756 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 65%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 1,192 jobs; the largest industry is education (19%). More common than usual is arts, entertainment and recreation: 12% of jobs (Helsinki: 3%).

Largest industries

KulosaariHelsinki

Education19%, Helsinki 6%
Information and communication18%, Helsinki 11%
Finance and insurance15%, Helsinki 5%
Arts, entertainment and recreation12%, Helsinki 3%
Health and social work9%, Helsinki 15%
Professional, scientific and technical9%, Helsinki 11%

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

Jobs located here: 1,192
Jobs per resident: 0.28; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Kulosaari98%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction1%
Services98%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 9% since 2014, at the same pace as in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 35% since 2014, faster than in Helsinki (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianKulosaariHelsinkiFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, transfers received included. Euros of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

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).