Malmi

00700 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00700 Malmi

In brief

Malmi (00700) has 14,539 residents, 2% of the population of Helsinki. The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 26% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 18% are 65 or over. 51% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (83%). The average home is 62.4 m². 60% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,819 per m² on average, 41% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 17% since 2020. The price equals 14.3 years of rent at €16.43 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €25,468 a year, about €2,122 a month: 13% lower than in Helsinki and 3% lower than in Finland as a whole. 17% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Helsinki (12%). The area has 9,893 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (26%). More common than usual is construction: 12% of jobs (Helsinki: 4%).

The number of residents has grown by 10% since 2014, at the same pace as in Helsinki.

Rank among the city's areas

University or college degree
32%
4th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 48%
Median disposable income
€25,468
7th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki €29,159
Residents
14,539
7th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Price per m², 1 bedroom
€2,819
13th lowest of 68 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki €4,809

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,819; -17.4% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €16.43; Figure for Helsinki 4; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 14,539; +9.7% since 2014; Mean age41.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €25,468; +21.6% since 2014; a year, about €2,122 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 60%; of 7,333 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 32%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,819 per m² on average, 41% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 17% since 2020.

Price per m²

€2,819

Postal code area 00700
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 42 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

Malmi€2,819Helsinki €4,809

€1,881 – €2,785Figure for Helsinki 4, 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: 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

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 bedroom56/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Malmi €2,819
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income77/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Malmi €25,468
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting25/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Malmi 60%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3444/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Malmi 26%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over46/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Malmi 18%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children35/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Malmi 20%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree80/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Malmi 32%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment7/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Malmi 17%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size44/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Malmi 62.4 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 26% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 18% are 65 or over.

MalmiHelsinki

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 42% of residents, less than in Helsinki (48%).

Malmi42%20%16%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed42%
Unemployed9%
Students9%
Pensioners20%
Children aged 0–1416%
Other5%

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

Mean age: 41.0; Helsinki: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 17%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 1.9; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 32.2 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

60% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%).

Malmi39%60%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied39%
Rented60%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (83%). The average home is 62.4 m².

Malmi83%16%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats83%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses16%
Other buildings1%

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

Household types

51% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

MalmiHelsinki

Living alone51%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 3513%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Helsinki 6%
With children20%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 35%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent6%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6452%, 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: 62.4 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 8,029
Summer cottages: 1

Education and income

Highest qualification

32% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Helsinki (48%).

Malmi33%28%20%12%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown33%
Matriculation examination8%
Vocational qualification28%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary20%
Master's or higher12%

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

Income groups

22% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 18% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Malmi22%60%18%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland22%
Middle 60%60%
Highest 20%18%

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: €25,468; a year, about €2,122 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €34,938; a year, about €2,912 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 32%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 9,893 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (26%). More common than usual is construction: 12% of jobs (Helsinki: 4%).

Largest industries

MalmiHelsinki

Health and social work26%, Helsinki 15%
Wholesale and retail trade16%, Helsinki 9%
Construction12%, Helsinki 4%
Professional, scientific and technical11%, Helsinki 11%
Public administration and defence6%, Helsinki 8%
Education6%, Helsinki 6%

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

Jobs located here: 9,893
Jobs per resident: 0.68; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Malmi16%84%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction16%
Services84%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 10% since 2014, at the same pace as in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 22% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianMalmiHelsinkiFinland

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).