Mellunmäki

00970 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00970 Mellunmäki

In brief

Mellunmäki (00970) has 10,777 residents, 2% of the population of Helsinki. The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 21% are 65 or over. 53% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (85%). The average home is 62.9 m². 57% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,082 per m² on average, 57% less than the average in Helsinki. The price is the 3rd lowest among the postal code areas of Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 20% since 2020. The price equals 10.6 years of rent at €16.43 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €25,650 a year, about €2,138 a month: 12% lower than in Helsinki and about the same as in Finland as a whole. 19% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Helsinki (12%). The area has 868 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (43%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (15%).

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014.

Rank among the city's areas

University or college degree
27%
3rd lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 48%
Price per m², 1 bedroom
€2,082
3rd lowest of 68 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki €4,809
Unemployment
19%
5th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 12%
Jobs per resident
0.08
8th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 0.63

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,082; -20.1% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €16.43; Figure for Helsinki 4; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 10,777; +0.7% since 2014; Mean age43.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €25,650; +23.6% since 2014; a year, about €2,138 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 57%; of 5,830 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 27%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,082 per m² on average, 57% less than the average in Helsinki. The price is the 3rd lowest among the postal code areas of Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 20% since 2020.

Price per m²

€2,082

Postal code area 00970
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 11 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

Mellunmäki€2,082Helsinki €4,809

€1,881 – €2,785Figure for Helsinki 4, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 10.6 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 9.5%; 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

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Helsinki in 2 of 9 figures: price per m², 1 bedroom, university or college degree.

Price per m², 1 bedroom66/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Mellunmäki €2,082
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income74/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Mellunmäki €25,650
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting34/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Mellunmäki 57%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3456/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Mellunmäki 23%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over17/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Mellunmäki 21%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children50/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Mellunmäki 18%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree81/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Mellunmäki 27%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment5/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Mellunmäki 19%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size41/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Mellunmäki 62.9 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 21% are 65 or over.

MellunmäkiHelsinki

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 41% of residents, less than in Helsinki (48%).

Mellunmäki41%23%14%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed41%
Unemployed9%
Students8%
Pensioners23%
Children aged 0–1414%
Other4%

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

Mean age: 43.0; Helsinki: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 19%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 1.8; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 34.3 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

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

Mellunmäki42%57%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied42%
Rented57%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (85%). The average home is 62.9 m².

Mellunmäki85%15%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats85%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses15%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

53% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.

MellunmäkiHelsinki

Living alone53%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 3512%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Helsinki 6%
With children18%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 35%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent6%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6451%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over31%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 62.9 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 6,358
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

27% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Helsinki (48%). This is the 3rd lowest share among the postal code areas of Helsinki.

Mellunmäki31%34%18%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown31%
Matriculation examination8%
Vocational qualification34%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary18%
Master's or higher9%

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

Income groups

21% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 15% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Mellunmäki21%64%15%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland21%
Middle 60%64%
Highest 20%15%

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: €25,650; a year, about €2,138 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €33,508; a year, about €2,792 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 27%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 868 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (43%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (15%).

Largest industries

MellunmäkiHelsinki

Health and social work43%, Helsinki 15%
Education14%, Helsinki 6%
Construction9%, Helsinki 4%
Wholesale and retail trade8%, Helsinki 9%
Transport and storage7%, Helsinki 4%
Accommodation and food services6%, Helsinki 4%

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

Jobs located here: 868
Jobs per resident: 0.08; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Mellunmäki91%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction9%
Services91%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014. 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, medianMellunmäkiHelsinkiFinland

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).