Östersundom

00890 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00890 Östersundom

In brief

Östersundom (00890) has 1,755 residents, under 1% of the population of Helsinki. Families stand out: 28% of households have children (Helsinki: 19%). 28% of households are families with children (Helsinki: 19%) and 16% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (161.2 m² against 62.6 m²). 88% of households own their home and 8% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent). This is the 2nd lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Helsinki. There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €2,388 per m² is that of price area Helsinki 4. The price equals 12.1 years of rent at €16.43 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €36,664 a year, about €3,055 a month: 26% higher than in Helsinki and 39% higher than in Finland as a whole. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Helsinki (12%). The area has 478 jobs; the largest industry is education (24%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (6%).

The number of residents has fallen by 15% since 2014, while it has grown in Helsinki.

Rank among the city's areas

Average home size
161.2 m²
The largest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 62.6 m²
Living alone
16%
The lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 51%
Households renting
8%
2nd lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 54%
Residents
1,755
6th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,388; Figure for Helsinki 4; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €16.43; Figure for Helsinki 4; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 1,755; -14.9% since 2014; Mean age44.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €36,664; +25.0% since 2014; a year, about €3,055 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 8%; of 658 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 53%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €2,388 per m² is that of price area Helsinki 4. The price equals 12.1 years of rent at €16.43 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€2,388

Figure for Helsinki 4
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 135 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

Östersundom€2,388Helsinki €4,809

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 12.1 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 8.3%; 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

Statistics Finland has published no yearly prices for this postal code area in recent years, because there were too few sales.

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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 8 figures: households renting, average home size.

Median disposable income9/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Östersundom €36,664
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting82/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Östersundom 8%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3473/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Östersundom 18%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over70/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Östersundom 14%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children11/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Östersundom 28%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree38/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Östersundom 53%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment53/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Östersundom 9%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size1/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Östersundom 161.2 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 28% of households have children (Helsinki: 19%).

ÖstersundomHelsinki

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 52% of residents, more than in Helsinki (48%).

Östersundom52%16%14%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed52%
Unemployed5%
Students9%
Pensioners16%
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: 44.0; Helsinki: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 9%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 2.6; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 63.3 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

88% of households own their home and 8% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent). This is the 2nd lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Helsinki.

Östersundom88%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied88%
Rented8%
Other or unknown4%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (161.2 m² against 62.6 m²).

Östersundom97%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats1%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses97%
Other buildings2%

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

Household types

28% of households are families with children (Helsinki: 19%) and 16% live alone.

ÖstersundomHelsinki

Living alone16%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 351%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children0%, Helsinki 6%
With children28%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 33%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent2%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6448%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over26%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 161.2 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 745
Summer cottages: 35

Education and income

Highest qualification

53% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Helsinki (48%).

Östersundom16%10%21%26%27%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown16%
Matriculation examination10%
Vocational qualification21%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary26%
Master's or higher27%

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%).

Östersundom19%34%47%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland19%
Middle 60%34%
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: €36,664; a year, about €3,055 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €85,188; a year, about €7,099 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 53%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 478 jobs; the largest industry is education (24%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (6%).

Largest industries

ÖstersundomHelsinki

Education24%, Helsinki 6%
Health and social work24%, Helsinki 15%
Construction10%, Helsinki 4%
Wholesale and retail trade8%, Helsinki 9%
Manufacturing7%, Helsinki 5%
Administrative and support services6%, Helsinki 7%

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

Jobs located here: 478
Jobs per resident: 0.27; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Östersundom17%83%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction17%
Services83%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 15% since 2014, while it has grown in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 25% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianÖstersundomHelsinkiFinland

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).