Oulunkylä - Patola

00640 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00640 Oulunkylä - Patola

In brief

Oulunkylä - Patola (00640) has 8,719 residents, 1% of the population of Helsinki. The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 26% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over. 50% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (81%). Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (67.0 m² against 62.6 m²). 52% of households own their home and 47% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,538 per m² on average, 26% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 11% since 2020. The price equals 16.3 years of rent at €18.14 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €30,089 a year, about €2,507 a month: 3% higher than in Helsinki and 14% higher than in Finland as a whole. 10% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Helsinki (12%). The area has 1,931 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (39%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (15%).

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

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €3,538; -11.0% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €18.14; Figure for Helsinki 3; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 8,719; +9.4% since 2014; Mean age42.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €30,089; +30.9% since 2014; a year, about €2,507 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 47%; of 4,623 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 51%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,538 per m² on average, 26% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 11% since 2020.

Price per m²

€3,538

Postal code area 00640
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 13 sales

Rent per m² a month

€18.14

Figure for Helsinki 3
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Helsinki: €21.08

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Oulunkylä - Patola€3,538Helsinki €4,809

€2,826 – €3,918Figure for Helsinki 3, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 16.3 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 6.2%; Helsinki: 5.3%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 818–€966; Figure for Helsinki 3, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €5.90; Average per m² a month, Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice+0.3%-2.2%Rent+0.6%+0.1%; Average of the price index (Helsinki 3) 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 bedroom44/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Oulunkylä - Patola €3,538
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income45/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Oulunkylä - Patola €30,089
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting55/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Oulunkylä - Patola 47%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3443/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Oulunkylä - Patola 26%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over32/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Oulunkylä - Patola 19%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children34/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Oulunkylä - Patola 20%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree44/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Oulunkylä - Patola 51%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment41/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Oulunkylä - Patola 10%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size30/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Oulunkylä - Patola 67.0 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 19% are 65 or over.

Oulunkylä - PatolaHelsinki

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

Main activity

What residents do is close to Helsinki's: 48% are employed.

Oulunkylä - Patola48%20%15%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed48%
Unemployed5%
Students9%
Pensioners20%
Children aged 0–1415%
Other3%

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: 10%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 1.9; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 36.1 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

52% of households own their home and 47% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent).

Oulunkylä - Patola52%47%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied52%
Rented47%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (81%). Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (67.0 m² against 62.6 m²).

Oulunkylä - Patola81%18%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats81%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses18%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

50% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

Oulunkylä - PatolaHelsinki

Living alone50%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 3516%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children5%, Helsinki 6%
With children20%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 34%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent5%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6453%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over27%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 67.0 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 5,001
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

51% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Helsinki (48%).

Oulunkylä - Patola18%10%21%24%27%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown18%
Matriculation examination10%
Vocational qualification21%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary24%
Master's or higher27%

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

Income groups

29% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).

Oulunkylä - Patola17%53%29%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland17%
Middle 60%53%
Highest 20%29%

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: €30,089; a year, about €2,507 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €39,934; a year, about €3,328 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 51%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 1,931 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (39%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (15%).

Largest industries

Oulunkylä - PatolaHelsinki

Health and social work39%, Helsinki 15%
Wholesale and retail trade13%, Helsinki 9%
Education9%, Helsinki 6%
Transport and storage6%, Helsinki 4%
Professional, scientific and technical6%, Helsinki 11%
Arts, entertainment and recreation5%, Helsinki 3%

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

Jobs located here: 1,931
Jobs per resident: 0.22; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Oulunkylä - Patola95%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction5%
Services95%

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 31% 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, medianOulunkylä - PatolaHelsinkiFinland

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).