Pajamäki

00360 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00360 Pajamäki

In brief

Pajamäki (00360) has 1,873 residents, under 1% of the population of Helsinki. The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 29% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 18% are 65 or over. 59% of households are people living alone and 15% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (100%). Homes are smaller on average than in Helsinki (49.9 m² against 62.6 m²). 55% of households own their home and 45% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,966 per m² on average, 18% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 10% since 2020. The price equals 18.2 years of rent at €18.14 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €29,636 a year, about €2,470 a month: about the same as in Helsinki and 12% higher than in Finland as a whole. 13% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Helsinki (12%). The area has 75 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (28%). More common than usual is construction: 13% of jobs (Helsinki: 4%).

The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki.

Rank among the city's areas

Jobs per resident
0.04
The lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 0.63
Homes in small houses
0%
4th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 12%
Residents
1,873
7th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Living alone
59%
10th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 51%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €3,966; -10.3% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €18.14; Figure for Helsinki 3; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 1,873; +2.3% since 2014; Mean age42.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €29,636; +34.1% since 2014; a year, about €2,470 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 45%; of 1,143 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 53%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,966 per m² on average, 18% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 10% since 2020.

Price per m²

€3,966

Postal code area 00360
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 9 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

Pajamäki€3,966Helsinki €4,809

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 18.2 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 5.5%; 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 bedroom37/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Pajamäki €3,966
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income48/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Pajamäki €29,636
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting61/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Pajamäki 45%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3430/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Pajamäki 29%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over47/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Pajamäki 18%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children67/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Pajamäki 15%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree34/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Pajamäki 53%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment21/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Pajamäki 13%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size78/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Pajamäki 49.9 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 29% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 18% are 65 or over.

PajamäkiHelsinki

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%).

Pajamäki52%18%12%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed52%
Unemployed8%
Students7%
Pensioners18%
Children aged 0–1412%
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: 13%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 1.6; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 30.9 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

55% of households own their home and 45% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent).

Pajamäki55%45%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied55%
Rented45%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (100%). Homes are smaller on average than in Helsinki (49.9 m² against 62.6 m²).

Pajamäki100%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats100%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses0%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

59% of households are people living alone and 15% are families with children.

PajamäkiHelsinki

Living alone59%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 3519%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children5%, Helsinki 6%
With children15%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 34%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent4%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6462%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over24%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 49.9 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 1,230
Summer cottages: 3

Education and income

Highest qualification

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

Pajamäki17%19%26%28%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown17%
Matriculation examination10%
Vocational qualification19%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary26%
Master's or higher28%

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

Income groups

26% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).

Pajamäki17%57%26%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland17%
Middle 60%57%
Highest 20%26%

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: €29,636; a year, about €2,470 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €36,456; a year, about €3,038 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 53%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 75 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (28%). More common than usual is construction: 13% of jobs (Helsinki: 4%).

Largest industries

PajamäkiHelsinki

Health and social work28%, Helsinki 15%
Wholesale and retail trade15%, Helsinki 9%
Professional, scientific and technical15%, Helsinki 11%
Construction13%, Helsinki 4%
Other services11%, Helsinki 4%
Accommodation and food services4%, Helsinki 4%

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

Jobs located here: 75
Jobs per resident: 0.04; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Pajamäki13%87%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction13%
Services87%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 34% 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, medianPajamäkiHelsinkiFinland

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).