Paloheinä

00670 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00670 Paloheinä

In brief

Paloheinä (00670) has 5,898 residents, 1% of the population of Helsinki. Families stand out: 35% of households have children (Helsinki: 19%). 35% of households are families with children (Helsinki: 19%) and 20% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (100.5 m² against 62.6 m²). 92% of households own their home and 7% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent). This is the 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 €3,512 per m² is that of price area Helsinki 3. The price equals 16.1 years of rent at €18.14 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €39,653 a year, about €3,304 a month: 36% higher than in Helsinki and 50% higher than in Finland as a whole. It is the 3rd highest among the postal code areas of Helsinki. 6% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Helsinki (12%). The area has 599 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (43%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (15%).

The number of residents has fallen by 1% since 2014, while it has grown in Helsinki.

Rank among the city's areas

Homes in small houses
98%
The highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 12%
Households renting
7%
The lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 54%
Living alone
20%
2nd lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 51%
Unemployment
6%
3rd lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 12%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €3,512; Figure for Helsinki 3; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €18.14; Figure for Helsinki 3; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 5,898; -1.4% since 2014; Mean age43.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €39,653; +30.4% since 2014; a year, about €3,304 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 7%; of 2,305 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 67%; 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 €3,512 per m² is that of price area Helsinki 3. The price equals 16.1 years of rent at €18.14 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€3,512

Figure for Helsinki 3
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 94 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

Paloheinä€3,512Helsinki €4,809

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 16.1 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

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 4 of 8 figures: median income, households renting, university or college degree, unemployment.

Median disposable income3/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Paloheinä €39,653
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting83/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Paloheinä 7%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3480/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Paloheinä 14%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over16/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Paloheinä 22%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children4/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Paloheinä 35%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree3/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Paloheinä 67%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment81/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Paloheinä 6%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size5/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Paloheinä 100.5 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 35% of households have children (Helsinki: 19%).

PaloheinäHelsinki

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 20% of residents, more than in Helsinki (14%).

Paloheinä45%22%20%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed45%
Unemployed3%
Students7%
Pensioners22%
Children aged 0–1420%
Other3%

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: 6%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 2.5; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 39.6 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

92% of households own their home and 7% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent). This is the lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Helsinki.

Paloheinä92%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied92%
Rented7%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (100.5 m² against 62.6 m²).

Paloheinä98%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats1%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses98%
Other buildings1%

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

Household types

35% of households are families with children (Helsinki: 19%) and 20% live alone.

PaloheinäHelsinki

Living alone20%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 351%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Helsinki 6%
With children35%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 38%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent4%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6429%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over36%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 100.5 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 2,408
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

67% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Helsinki (48%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Helsinki.

Paloheinä10%14%28%39%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown10%
Matriculation examination9%
Vocational qualification14%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary28%
Master's or higher39%

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

Income groups

52% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).

Paloheinä12%36%52%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland12%
Middle 60%36%
Highest 20%52%

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: €39,653; a year, about €3,304 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €78,623; a year, about €6,552 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 67%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 599 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (43%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (15%).

Largest industries

PaloheinäHelsinki

Health and social work43%, Helsinki 15%
Professional, scientific and technical10%, Helsinki 11%
Education8%, Helsinki 6%
Arts, entertainment and recreation8%, Helsinki 3%
Accommodation and food services6%, Helsinki 4%
Transport and storage5%, Helsinki 4%

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

Jobs located here: 599
Jobs per resident: 0.10; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Paloheinä93%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction7%
Services93%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 1% since 2014, while it has grown in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 30% 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, medianPaloheinäHelsinkiFinland

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).