Pikku Huopalahti

00300 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00300 Pikku Huopalahti

In brief

Pikku Huopalahti (00300) has 5,459 residents, 1% of the population of Helsinki. The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over. 50% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (98%). The average home is 63.0 m². 66% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,887 per m² on average, 19% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 22% since 2020. The price equals 15.0 years of rent at €21.63 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €29,037 a year, about €2,420 a month: about the same as in Helsinki and 10% higher than in Finland as a whole. 13% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Helsinki (12%). The area has 3,059 jobs; the largest industry is professional, scientific and technical (39%). More common than usual is real estate: 7% of jobs (Helsinki: 2%).

The number of residents has fallen by 6% since 2014, while it has grown in Helsinki.

Rank among the city's areas

Aged 65 or over
22%
12th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 18%
Households renting
66%
13th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 54%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €3,887; -22.5% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €21.63; Figure for Helsinki 2; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 5,459; -5.8% since 2014; Mean age44.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €29,037; +23.0% since 2014; a year, about €2,420 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 66%; of 2,877 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 48%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,887 per m² on average, 19% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 22% since 2020.

Price per m²

€3,887

Postal code area 00300
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 8 sales

Rent per m² a month

€21.63

Figure for Helsinki 2
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Helsinki: €21.08

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Pikku Huopalahti€3,887Helsinki €4,809

€4,488 – €6,131Figure for Helsinki 2, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 15.0 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 6.7%; Helsinki: 5.3%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 898–€1,149; Figure for Helsinki 2, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €5.90; Average per m² a month, Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice+0.7%-3.3%Rent+0.6%+0.1%; Average of the price index (Helsinki 2) 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 bedroom38/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Pikku Huopalahti €3,887
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income53/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Pikku Huopalahti €29,037
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting13/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Pikku Huopalahti 66%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3457/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Pikku Huopalahti 23%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over12/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Pikku Huopalahti 22%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children44/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Pikku Huopalahti 19%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree52/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Pikku Huopalahti 48%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment23/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Pikku Huopalahti 13%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size39/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Pikku Huopalahti 63.0 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 22% are 65 or over.

Pikku HuopalahtiHelsinki

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 24% of residents, more than in Helsinki (19%).

Pikku Huopalahti44%24%14%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed44%
Unemployed7%
Students8%
Pensioners24%
Children aged 0–1414%
Other3%

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: 13%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 1.9; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 34.1 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

66% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%).

Pikku Huopalahti34%66%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied34%
Rented66%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (98%). The average home is 63.0 m².

Pikku Huopalahti98%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats98%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses2%
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 19% are families with children.

Pikku HuopalahtiHelsinki

Living alone50%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 3510%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children5%, Helsinki 6%
With children19%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 34%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent6%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6450%, 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: 63.0 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 3,079
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

48% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Helsinki (48%).

Pikku Huopalahti20%10%22%24%24%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown20%
Matriculation examination10%
Vocational qualification22%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary24%
Master's or higher24%

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%).

Pikku Huopalahti17%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: €29,037; a year, about €2,420 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €40,200; a year, about €3,350 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 48%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 3,059 jobs; the largest industry is professional, scientific and technical (39%). More common than usual is real estate: 7% of jobs (Helsinki: 2%).

Largest industries

Pikku HuopalahtiHelsinki

Professional, scientific and technical39%, Helsinki 11%
Health and social work36%, Helsinki 15%
Public administration and defence7%, Helsinki 8%
Real estate7%, Helsinki 2%
Wholesale and retail trade2%, Helsinki 9%
Education2%, Helsinki 6%

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

Jobs located here: 3,059
Jobs per resident: 0.56; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Pikku Huopalahti99%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction1%
Services99%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 6% since 2014, while it has grown in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 23% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianPikku HuopalahtiHelsinkiFinland

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).