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Pohjois-Meilahti

00270 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

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00270 Pohjois-Meilahti

In brief

Pohjois-Meilahti (00270) has 7,220 residents, 1% of the population of Helsinki. The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 32% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 18% are 65 or over. 61% of households are people living alone and 15% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (98%). Homes are smaller on average than in Helsinki (53.4 m² against 62.6 m²). 56% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €5,283 per m² on average, 10% more than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 16% since 2020. The price equals 20.4 years of rent at €21.63 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €31,224 a year, about €2,602 a month: 7% higher than in Helsinki and 18% higher than in Finland as a whole. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Helsinki (12%). The area has 2,261 jobs; the largest industry is information and communication (22%). More common than usual is construction: 18% of jobs (Helsinki: 4%).

The number of residents has fallen by 5% since 2014, while it has grown in Helsinki.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Living alone

    61%

    8th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki

    Helsinki 51%

  • Average home size

    53.4 m²

    13th smallest of 83 areas in Helsinki

    Helsinki 62.6 m²

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€5,283
-15.8% since 2020
Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€21.63
Figure for Helsinki 2
Helsinki€21.08
Residents
7,220
-4.8% since 2014
Mean age41.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€31,224
+33.5% since 2014
a year, about €2,602 a month
Helsinki€29,159
Finland€26,351
Households renting
56%
of 4,395 households
Helsinki54%
Finland38%
University or college degree
59%
of residents aged 18 or over
Helsinki48%
Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €5,283 per m² on average, 10% more than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 16% since 2020.

Price per m²

€5,283

Postal code area 00270
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 20 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

Pohjois-Meilahti€5,283Helsinki €4,809
€4,488 – €6,131Figure for Helsinki 2, 2026 Q2
Price-to-rent ratio
20.4 years
Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield
4.9%
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 bedroom21/68

    €1,798Siltamäki
    Helsinki €4,809Pohjois-Meilahti €5,283
    €7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
    €1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari

  • Median disposable income36/83

    €23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
    Helsinki €29,159Pohjois-Meilahti €31,224
    €42,006Tammisalo
    €23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo

  • Households renting38/83

    7%Paloheinä
    Helsinki 54%Pohjois-Meilahti 56%
    87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
    7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto

  • Aged 16 to 3422/83

    11%Tammisalo
    Helsinki 28%Pohjois-Meilahti 32%
    49%Sörnäinen - Harju
    11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju

  • Aged 65 or over45/83

    2%Santahamina
    Helsinki 18%Pohjois-Meilahti 18%
    26%Tapaninvainio
    2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio

  • Families with children70/83

    4%Sörnäinen - Harju
    Helsinki 19%Pohjois-Meilahti 15%
    38%Torpparinmäki
    4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki

  • University or college degree20/83

    21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
    Helsinki 48%Pohjois-Meilahti 59%
    69%Tammisalo
    21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo

  • Unemployment52/83

    4%Santahamina
    Helsinki 12%Pohjois-Meilahti 9%
    23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
    4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko

  • Average home size71/83

    39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
    Helsinki 62.6 m²Pohjois-Meilahti 53.4 m²
    161.2 m²Östersundom
    39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 32% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 18% are 65 or over.

Pohjois-MeilahtiHelsinki

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 54% of residents, more than in Helsinki (48%).

  • Pohjois-Meilahti54%18%12%
  • Helsinki48%19%14%
  • Finland43%26%15%

  • Employed54%
  • Unemployed5%
  • Students8%
  • 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
41.0
Helsinki: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
9%
Helsinki: 12%
Household size
1.6
Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person
33.1 m²
Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

56% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%).

  • Pohjois-Meilahti43%56%
  • Helsinki45%54%
  • Finland61%38%

  • Owner-occupied43%
  • Rented56%
  • Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (98%). Homes are smaller on average than in Helsinki (53.4 m² against 62.6 m²).

  • Pohjois-Meilahti98%
  • Helsinki87%12%
  • Finland48%50%

  • Blocks of flats98%
  • Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses1%
  • Other buildings0%

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

Household types

61% of households are people living alone and 15% are families with children.

Pohjois-MeilahtiHelsinki

  • Living alone61%, Helsinki 51%
  • Living alone, under 3523%, Helsinki 17%
  • Couple under 35, no children6%, Helsinki 6%
  • With children15%, Helsinki 19%
  • With a child under 33%, 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
53.4 m²
Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings
4,950
Summer cottages
0

Education and income

Highest qualification

59% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Helsinki (48%).

  • Pohjois-Meilahti12%14%15%25%34%
  • Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

  • Basic education or unknown12%
  • Matriculation examination14%
  • Vocational qualification15%
  • Bachelor's or lowest tertiary25%
  • Master's or higher34%

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

Income groups

33% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).

  • Pohjois-Meilahti15%52%33%
  • Helsinki20%52%29%
  • Finland20%60%20%

  • Lowest 20% in Finland15%
  • Middle 60%52%
  • Highest 20%33%

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
€31,224
a year, about €2,602 a month
Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€37,284
a year, about €3,107 a month
Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree
59%
Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 2,261 jobs; the largest industry is information and communication (22%). More common than usual is construction: 18% of jobs (Helsinki: 4%).

Largest industries

Pohjois-MeilahtiHelsinki

  • Information and communication22%, Helsinki 11%
  • Health and social work21%, Helsinki 15%
  • Construction18%, Helsinki 4%
  • Education11%, Helsinki 6%
  • Professional, scientific and technical7%, Helsinki 11%
  • Administrative and support services7%, Helsinki 7%

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

Jobs located here
2,261
Jobs per resident
0.31
People working in the area divided by people living there
Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

  • Pohjois-Meilahti18%82%
  • Helsinki90%
  • Finland20%77%

  • Primary production0%
  • Industry and construction18%
  • Services82%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 5% since 2014, while it has grown in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 33% 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, medianPohjois-MeilahtiHelsinkiFinland

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).