Pohjois-Vuosaari

00960 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00960 Pohjois-Vuosaari

In brief

Pohjois-Vuosaari (00960) has 6,954 residents, 1% of the population of Helsinki. The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 20% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over. 54% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (83%). The average home is 62.7 m². 50% of households own their home and 49% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,270 per m² on average, 53% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 27% since 2020. The price equals 11.5 years of rent at €16.43 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,478 a year, about €2,290 a month: 6% lower than in Helsinki and 4% higher than in Finland as a whole. 16% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Helsinki (12%). The area has 410 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (20%). More common than usual is construction: 20% of jobs (Helsinki: 4%).

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014.

Rank among the city's areas

Jobs per resident
0.06
4th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 0.63
Price per m², 1 bedroom
€2,270
6th lowest of 68 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki €4,809
University or college degree
35%
9th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 48%
Unemployment
16%
13th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 12%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,270; -27.0% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €16.43; Figure for Helsinki 4; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 6,954; +0.2% since 2014; Mean age44.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €27,478; +25.2% since 2014; a year, about €2,290 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 49%; of 3,838 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 35%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,270 per m² on average, 53% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 27% since 2020.

Price per m²

€2,270

Postal code area 00960
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 8 sales

Rent per m² a month

€16.43

Figure for Helsinki 4
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Helsinki: €21.08

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Pohjois-Vuosaari€2,270Helsinki €4,809

€1,881 – €2,785Figure for Helsinki 4, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 11.5 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 8.7%; Helsinki: 5.3%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 800–€947; Figure for Helsinki 4, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €5.90; Average per m² a month, Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-1.2%-4.4%Rent+0.6%+0.1%; Average of the price index (Helsinki 4) 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 bedroom63/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Pohjois-Vuosaari €2,270
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income62/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Pohjois-Vuosaari €27,478
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting52/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Pohjois-Vuosaari 49%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3467/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Pohjois-Vuosaari 20%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over15/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Pohjois-Vuosaari 22%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children46/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Pohjois-Vuosaari 19%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree75/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Pohjois-Vuosaari 35%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment13/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Pohjois-Vuosaari 16%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size42/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Pohjois-Vuosaari 62.7 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 20% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over.

Pohjois-VuosaariHelsinki

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 43% of residents, less than in Helsinki (48%).

Pohjois-Vuosaari43%23%14%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed43%
Unemployed8%
Students8%
Pensioners23%
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: 16%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 1.8; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 34.9 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

50% of households own their home and 49% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent).

Pohjois-Vuosaari50%49%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied50%
Rented49%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (83%). The average home is 62.7 m².

Pohjois-Vuosaari83%17%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats83%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses17%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

54% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.

Pohjois-VuosaariHelsinki

Living alone54%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 3510%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Helsinki 6%
With children19%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 34%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent6%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6449%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over32%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 62.7 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 4,178
Summer cottages: 2

Education and income

Highest qualification

35% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Helsinki (48%).

Pohjois-Vuosaari26%31%22%13%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown26%
Matriculation examination8%
Vocational qualification31%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary22%
Master's or higher13%

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

Income groups

18% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 20% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Pohjois-Vuosaari18%62%20%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland18%
Middle 60%62%
Highest 20%20%

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: €27,478; a year, about €2,290 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €35,572; a year, about €2,964 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 35%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 410 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (20%). More common than usual is construction: 20% of jobs (Helsinki: 4%).

Largest industries

Pohjois-VuosaariHelsinki

Construction20%, Helsinki 4%
Health and social work20%, Helsinki 15%
Administrative and support services9%, Helsinki 7%
Wholesale and retail trade7%, Helsinki 9%
Education7%, Helsinki 6%
Professional, scientific and technical6%, Helsinki 11%

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

Jobs located here: 410
Jobs per resident: 0.06; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Pohjois-Vuosaari25%74%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production1%
Industry and construction25%
Services74%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014. Median income has risen by 25% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianPohjois-VuosaariHelsinkiFinland

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).