In brief
Puistola - Heikinlaakso (00760) has 7,453 residents, 1% of the population of Helsinki. Families stand out: 32% of households have children (Helsinki: 19%). 32% of households are families with children (Helsinki: 19%) and 26% live alone.
79% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 20% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (90.1 m² against 62.6 m²). 79% of households own their home and 21% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent). There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €2,388 per m² is that of price area Helsinki 4. The price equals 12.1 years of rent at €16.43 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €32,975 a year, about €2,748 a month: 13% higher than in Helsinki and 25% higher than in Finland as a whole. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Helsinki (12%). The area has 1,407 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (19%). More common than usual is construction: 18% of jobs (Helsinki: 4%).
The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, while it has grown in Helsinki.
Rank among the city's areas
Households renting
21%
6th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 54%
Living alone
26%
6th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 51%
Homes in small houses
79%
8th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 12%
Aged 16 to 34
17%
10th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 28%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,388
- Figure for Helsinki 4
- Helsinki€4,809
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €16.43
- Figure for Helsinki 4
- Helsinki€21.08
- Residents
- 7,453
- -3.8% since 2014
- Mean age42.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €32,975
- +27.0% since 2014
- a year, about €2,748 a month
- Helsinki€29,159
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 21%
- of 3,079 households
- Helsinki54%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 48%
- 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 €2,388 per m² is that of price area Helsinki 4. The price equals 12.1 years of rent at €16.43 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€2,388
Figure for Helsinki 4
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 135 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
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 12.1 years
- Helsinki: 19.0
- Gross rental yield
- 8.3%
- 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
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.
Compared with the other areas
In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Helsinki.
Median disposable income23/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006TammisaloHelsinki €29,159Puistola - Heikinlaakso €32,975€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006TammisaloHouseholds renting78/83
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - RoihupeltoHelsinki 54%Puistola - Heikinlaakso 21%7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - RoihupeltoAged 16 to 3474/83
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - HarjuHelsinki 28%Puistola - Heikinlaakso 17%11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - HarjuAged 65 or over28/83
2%Santahamina26%TapaninvainioHelsinki 18%Puistola - Heikinlaakso 19%2%Santahamina26%TapaninvainioFamilies with children8/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%TorpparinmäkiHelsinki 19%Puistola - Heikinlaakso 32%4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%TorpparinmäkiUniversity or college degree50/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%TammisaloHelsinki 48%Puistola - Heikinlaakso 48%21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%TammisaloUnemployment61/83
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - KivikkoHelsinki 12%Puistola - Heikinlaakso 8%4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - KivikkoAverage home size9/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²ÖstersundomHelsinki 62.6 m²Puistola - Heikinlaakso 90.1 m²39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom
Residents
Age
Families stand out: 32% of households have children (Helsinki: 19%).
Puistola - HeikinlaaksoHelsinki
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Children under 15 make up 19% of residents, more than in Helsinki (14%).
- Puistola - Heikinlaakso46%20%19%
- Helsinki48%19%14%
- Finland43%26%15%
- Employed46%
- Unemployed4%
- Students8%
- Pensioners20%
- Children aged 0–1419%
- 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
- 8%
- Helsinki: 12%
- Household size
- 2.4
- Helsinki: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 37.8 m²
- Helsinki: 34.3 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
79% of households own their home and 21% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent).
- Puistola - Heikinlaakso79%21%
- Helsinki45%54%
- Finland61%38%
- Owner-occupied79%
- Rented21%
- Other or unknown1%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
79% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 20% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (90.1 m² against 62.6 m²).
- Puistola - Heikinlaakso20%79%
- Helsinki87%12%
- Finland48%50%
- Blocks of flats20%
- Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses79%
- Other buildings1%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
32% of households are families with children (Helsinki: 19%) and 26% live alone.
Puistola - HeikinlaaksoHelsinki
- Living alone26%, Helsinki 51%
- Living alone, under 353%, Helsinki 17%
- Couple under 35, no children3%, Helsinki 6%
- With children32%, Helsinki 19%
- With a child under 37%, Helsinki 5%
- Single parent5%, Helsinki 5%
- All members aged 18–6437%, 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
- 90.1 m²
- Helsinki: 62.6 m²
- Dwellings
- 3,294
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
48% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Helsinki (48%).
- Puistola - Heikinlaakso18%26%27%21%
- Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
- Basic education or unknown18%
- Matriculation examination8%
- Vocational qualification26%
- Bachelor's or lowest tertiary27%
- Master's or higher21%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
35% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).
- Puistola - Heikinlaakso15%50%35%
- Helsinki20%52%29%
- Finland20%60%20%
- Lowest 20% in Finland15%
- Middle 60%50%
- Highest 20%35%
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
- €32,975
- a year, about €2,748 a month
- Helsinki: €29,159
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €62,363
- a year, about €5,197 a month
- Helsinki: €39,597
- University or college degree
- 48%
- Helsinki: 48%
Jobs
The area has 1,407 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (19%). More common than usual is construction: 18% of jobs (Helsinki: 4%).
Largest industries
Puistola - HeikinlaaksoHelsinki
- Manufacturing19%, Helsinki 5%
- Construction18%, Helsinki 4%
- Wholesale and retail trade18%, Helsinki 9%
- Education10%, Helsinki 6%
- Transport and storage9%, Helsinki 4%
- Health and social work7%, Helsinki 15%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 1,407
- Jobs per resident
- 0.19
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Helsinki: 0.63
Sectors
- Puistola - Heikinlaakso39%61%
- Helsinki90%
- Finland20%77%
- Primary production0%
- Industry and construction39%
- Services61%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, while it has grown in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 27% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki (31%).
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
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).