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Puotinharju

00900 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

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00900 Puotinharju

In brief

Puotinharju (00900) has 4,302 residents, 1% of the population of Helsinki. The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 24% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over. 55% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (94%). Homes are smaller on average than in Helsinki (59.5 m² against 62.6 m²). 58% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,315 per m² on average, 52% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 31% since 2020. The price equals 11.7 years of rent at €16.43 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €24,210 a year, about €2,018 a month: 17% lower than in Helsinki and 8% lower than in Finland as a whole. It is the 2nd lowest among the postal code areas of Helsinki. 20% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Helsinki (12%). The area has 1,046 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (33%). More common than usual is arts, entertainment and recreation: 13% of jobs (Helsinki: 3%).

The number of residents has grown by 4% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Median disposable income

    €24,210

    2nd lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki

    Helsinki €29,159

  • University or college degree

    32%

    5th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki

    Helsinki 48%

  • Price per m², 1 bedroom

    €2,315

    7th lowest of 68 areas in Helsinki

    Helsinki €4,809

  • Residents

    4,302

    17th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€2,315
-31.0% since 2020
Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€16.43
Figure for Helsinki 4
Helsinki€21.08
Residents
4,302
+4.0% since 2014
Mean age42.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€24,210
+25.8% since 2014
a year, about €2,018 a month
Helsinki€29,159
Finland€26,351
Households renting
58%
of 2,309 households
Helsinki54%
Finland38%
University or college degree
32%
of residents aged 18 or over
Helsinki48%
Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,315 per m² on average, 52% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 31% since 2020.

Price per m²

€2,315

Postal code area 00900
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 18 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

Puotinharju€2,315Helsinki €4,809
€1,881 – €2,785Figure for Helsinki 4, 2026 Q2
Price-to-rent ratio
11.7 years
Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield
8.5%
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

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Helsinki in 2 of 9 figures: median income, unemployment.

  • Price per m², 1 bedroom62/68

    €1,798Siltamäki
    Helsinki €4,809Puotinharju €2,315
    €7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
    €1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari

  • Median disposable income82/83

    €23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
    Helsinki €29,159Puotinharju €24,210
    €42,006Tammisalo
    €23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo

  • Households renting28/83

    7%Paloheinä
    Helsinki 54%Puotinharju 58%
    87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
    7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto

  • Aged 16 to 3453/83

    11%Tammisalo
    Helsinki 28%Puotinharju 24%
    49%Sörnäinen - Harju
    11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju

  • Aged 65 or over30/83

    2%Santahamina
    Helsinki 18%Puotinharju 19%
    26%Tapaninvainio
    2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio

  • Families with children54/83

    4%Sörnäinen - Harju
    Helsinki 19%Puotinharju 18%
    38%Torpparinmäki
    4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki

  • University or college degree79/83

    21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
    Helsinki 48%Puotinharju 32%
    69%Tammisalo
    21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo

  • Unemployment3/83

    4%Santahamina
    Helsinki 12%Puotinharju 20%
    23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
    4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko

  • Average home size56/83

    39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
    Helsinki 62.6 m²Puotinharju 59.5 m²
    161.2 m²Östersundom
    39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 24% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over.

PuotinharjuHelsinki

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 39% of residents, less than in Helsinki (48%).

  • Puotinharju39%21%16%
  • Helsinki48%19%14%
  • Finland43%26%15%

  • Employed39%
  • Unemployed10%
  • Students9%
  • Pensioners21%
  • Children aged 0–1416%
  • Other6%

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
20%
Helsinki: 12%
Household size
1.8
Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person
32.2 m²
Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

58% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%).

  • Puotinharju41%58%
  • Helsinki45%54%
  • Finland61%38%

  • Owner-occupied41%
  • Rented58%
  • Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (94%). Homes are smaller on average than in Helsinki (59.5 m² against 62.6 m²).

  • Puotinharju94%
  • Helsinki87%12%
  • Finland48%50%

  • Blocks of flats94%
  • Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses6%
  • Other buildings0%

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

Household types

55% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.

PuotinharjuHelsinki

  • Living alone55%, Helsinki 51%
  • Living alone, under 3512%, Helsinki 17%
  • Couple under 35, no children3%, Helsinki 6%
  • With children18%, Helsinki 19%
  • With a child under 35%, Helsinki 5%
  • Single parent6%, Helsinki 5%
  • All members aged 18–6454%, Helsinki 57%
  • At least one member 65 or over29%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size
59.5 m²
Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings
2,479
Summer cottages
0

Education and income

Highest qualification

32% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Helsinki (48%).

  • Puotinharju33%25%18%15%
  • Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

  • Basic education or unknown33%
  • Matriculation examination9%
  • Vocational qualification25%
  • Bachelor's or lowest tertiary18%
  • Master's or higher15%

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

Income groups

24% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 17% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Puotinharju24%59%17%
  • Helsinki20%52%29%
  • Finland20%60%20%

  • Lowest 20% in Finland24%
  • Middle 60%59%
  • Highest 20%17%

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
€24,210
a year, about €2,018 a month
Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€32,648
a year, about €2,721 a month
Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree
32%
Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 1,046 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (33%). More common than usual is arts, entertainment and recreation: 13% of jobs (Helsinki: 3%).

Largest industries

PuotinharjuHelsinki

  • Wholesale and retail trade33%, Helsinki 9%
  • Health and social work15%, Helsinki 15%
  • Education14%, Helsinki 6%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation13%, Helsinki 3%
  • Accommodation and food services6%, Helsinki 4%
  • Other services5%, Helsinki 4%

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

Jobs located here
1,046
Jobs per resident
0.24
People working in the area divided by people living there
Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

  • Puotinharju94%
  • Helsinki90%
  • Finland20%77%

  • Primary production0%
  • Industry and construction6%
  • Services94%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 4% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 26% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianPuotinharjuHelsinkiFinland

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).