Roihuvuori

00820 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00820 Roihuvuori

In brief

Roihuvuori (00820) has 7,826 residents, 1% of the population of Helsinki. The age structure is close to Helsinki's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 18% are 65 or over. 56% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (100%). Homes are smaller on average than in Helsinki (54.1 m² against 62.6 m²). 58% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,825 per m² on average, 20% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has stayed about the same since 2020. The price equals 17.6 years of rent at €18.14 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €26,905 a year, about €2,242 a month: 8% lower than in Helsinki and about the same as in Finland as a whole. 17% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Helsinki (12%). The area has 1,184 jobs; the largest industry is education (40%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (6%).

The number of residents has grown by 8% since 2014, at the same pace as in Helsinki. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has fallen by 1%.

Rank among the city's areas

Unemployment
17%
8th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 12%
Average home size
54.1 m²
17th 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: €3,825; +0.9% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €18.14; Figure for Helsinki 3; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 7,826; +8.4% since 2014; Mean age42.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €26,905; +35.8% since 2014; a year, about €2,242 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 58%; of 4,416 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 44%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,825 per m² on average, 20% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has stayed about the same since 2020.

Price per m²

€3,825

Postal code area 00820
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 64 sales

Rent per m² a month

€18.14

Figure for Helsinki 3
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Helsinki: €21.08

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Roihuvuori€3,825Helsinki €4,809

€2,826 – €3,918Figure for Helsinki 3, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 17.6 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 5.7%; Helsinki: 5.3%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 818–€966; Figure for Helsinki 3, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €5.90; Average per m² a month, Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice+0.3%-2.2%Rent+0.6%+0.1%; Average of the price index (Helsinki 3) 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 bedroom41/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Roihuvuori €3,825
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income69/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Roihuvuori €26,905
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting29/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Roihuvuori 58%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3458/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Roihuvuori 23%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over43/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Roihuvuori 18%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children41/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Roihuvuori 20%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree61/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Roihuvuori 44%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment8/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Roihuvuori 17%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size67/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Roihuvuori 54.1 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 18% are 65 or over.

RoihuvuoriHelsinki

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

Main activity

Unemployed people make up 9% of residents, more than in Helsinki (7%).

Roihuvuori45%19%15%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed45%
Unemployed9%
Students8%
Pensioners19%
Children aged 0–1415%
Other4%

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: 17%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 1.7; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 31.2 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

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

Roihuvuori42%58%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied42%
Rented58%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (100%). Homes are smaller on average than in Helsinki (54.1 m² against 62.6 m²).

Roihuvuori100%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats100%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses0%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

56% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

RoihuvuoriHelsinki

Living alone56%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 3514%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children4%, Helsinki 6%
With children20%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 35%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent6%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6456%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over25%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 54.1 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 4,778
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

44% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Helsinki (48%).

Roihuvuori24%22%21%23%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown24%
Matriculation examination9%
Vocational qualification22%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary21%
Master's or higher23%

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

Income groups

19% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 20% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Roihuvuori19%61%20%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland19%
Middle 60%61%
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: €26,905; a year, about €2,242 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €34,124; a year, about €2,844 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 44%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 1,184 jobs; the largest industry is education (40%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (6%).

Largest industries

RoihuvuoriHelsinki

Education40%, Helsinki 6%
Health and social work33%, Helsinki 15%
Accommodation and food services7%, Helsinki 4%
Wholesale and retail trade3%, Helsinki 9%
Professional, scientific and technical3%, Helsinki 11%
Other services3%, Helsinki 4%

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

Jobs located here: 1,184
Jobs per resident: 0.15; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Roihuvuori97%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production1%
Industry and construction2%
Services97%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 8% since 2014, at the same pace as in Helsinki. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has fallen by 1%. Median income has risen by 36% since 2014, faster than in Helsinki (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianRoihuvuoriHelsinkiFinland

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).