Ruskeasuo

00280 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00280 Ruskeasuo

In brief

Ruskeasuo (00280) has 3,155 residents, under 1% of the population of Helsinki. Young adults stand out: 34% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Helsinki: 28%). 57% of households are people living alone and 17% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (94%). Homes are smaller on average than in Helsinki (53.5 m² against 62.6 m²). 51% of households rent their home, fewer than in Helsinki (54%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €5,299 per m² on average, 10% more than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 17% 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 €29,698 a year, about €2,475 a month: about the same as in Helsinki and 13% higher than in Finland as a whole. 11% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Helsinki (12%). The area is a place of work: it has 3,936 jobs, 1.25 for every resident.

The number of residents has grown by 8% since 2014, at the same pace as in Helsinki.

Rank among the city's areas

Students
12%
3rd highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 9%
Residents
3,155
13th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Jobs per resident
1.25
14th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 0.63
Average home size
53.5 m²
14th 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: €5,299; -17.2% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €21.63; Figure for Helsinki 2; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 3,155; +8.4% since 2014; Mean age42.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €29,698; +33.4% since 2014; a year, about €2,475 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 51%; of 1,705 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 57%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €5,299 per m² on average, 10% more than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 17% since 2020.

Price per m²

€5,299

Postal code area 00280
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 32 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

Ruskeasuo€5,299Helsinki €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 bedroom20/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Ruskeasuo €5,299
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income46/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Ruskeasuo €29,698
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting48/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Ruskeasuo 51%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3417/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Ruskeasuo 34%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over37/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Ruskeasuo 18%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children58/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Ruskeasuo 17%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree26/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Ruskeasuo 57%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment35/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Ruskeasuo 11%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size70/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Ruskeasuo 53.5 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

Young adults stand out: 34% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Helsinki: 28%).

RuskeasuoHelsinki

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

Main activity

Students make up 12% of residents, more than in Helsinki (9%).

Ruskeasuo49%12%18%11%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed49%
Unemployed6%
Students12%
Pensioners18%
Children aged 0–1411%
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: 11%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 1.7; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 31.9 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

51% of households rent their home, fewer than in Helsinki (54%).

Ruskeasuo49%51%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied49%
Rented51%
Other or unknown0%

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 (53.5 m² against 62.6 m²).

Ruskeasuo94%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats94%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses2%
Other buildings4%

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

Household types

57% of households are people living alone and 17% are families with children.

RuskeasuoHelsinki

Living alone57%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 3519%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children7%, Helsinki 6%
With children17%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 36%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent4%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6461%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over22%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 53.5 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 1,922
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

57% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Helsinki (48%).

Ruskeasuo12%18%14%25%32%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown12%
Matriculation examination18%
Vocational qualification14%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary25%
Master's or higher32%

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

Income groups

31% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).

Ruskeasuo21%48%31%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland21%
Middle 60%48%
Highest 20%31%

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: €29,698; a year, about €2,475 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €37,572; a year, about €3,131 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 57%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area is a place of work: it has 3,936 jobs, 1.25 for every resident.

Largest industries

RuskeasuoHelsinki

Construction32%, Helsinki 4%
Health and social work18%, Helsinki 15%
Transport and storage16%, Helsinki 4%
Accommodation and food services6%, Helsinki 4%
Professional, scientific and technical6%, Helsinki 11%
Education5%, Helsinki 6%

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

Jobs located here: 3,936
Jobs per resident: 1.25; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Ruskeasuo34%66%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction34%
Services66%

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. 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, medianRuskeasuoHelsinkiFinland

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).