In brief
Sörnäinen - Harju (00500) has 11,698 residents, 2% of the population of Helsinki. Young adults stand out: 49% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Helsinki: 28%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Helsinki. 74% of households are people living alone and 4% are families with children.
Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (100%). Homes are smaller on average than in Helsinki (39.4 m² against 62.6 m²). 66% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €5,212 per m² on average, 8% more than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 17% since 2020. The price equals 20.1 years of rent at €21.63 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €25,961 a year, about €2,163 a month: 11% lower than in Helsinki and about the same as in Finland as a whole. 12% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Helsinki (12%). The area has 9,835 jobs; the largest industry is finance and insurance (38%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (5%).
The number of residents has fallen by 6% since 2014, while it has grown in Helsinki.
Rank among the city's areas
Families with children
4%
The lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 19%
Aged 16 to 34
49%
The highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 28%
Average home size
39.4 m²
The smallest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 62.6 m²
Students
10%
10th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 9%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €5,212
- -16.6% since 2020
- Helsinki€4,809
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €21.63
- Figure for Helsinki 2
- Helsinki€21.08
- Residents
- 11,698
- -6.1% since 2014
- Mean age39.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €25,961
- +26.2% since 2014
- a year, about €2,163 a month
- Helsinki€29,159
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 66%
- of 8,660 households
- Helsinki54%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 45%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Helsinki48%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €5,212 per m² on average, 8% more than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 17% since 2020.
Price per m²
€5,212
Postal code area 00500
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 21 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
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 20.1 years
- Helsinki: 19.0
- Gross rental yield
- 5.0%
- 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
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
The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Helsinki in 3 of 9 figures: aged 16 to 34, families with children, average home size.
Price per m², 1 bedroom22/68
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - SompasaariHelsinki €4,809Sörnäinen - Harju €5,212€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - SompasaariMedian disposable income73/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006TammisaloHelsinki €29,159Sörnäinen - Harju €25,961€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006TammisaloHouseholds renting12/83
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - RoihupeltoHelsinki 54%Sörnäinen - Harju 66%7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - RoihupeltoAged 16 to 341/83
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - HarjuHelsinki 28%Sörnäinen - Harju 49%11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - HarjuAged 65 or over80/83
2%Santahamina26%TapaninvainioHelsinki 18%Sörnäinen - Harju 10%2%Santahamina26%TapaninvainioFamilies with children83/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%TorpparinmäkiHelsinki 19%Sörnäinen - Harju 4%4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%TorpparinmäkiUniversity or college degree58/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%TammisaloHelsinki 48%Sörnäinen - Harju 45%21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%TammisaloUnemployment29/83
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - KivikkoHelsinki 12%Sörnäinen - Harju 12%4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - KivikkoAverage home size83/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²ÖstersundomHelsinki 62.6 m²Sörnäinen - Harju 39.4 m²39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom
Residents
Age
Young adults stand out: 49% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Helsinki: 28%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Helsinki.
Sörnäinen - HarjuHelsinki
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Employed people make up 62% of residents, more than in Helsinki (48%).
- Sörnäinen - Harju62%10%11%
- Helsinki48%19%14%
- Finland43%26%15%
- Employed62%
- Unemployed9%
- Students10%
- Pensioners11%
- Children aged 0–143%
- Other5%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 39.0
- Helsinki: 41.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 12%
- Helsinki: 12%
- Household size
- 1.3
- Helsinki: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 29.8 m²
- Helsinki: 34.3 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
66% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%).
- Sörnäinen - Harju33%66%
- Helsinki45%54%
- Finland61%38%
- Owner-occupied33%
- Rented66%
- 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 (39.4 m² against 62.6 m²).
- Sörnäinen - Harju100%
- 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
74% of households are people living alone and 4% are families with children.
Sörnäinen - HarjuHelsinki
- Living alone74%, Helsinki 51%
- Living alone, under 3538%, Helsinki 17%
- Couple under 35, no children7%, Helsinki 6%
- With children4%, Helsinki 19%
- With a child under 31%, Helsinki 5%
- Single parent1%, Helsinki 5%
- All members aged 18–6485%, Helsinki 57%
- At least one member 65 or over11%, Helsinki 25%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 39.4 m²
- Helsinki: 62.6 m²
- Dwellings
- 9,725
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
45% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Helsinki (48%).
- Sörnäinen - Harju16%19%19%23%22%
- Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
- Basic education or unknown16%
- Matriculation examination19%
- Vocational qualification19%
- Bachelor's or lowest tertiary23%
- Master's or higher22%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
22% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 21% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Sörnäinen - Harju22%56%21%
- Helsinki20%52%29%
- Finland20%60%20%
- Lowest 20% in Finland22%
- Middle 60%56%
- Highest 20%21%
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
- €25,961
- a year, about €2,163 a month
- Helsinki: €29,159
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €29,852
- a year, about €2,488 a month
- Helsinki: €39,597
- University or college degree
- 45%
- Helsinki: 48%
Jobs
The area has 9,835 jobs; the largest industry is finance and insurance (38%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (5%).
Largest industries
Sörnäinen - HarjuHelsinki
- Finance and insurance38%, Helsinki 5%
- Public administration and defence12%, Helsinki 8%
- Information and communication9%, Helsinki 11%
- Other services9%, Helsinki 4%
- Professional, scientific and technical6%, Helsinki 11%
- Accommodation and food services5%, Helsinki 4%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 9,835
- Jobs per resident
- 0.84
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Helsinki: 0.63
Sectors
- Sörnäinen - Harju98%
- Helsinki90%
- Finland20%77%
- Primary production0%
- Industry and construction2%
- Services98%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 6% since 2014, while it has grown in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 26% 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).