Taka-Töölö

00250 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00250 Taka-Töölö

In brief

Taka-Töölö (00250) has 11,597 residents, 2% of the population of Helsinki. Young adults stand out: 39% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Helsinki: 28%). 59% of households are people living alone and 13% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (98%). Homes are smaller on average than in Helsinki (53.9 m² against 62.6 m²). 53% of households rent their home, about the same as in Helsinki (54%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €6,230 per m² on average, 30% more than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 9% since 2020. The price equals 24.0 years of rent at €21.63 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €32,339 a year, about €2,695 a month: 11% higher than in Helsinki and 23% higher than in Finland as a whole. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Helsinki (12%). The area has 7,085 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (41%). More common than usual is arts, entertainment and recreation: 10% of jobs (Helsinki: 3%).

The number of residents has grown by 6% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki.

Rank among the city's areas

Aged 16 to 34
39%
8th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 28%
Families with children
13%
10th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 19%
Price per m², 1 bedroom
€6,230
12th highest of 68 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki €4,809
Residents
11,597
15th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €6,230; -9.2% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €21.63; Figure for Helsinki 2; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 11,597; +6.2% since 2014; Mean age40.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €32,339; +32.9% since 2014; a year, about €2,695 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 53%; of 7,090 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 60%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €6,230 per m² on average, 30% more than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 9% since 2020.

Price per m²

€6,230

Postal code area 00250
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 17 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

Taka-Töölö€6,230Helsinki €4,809

€4,488 – €6,131Figure for Helsinki 2, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 24.0 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 4.2%; 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 bedroom12/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Taka-Töölö €6,230
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income28/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Taka-Töölö €32,339
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting47/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Taka-Töölö 53%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 348/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Taka-Töölö 39%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over68/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Taka-Töölö 15%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children74/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Taka-Töölö 13%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree19/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Taka-Töölö 60%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment67/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Taka-Töölö 8%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size68/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Taka-Töölö 53.9 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

Young adults stand out: 39% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Helsinki: 28%).

Taka-TöölöHelsinki

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 58% of residents, more than in Helsinki (48%).

Taka-Töölö58%15%10%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed58%
Unemployed5%
Students9%
Pensioners15%
Children aged 0–1410%
Other3%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.

Mean age: 40.0; Helsinki: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 8%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 1.6; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 33.7 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

53% of households rent their home, about the same as in Helsinki (54%).

Taka-Töölö47%53%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied47%
Rented53%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (98%). Homes are smaller on average than in Helsinki (53.9 m² against 62.6 m²).

Taka-Töölö98%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats98%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses1%
Other buildings2%

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

Household types

59% of households are people living alone and 13% are families with children.

Taka-TöölöHelsinki

Living alone59%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 3528%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children9%, Helsinki 6%
With children13%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 33%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent3%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6468%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over19%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 53.9 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 8,049
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

60% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Helsinki (48%).

Taka-Töölö11%17%13%25%34%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown11%
Matriculation examination17%
Vocational qualification13%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary25%
Master's or higher34%

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

Income groups

37% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).

Taka-Töölö17%46%37%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland17%
Middle 60%46%
Highest 20%37%

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: €32,339; a year, about €2,695 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €39,883; a year, about €3,324 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 60%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 7,085 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (41%). More common than usual is arts, entertainment and recreation: 10% of jobs (Helsinki: 3%).

Largest industries

Taka-TöölöHelsinki

Health and social work41%, Helsinki 15%
Arts, entertainment and recreation10%, Helsinki 3%
Transport and storage9%, Helsinki 4%
Public administration and defence9%, Helsinki 8%
Professional, scientific and technical7%, Helsinki 11%
Education5%, Helsinki 6%

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

Jobs located here: 7,085
Jobs per resident: 0.61; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Taka-Töölö98%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction1%
Services98%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 6% since 2014, slower than 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, medianTaka-TöölöHelsinkiFinland

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).