Tapanila

00730 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00730 Tapanila

In brief

Tapanila (00730) has 11,738 residents, 2% of the population of Helsinki. Families stand out: 27% of households have children (Helsinki: 19%). 27% of households are families with children (Helsinki: 19%) and 39% live alone.

55% of homes are in blocks of flats and 44% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (75.3 m² against 62.6 m²). 57% of households own their home and 42% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,997 per m² on average, 17% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has risen by 13% since 2020. The price equals 18.4 years of rent at €18.14 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €31,584 a year, about €2,632 a month: 8% higher than in Helsinki and 20% higher than in Finland as a whole. 11% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Helsinki (12%). The area has 1,599 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (21%). More common than usual is energy supply: 6% of jobs (Helsinki: 1%).

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

Rank among the city's areas

Aged 16 to 34
19%
12th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 28%
Residents
11,738
12th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Homes in small houses
44%
13th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 12%
Families with children
27%
13th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 19%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €3,997; +13.5% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €18.14; Figure for Helsinki 3; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 11,738; +3.6% since 2014; Mean age42.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €31,584; +27.7% since 2014; a year, about €2,632 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 42%; of 5,469 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 48%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,997 per m² on average, 17% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has risen by 13% since 2020.

Price per m²

€3,997

Postal code area 00730
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 33 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

Tapanila€3,997Helsinki €4,809

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 18.4 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 5.4%; 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.

Rent, right of occupancy or buy?Enter a flat in this area and see which option comes out ahead, year by year.Compare here

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 bedroom36/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Tapanila €3,997
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income33/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Tapanila €31,584
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting67/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Tapanila 42%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3472/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Tapanila 19%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over36/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Tapanila 18%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children13/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Tapanila 27%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree53/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Tapanila 48%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment38/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Tapanila 11%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size18/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Tapanila 75.3 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 27% of households have children (Helsinki: 19%).

TapanilaHelsinki

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 18% of residents, more than in Helsinki (14%).

Tapanila46%19%18%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed46%
Unemployed6%
Students7%
Pensioners19%
Children aged 0–1418%
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: 2.1; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 35.4 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

57% of households own their home and 42% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent).

Tapanila57%42%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied57%
Rented42%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

55% of homes are in blocks of flats and 44% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (75.3 m² against 62.6 m²).

Tapanila55%44%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats55%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses44%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

27% of households are families with children (Helsinki: 19%) and 39% live alone.

TapanilaHelsinki

Living alone39%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 357%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Helsinki 6%
With children27%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 36%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent6%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6444%, 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: 75.3 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 5,962
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

48% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Helsinki (48%).

Tapanila19%26%26%22%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown19%
Matriculation examination8%
Vocational qualification26%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary26%
Master's or higher22%

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

Income groups

32% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).

Tapanila14%54%32%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland14%
Middle 60%54%
Highest 20%32%

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: €31,584; a year, about €2,632 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €48,436; a year, about €4,036 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 48%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 1,599 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (21%). More common than usual is energy supply: 6% of jobs (Helsinki: 1%).

Largest industries

TapanilaHelsinki

Health and social work21%, Helsinki 15%
Construction14%, Helsinki 4%
Education12%, Helsinki 6%
Arts, entertainment and recreation9%, Helsinki 3%
Wholesale and retail trade8%, Helsinki 9%
Administrative and support services7%, Helsinki 7%

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

Jobs located here: 1,599
Jobs per resident: 0.14; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Tapanila24%75%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production2%
Industry and construction24%
Services75%

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 28% 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, medianTapanilaHelsinkiFinland

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).