Vartioharju

00950 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00950 Vartioharju

In brief

Vartioharju (00950) has 6,707 residents, 1% 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 33% live alone.

66% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 33% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (84.7 m² against 62.6 m²). 72% of households own their home and 27% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,073 per m² on average, 36% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 9% since 2020. The price equals 15.6 years of rent at €16.43 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €32,778 a year, about €2,732 a month: 12% higher than in Helsinki and 24% higher than in Finland as a whole. 11% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Helsinki (12%). The area has 1,286 jobs; the largest industry is construction (18%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (4%).

The number of residents has grown by 22% since 2014, faster than in Helsinki.

Rank among the city's areas

Homes in small houses
66%
9th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 12%
Households renting
27%
9th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 54%
Living alone
33%
10th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 51%
Aged 16 to 34
20%
16th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 28%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €3,073; -9.2% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €16.43; Figure for Helsinki 4; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 6,707; +22.3% since 2014; Mean age43.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €32,778; +24.0% since 2014; a year, about €2,732 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 27%; of 2,954 households; Helsinki54%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 47%; of residents aged 18 or over; Helsinki48%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,073 per m² on average, 36% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 9% since 2020.

Price per m²

€3,073

Postal code area 00950
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 9 sales

Rent per m² a month

€16.43

Figure for Helsinki 4
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Helsinki: €21.08

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Vartioharju€3,073Helsinki €4,809

€1,881 – €2,785Figure for Helsinki 4, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 15.6 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 6.4%; Helsinki: 5.3%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 800–€947; Figure for Helsinki 4, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €5.90; Average per m² a month, Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-1.2%-4.4%Rent+0.6%+0.1%; Average of the price index (Helsinki 4) 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 bedroom51/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Vartioharju €3,073
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income24/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Vartioharju €32,778
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting75/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Vartioharju 27%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3468/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Vartioharju 20%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over33/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Vartioharju 19%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children12/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Vartioharju 27%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree54/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Vartioharju 47%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment40/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Vartioharju 11%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size11/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Vartioharju 84.7 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

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

VartioharjuHelsinki

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 16% of residents, more than in Helsinki (14%).

Vartioharju48%20%16%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed48%
Unemployed6%
Students8%
Pensioners20%
Children aged 0–1416%
Other3%

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

Mean age: 43.0; Helsinki: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 11%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 2.2; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 38.0 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

72% of households own their home and 27% rent (Helsinki: 54% rent).

Vartioharju72%27%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied72%
Rented27%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

66% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 33% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Helsinki (84.7 m² against 62.6 m²).

Vartioharju33%66%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats33%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses66%
Other buildings1%

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 33% live alone.

VartioharjuHelsinki

Living alone33%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 359%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Helsinki 6%
With children27%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 35%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent5%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6445%, 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: 84.7 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 3,215
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

47% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Helsinki (48%).

Vartioharju19%24%25%22%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown19%
Matriculation examination10%
Vocational qualification24%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary25%
Master's or higher22%

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

Income groups

36% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).

Vartioharju16%48%36%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland16%
Middle 60%48%
Highest 20%36%

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: €32,778; a year, about €2,732 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €58,159; a year, about €4,847 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 47%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 1,286 jobs; the largest industry is construction (18%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (4%).

Largest industries

VartioharjuHelsinki

Construction18%, Helsinki 4%
Health and social work17%, Helsinki 15%
Wholesale and retail trade14%, Helsinki 9%
Administrative and support services11%, Helsinki 7%
Transport and storage7%, Helsinki 4%
Information and communication7%, Helsinki 11%

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

Jobs located here: 1,286
Jobs per resident: 0.19; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Vartioharju21%79%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction21%
Services79%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 22% since 2014, faster than in Helsinki. Median income has risen by 24% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianVartioharjuHelsinkiFinland

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).