Viikki

00790 · Helsinki · Uusimaa

00790 Viikki

In brief

Viikki (00790) has 10,588 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 45% live alone.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (92%). The average home is 61.9 m². 70% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €4,491 per m² on average, 7% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 8% since 2020. The price equals 20.6 years of rent at €18.14 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,465 a year, about €2,289 a month: 6% lower than in Helsinki and 4% higher than in Finland as a whole. 10% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Helsinki (12%). The area has 5,200 jobs; the largest industry is education (38%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (6%).

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014.

Rank among the city's areas

Students
14%
The highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 9%
Aged 65 or over
11%
6th lowest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 18%
Households renting
70%
7th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 54%
Families with children
27%
14th highest of 83 areas in Helsinki
Helsinki 19%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €4,491; -7.9% since 2020; Helsinki€4,809
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €18.14; Figure for Helsinki 3; Helsinki€21.08
Residents: 10,588; 0.0% since 2014; Mean age36.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €27,465; +24.7% since 2014; a year, about €2,289 a month; Helsinki€29,159; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 70%; of 5,073 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 €4,491 per m² on average, 7% less than the average in Helsinki. The price per m² has fallen by 8% since 2020.

Price per m²

€4,491

Postal code area 00790
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 43 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

Viikki€4,491Helsinki €4,809

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 20.6 years; Helsinki: 19.0
Gross rental yield: 4.8%; 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.

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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 bedroom30/68
€1,798Siltamäki
Helsinki €4,809Viikki €4,491
€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
€1,798Siltamäki€7,966Kalasatama - Sompasaari
Median disposable income63/83
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Helsinki €29,159Viikki €27,465
€42,006Tammisalo
€23,045Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko€42,006Tammisalo
Households renting7/83
7%Paloheinä
Helsinki 54%Viikki 70%
87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
7%Paloheinä87%Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto
Aged 16 to 3421/83
11%Tammisalo
Helsinki 28%Viikki 32%
49%Sörnäinen - Harju
11%Tammisalo49%Sörnäinen - Harju
Aged 65 or over78/83
2%Santahamina
Helsinki 18%Viikki 11%
26%Tapaninvainio
2%Santahamina26%Tapaninvainio
Families with children14/83
4%Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 19%Viikki 27%
38%Torpparinmäki
4%Sörnäinen - Harju38%Torpparinmäki
University or college degree49/83
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä
Helsinki 48%Viikki 48%
69%Tammisalo
21%Jakomäki - Alppikylä69%Tammisalo
Unemployment42/83
4%Santahamina
Helsinki 12%Viikki 10%
23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
4%Santahamina23%Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko
Average home size48/83
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju
Helsinki 62.6 m²Viikki 61.9 m²
161.2 m²Östersundom
39.4 m²Sörnäinen - Harju161.2 m²Östersundom

Residents

Age

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

ViikkiHelsinki

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 11% of residents, less than in Helsinki (19%).

Viikki46%14%11%19%
Helsinki48%19%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed46%
Unemployed5%
Students14%
Pensioners11%
Children aged 0–1419%
Other5%

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

Mean age: 36.0; Helsinki: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 10%; Helsinki: 12%
Household size: 2.1; Helsinki: 1.8
Floor area per person: 30.4 m²; Helsinki: 34.3 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

70% of households rent their home, more than in Helsinki (54%).

Viikki30%70%
Helsinki45%54%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied30%
Rented70%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (92%). The average home is 61.9 m².

Viikki92%
Helsinki87%12%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats92%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses8%
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 45% live alone.

ViikkiHelsinki

Living alone45%, Helsinki 51%
Living alone, under 3516%, Helsinki 17%
Couple under 35, no children8%, Helsinki 6%
With children27%, Helsinki 19%
With a child under 35%, Helsinki 5%
Single parent8%, Helsinki 5%
All members aged 18–6456%, Helsinki 57%
At least one member 65 or over18%, Helsinki 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 61.9 m²; Helsinki: 62.6 m²
Dwellings: 5,460
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

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

Viikki20%13%19%23%25%
Helsinki21%11%20%23%25%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown20%
Matriculation examination13%
Vocational qualification19%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary23%
Master's or higher25%

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

Income groups

26% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland as a whole (20%).

Viikki26%50%24%
Helsinki20%52%29%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland26%
Middle 60%50%
Highest 20%24%

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: €27,465; a year, about €2,289 a month; Helsinki: €29,159
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €38,402; a year, about €3,200 a month; Helsinki: €39,597
University or college degree: 48%; Helsinki: 48%

Jobs

The area has 5,200 jobs; the largest industry is education (38%). Its share is clearly higher than in Helsinki (6%).

Largest industries

ViikkiHelsinki

Education38%, Helsinki 6%
Professional, scientific and technical30%, Helsinki 11%
Public administration and defence10%, Helsinki 8%
Health and social work7%, Helsinki 15%
Wholesale and retail trade5%, Helsinki 9%
Manufacturing4%, Helsinki 5%

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

Jobs located here: 5,200
Jobs per resident: 0.49; People working in the area divided by people living there; Helsinki: 0.63

Sectors

Viikki96%
Helsinki90%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction4%
Services96%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014. Median income has risen by 25% since 2014, slower than in Helsinki (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianViikkiHelsinkiFinland

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).