Buildings and free-time residences
Household-dwelling units by type and size
Dwelling units by tenure status of dwelling
Dwellings in old blocks of flats: real price indices
Average rents of rented dwellings
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| 1 000 | |||||||||||
| Residential buildings | 840 | 1 005 | 1 111 | 1 184 | 1 194 | 1 204 | 1 214 | 1 224 | 1 235 | 1 246 | 1 258 |
| Detached houses | 773 | 908 | 993 | 1 058 | 1 065 | 1 074 | 1 083 | 1 092 | 1 102 | 1 111 | 1 122 |
| Attached houses | 23 | 53 | 66 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 |
| Blocks of flats | 44 | 45 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 |
| Other buildings | 92 | 158 | 189 | 196 | 199 | 202 | 208 | 210 | 211 | 214 | 217 |
| Free-time residences | 252 | 368 | 451 | 474 | 475 | 478 | 482 | 485 | 489 | 493 | 496 |
| Saunas 1) | 548 | 932 | 1 212 | 1 366 | 1 396 | 1 431 | 1 463 | 1 479 | 1 502 | 1 529 | 1 555 |
| 1) Only saunas in flats. The total number of saunas was estimated to be over 2 000 000 at the end of 2012. | |||||||||||
Source: Statistics Finland, Housing
Table in Excel format suoluk_asum1.xls
Last updated: 20.12.2013
| A household-dwelling unit consists of all persons occupying the same dwelling on a permanent basis. | ||||||||||||
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Building type |
Household-dwelling units | |||||||||||
| 1980 | % | 1990 | % | 2000 | % | 2010 | % | 2011 | % | 2012 | % | |
| All buildings | 1 781 771 | 100 | 2 036 732 | 100 | 2 295 386 | 100 | 2 537 197 | 100 | 2 556 068 | 100 | 2 579 781 | 100 |
| Single-family residences | 900 205 | 50,5 | 1 118 210 | 54,9 | 1 242 399 | 54,1 | 1 380 773 | 54,4 | 1 389 616 | 54,4 | 1 398 446 | 54,2 |
| detached | 774 215 | 43,5 | 862 194 | 42,3 | 930 180 | 40,5 | 1 029 365 | 40,6 | 1 035 524 | 40,5 | 1 041 782 | 40,4 |
| Attached and semi-detached | 125 990 | 7,1 | 256 016 | 12,6 | 312 219 | 13,6 | 351 408 | 13,9 | 354 092 | 13,9 | 356 664 | 13,8 |
| Blocks of flats | 765 585 | 43,0 | 853 132 | 41,9 | 991 845 | 43,2 | 1 105 443 | 43,6 | 1 119 154 | 43,8 | 1 133 793 | 43,9 |
| Other buildings (incl. unknown) | 115 981 | 6,5 | 65 390 | 3,2 | 61 142 | 2,7 | 50 981 | 2,0 | 47 298 | 1,9 | 47 542 | 1,8 |
| Size of household-dwelling unit | ||||||||||||
| 1 person | 482 476 | 27,1 | 646 229 | 31,7 | 856 746 | 37,3 | 1 040 378 | 41,0 | 1 053 070 | 41,2 | 1 069 933 | 41,5 |
| 2 persons | 457 667 | 25,7 | 597 928 | 29,4 | 722 437 | 31,5 | 837 234 | 33,0 | 846 679 | 33,1 | 855 816 | 33,2 |
| 3 persons | 345 769 | 19,4 | 332 295 | 16,3 | 312 646 | 13,6 | 290 767 | 11,5 | 289 600 | 11,3 | 289 058 | 11,2 |
| 4 persons | 313 626 | 17,6 | 300 429 | 14,8 | 254 707 | 11,1 | 238 135 | 9,4 | 237 202 | 9,3 | 236 321 | 9,2 |
| 5 persons | 118 678 | 6,7 | 112 714 | 5,5 | 103 339 | 4,5 | 90 845 | 3,6 | 90 044 | 3,5 | 89 227 | 3,5 |
| 6+ persons | 63 555 | 3,6 | 47 137 | 2,3 | 45 511 | 2,0 | 39 838 | 1,6 | 39 473 | 1,5 | 39 426 | 1,5 |
Source: Statistics Finland, Housing
Table in Excel format suoluk_asum4.xls
Last updated: 20.12.2013
| Unit | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Dwelling units | 1 000 | 1 211 | 1 463 | 1 838 | 2 210 | 2 512 | 2 667 | 2 700 | 2 732 | 2 768 | 2 784 | 2 808 | 2 836 | 2 866 |
| Floor area per dwelling | m2 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| Floor area per person | m2 | 14,3 | 18,9 | 26,3 | 31,4 | 35,3 | 37,5 | 38,0 | 38,3 | 38,6 | 38,9 | 39,1 | 39,4 | 39,6 |
| Persons per room | 1,3 | 1,0 | 0,8 | 0,7 | 0,6 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,6 | 0,6 | 0,6 | 0,6 | |
| Overcrowding 1), % of dwelling population | % | . . | . . | 31,0 | 30,5 | 23,7 | 19,5 | 18,9 | 18,4 | 18,1 | 18,0 | 17,9 | 17,7 | 17,5 |
| 1) More than one person per room, excl. kitchen. | ||||||||||||||
Source: Statistics Finland, Housing
Table in Excel format suoluk_asum2.xls
Last updated: 20.12.2013
| 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Owner-occupied dwelling | 58,5 | 61,0 | 66,8 | 58,10 | 58,3 | 59,2 | 59,2 | 59,2 | 59,4 | 59,2 | 59,0 | 58,7 |
| Rented dwelling | 27,7 | 20,9 | 21,6 | 1) 30,8 | 1) 31,0 | 1) 30,4 | 1) 30,2 | 1) 29,8 | 1) 29,3 | 1) 29,3 | 1) 29,1 | 1) 29,1 |
| Official residence or employer-provided dwelling | 9,7 | 8,3 | 3,1 | |||||||||
| Right of occupancy dwelling | . . | . . | . . | 1,0 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 |
| Other form of tenure or unknown | 4,1 | 9,8 | 8,4 | 10,1 | 9,5 | 9,2 | 9,4 | 9,9 | 10,2 | 10,3 | 10,6 | 10,9 |
| 1) Includes also official residences and employer-provided dwellings. | ||||||||||||
Source: Statistics Finland, Housing
Table in Excel format suoluk_asum3.xls
Last updated: 20.12.2013
| Old blocks of flats | New blocks of flats | |||
| Helsinki region | Rest of Finland | Helsinki region | Rest of Finland | |
| Average unencumbered prices per m2, € | ||||
| 2005 | 2 410 | 1 247 | 3 296 | 2 253 |
| 2006 | 2 650 | 1 348 | 3 568 | 2 422 |
| 2007 | 2 840 | 1 417 | 3 748 | 2 540 |
| 2008 | 2 893 | 1 445 | 3 846 | 2 670 |
| 2009 | 2 932 | 1 469 | 3 780 | 2 723 |
| 2010 | 3 279 | 1 593 | 4 349 | 2 873 |
| 2011 | 3 429 | 1 617 | 4 553 | 3 001 |
| 2012 | 3 541 | 1 647 | 4 999 | 3 181 |
| 2013 | 3 688 | 1 684 | 4 973 | 3 248 |
Source: Statistics Finland, Housing
Table in Excel format suoluk_hinn6.xls
Last updated: 10.6.2014
| Helsinki region | Rest of Finland | |
| 1983 = 100 | ||
| 1992 | 84,2 | 104,0 |
| 1993 | 79,6 | 92,5 |
| 1994 | 87,2 | 95,2 |
| 1995 | 79,8 | 92,4 |
| 1996 | 85,2 | 97,2 |
| 1997 | 104,2 | 111,4 |
| 1998 | 114,4 | 119,6 |
| 1999 | 126,6 | 126,4 |
| 2000 | 133,8 | 127,3 |
| 2001 | 128,9 | 122,2 |
| 2002 | 140,7 | 127,6 |
| 2003 | 147,6 | 134,5 |
| 2004 | 156,3 | 145,2 |
| 2005 | 164,1 | 153,1 |
| 2006 | 176,8 | 161,3 |
| 2007 | 184,2 | 164,5 |
| 2008 | 179,1 | 159,1 |
| 2009 | 180,8 | 160,0 |
| 2010 | 198,6 | 169,1 |
| 2011 | 199,8 | 166,9 |
| 2012 | 199,9 | 165,0 |
| 2013 | 204,8 | 165,0 |
Source: Statistics Finland, Housing
Table in Excel format suoluk_asum5.xls
Last updated: 10.6.2014
| Detached houses | Plots for detached houses | |||||
| Average price | Nominal price index | Real price index | Average price | Nominal price index | Real price index | |
| €/m2 | 2005 = 100 | €/m2 | 2005 = 100 | |||
| 2005 | 1 214 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 10,6 | 100,0 | 100,0 |
| 2006 | 1 309 | 107,8 | 106,1 | 12,1 | 115,2 | 113,4 |
| 2007 | 1 384 | 114,3 | 109,8 | 12,8 | 123,5 | 118,6 |
| 2008 | 1 379 | 115,4 | 106,5 | 13,3 | 129,6 | 119,6 |
| 2009 | 1 385 | 112,7 | 104,0 | 14,1 | 124,9 | 115,3 |
| 2010 | 1 474 | 121,8 | 111,1 | 16,7 | 140,7 | 128,3 |
| 2011 | 1 508 | 125,2 | 110,3 | 18,0 | 136,7 | 120,4 |
| 2012 | 1 526 | 124,9 | 107,1 | 19,6 | 140,9 | 120,8 |
| 2013 | 1 519 | 123,0 | 103,9 | 21,5 | 145,1 | 122,6 |
Source: Statistics Finland, Housing
Table in Excel format suoluk_hinn9.xls
Last updated: 9.4.2014
| 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
| €/m2/month | |||||||||||||||
| Government-subsidised dwellings | 3,91 | 6,39 | 6,64 | 6,92 | 7,16 | 7,37 | 7,54 | 7,68 | 7,96 | 8,38 | 8,93 | 9,28 | 9,90 | 10,25 | 10,64 |
| Non-subsidised dwellings | 4,33 | 7,67 | 7,99 | 8,21 | 8,50 | 8,60 | 8,81 | 8,93 | 9,35 | 9,73 | 10,07 | 10,40 | 11,54 | 11,98 | 12,43 |
| All rented dwellings | 4,14 | 7,10 | 7,42 | 7,66 | 7,94 | 8,07 | 8,27 | 8,37 | 8,72 | 9,04 | 9,48 | 9,86 | 10,79 | 11,19 | 11,61 |
Source: Statistics Finland, Housing
Table in Excel format suoluk_hinn7.xls
Last updated: 9.4.2014
Last updated 10.6.2014
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