Housing
Buildings and free-time residences
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 000 | |||||||
Residential buildings | 840 | 1 005 | 1 111 | 1 235 | 1 278 | 1 283 | 1 290 |
Detached houses | 773 | 908 | 993 | 1 102 | 1 139 | 1 144 | 1 150 |
Attached houses | 23 | 53 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
Blocks of flats | 44 | 45 | 52 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 60 |
Other buildings | 92 | 158 | 189 | 211 | 220 | 222 | 222 |
Free-time residences | 252 | 368 | 451 | 489 | 500 | 502 | 503 |
Saunas 1) | 548 | 932 | 1 212 | 1 502 | 1 591 | 1 607 | 1 631 |
1) Only saunas in flats. The total number of saunas was estimated to be over two millions at the end of 2016.
Source: Statistics Finland, Dwellings and housing conditions
Updated: 16.11.2017
Household-dwelling units by type and size
A household-dwelling unit consists of all persons occupying the same dwelling on a permanent basis
Household-dwelling units | ||||||||
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1990 | % | 2000 | % | 2010 | % | 2016 | % | |
All buildings | 2 036 732 | 100 | 2 295 386 | 100 | 2 537 197 | 100 | 2 654 657 | 100 |
Detached houses | 862 194 | 42,3 | 930 180 | 40,5 | 1 029 365 | 40,6 | 1 053 548 | 39,7 |
Attached houses | 256 016 | 12,6 | 312 219 | 13,6 | 351 408 | 13,9 | 363 578 | 13,7 |
Blocks of flats | 853 132 | 41,9 | 991 845 | 43,2 | 1 105 443 | 43,6 | 1 192 001 | 44,9 |
Other or unknown | 65 390 | 3,2 | 61 142 | 2,7 | 50 981 | 2,0 | 45 530 | 1,7 |
Size of household-dwelling unit | ||||||||
1 person | 646 229 | 31,7 | 856 746 | 37,3 | 1 040 378 | 41,0 | 1 131 424 | 42,6 |
2 persons | 597 928 | 29,4 | 722 437 | 31,5 | 837 234 | 33,0 | 880 188 | 33,2 |
3 persons | 332 295 | 16,3 | 312 646 | 13,6 | 290 767 | 11,5 | 284 108 | 10,7 |
4 persons | 300 429 | 14,8 | 254 707 | 11,1 | 238 135 | 9,4 | 233 352 | 8,8 |
5 persons | 112 714 | 5,5 | 103 339 | 4,5 | 90 845 | 3,6 | 86 489 | 3,3 |
6+ persons | 47 137 | 2,3 | 45 511 | 2,0 | 39 838 | 1,6 | 39 096 | 1,5 |
Source: Statistics Finland, Dwellings and housing conditions
Updated: 16.11.2017
Dwellings by tenure status of dwelling, %
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
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Owner-occupied dwelling | 66,8 | 58,1 | 59,2 | 58,2 | 57,9 | 57,3 |
Rented dwelling 1) | 24,7 | 30,8 | 29,3 | 2) 31,0 | 2) 30,8 | 2) 31,2 |
Right of occupancy dwelling | . . | 1,0 | 1,3 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,5 |
Other form of tenure or unknown |
8,4 | 10,1 | 10,3 | 9,4 | 9,9 | 10,0 |
1) Incl. official residences and employer-provided dwellings
2) Incl. empty dwellings in buildings inferred as rental buildings
Source: Statistics Finland, Dwellings and housing conditions
Updated: 16.11.2017
Dwellings
Unit | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dwellings | 1 000 | 1 211 | 1 463 | 1 838 | 2 210 | 2 512 | 2 808 | 2 968 |
Floor area per dwelling | m2 | 51,0 | 60,0 | 69,0 | 74,4 | 76,5 | 79,5 | 79,9 |
Floor area per person | m2 | 14,3 | 18,9 | 26,3 | 31,4 | 35,3 | 39,1 | 40,3 |
Overcrowding 1), % of dwelling population |
% | . . | . . | 31,0 | 30,4 | 23,7 | 17,9 | 17,4 |
1) More than one person per room, excl. kitchen
Source: Statistics Finland, Dwellings and housing conditions
Updated: 16.11.2017
Prices of dwellings 1)
Old blocks of flats | New blocks of flats | |||
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Helsinki region | Rest of Finland | Helsinki region | Rest of Finland | |
Unencumbered average prices, €/m2 | ||||
2010 | 3 262 | 1 592 | 4 346 | 2 853 |
2011 | 3 402 | 1 616 | 4 554 | 2 960 |
2012 | 3 511 | 1 644 | 5 003 | 3 140 |
2013 | 3 650 | 1 673 | 4 974 | 3 215 |
2014 | 3 684 | 1 689 | 5 102 | 3 373 |
2015 | 3 721 | 1 692 | 5 122 | 3 403 |
2016 | 3 825 | 1 699 | 4 980 | 3 520 |
2017* | 3 992 | 1 718 | 5 071 | 3 536 |
1) Data on old dwellings based on the Tax Administration's data, data on new dwellings based on the largest real estate agents and building contractors.
* preliminary data
Source: Statistics Finland, Dwellings and housing conditions
Updated: 7.2.2018
Dwellings in old blocks of flats: real price indices
Helsinki region | Rest of Finland | |
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1983 = 100 | ||
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 |
2014 | 203,7 | 161,9 |
2015 | 204,3 | 160,4 |
2016 | 208,9 | 160,1 |
2017* | 214,2 | 159,4 |
* preliminary data
Source: Statistics Finland, Dwellings and housing conditions
Updated: 7.2.2018
Prices of real estate
Detached houses | Plots for detached houses | |||||
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Average price |
Nominal price index |
Real price index |
Average price |
Nominal price index |
Real price index |
|
€/m2 | 2015 = 100 | €/m2 | 2015 = 100 | |||
2015 | 1 541 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 18,6 | 100,0 | 100,0 |
2016 | 1 549 | 100,1 | 99,8 | 21,2 | 98,1 | 97,8 |
2017 | 1 560 | 98,8 | 97,7 | 22,7 | 97,9 | 96,9 |
Source: Statistics Finland, Real estate prices
Updated: 13.3.2018
Average rents of rented dwellings
Government-subsidised dwellings | Non-subsidised dwellings | All rented dwellings | |
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€/m2/month | |||
1990 | 3,91 | 4,33 | 4,14 |
2000 | 6,39 | 7,67 | 7,10 |
2001 | 6,64 | 7,99 | 7,42 |
2002 | 6,92 | 8,21 | 7,66 |
2003 | 7,16 | 8,50 | 7,94 |
2004 | 7,37 | 8,60 | 8,07 |
2005 | 7,54 | 8,81 | 8,27 |
2006 | 7,68 | 8,93 | 8,37 |
2007 | 7,96 | 9,35 | 8,72 |
2008 | 8,38 | 9,73 | 9,04 |
2009 | 8,93 | 10,07 | 9,48 |
2010 | 9,28 | 10,40 | 9,86 |
2011 | 9,90 | 11,54 | 10,79 |
2012 | 10,25 | 11,98 | 11,19 |
2013 | 10,64 | 12,43 | 11,61 |
2014 | 10,96 | 12,84 | 11,98 |
2015 | 11,21 | 13,30 | 12,34 |
2016 | 11,38 | 13,65 | 12,61 |
2017 | 11,53 | 13,88 | 12,80 |
Source: Statistics Finland, Rents of dwellings
Updated: 13.3.2018
Main topic: Housing
Last updated 13 Mar 2018