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Nearly one-half of household-dwelling units lived in blocks of flats in 2023

release | Dwellings and housing conditions 2023

According to Statistics Finland, 1.36 million household-dwelling units lived in blocks of flats at the end of 2023, which was 48 per cent of all household-dwelling units. The share has increased by four percentage points from 2010. The share of those living in one-dwelling and two-dwelling houses has decreased by three percentage points over the same period.

Key selections

  • A total of 1.33 million persons were living alone, which was 47 per cent of all household-dwelling units. The share has increased by six percentage points from 2010.
  • Forty-five per cent of those living alone were aged 60 or over.
  • The total number of household-dwelling units was 2.84 million. The number of household-dwelling units grew by 29,000 from 2022.
  • Seventy-nine per cent of all household-dwelling units were small one-person or two-person household-dwelling units.

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Household-dwelling units by type of building and size of household-dwelling unit 2023

Household-dwelling units by area and size of the household-dwelling unit in 2010 to 2023

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115a
Classifications used:
  • Area
Period:
annual
Statistics:
Updated:
116a
Classifications used:
  • Area
  • Size of household-dwelling unit
  • Type of building
Period:
annual
Statistics:
Updated:
116b
Classifications used:
  • Area
  • Size of household-dwelling unit
  • Number of rooms (kitchen not included)
  • Type of building
Period:
annual
Statistics:
Updated:
116d
Classifications used:
  • Area
  • Age of the oldest person in the household-dwelling unit
  • Sex of the oldest person
  • Size of household-dwelling unit
  • Type of building
Period:
annual
Statistics:
Updated:
116f
Classifications used:
  • Area
  • Year of construction
  • Dwelling occupancy
  • Type of building
Period:
annual
Statistics:
Updated:

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