Housing and construction
Finland in Figures is an information package about Finland and Finns.
On this page
- Buildings and free-time residences
- Permanently occupied dwellings
- Household-dwelling units by size and type of building
- Completed buildings and dwellings
- Dwellings by year of construction
- Completed dwellings
- Volume index of newbuilding
- Building cost index by type of cost
- Prices of dwellings in blocks of flats
- Real price index of old dwellings in blocks of flats
- Real estate prices
- Average rents of rented dwellings
Buildings and free-time residences
| Building type | 2005 | 2010 | 2020 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-dwelling and two-dwelling houses | 1 066 220 | 1 113 020 | 1 169 903 | 1 169 456 |
| Terraced houses | 72 620 | 77 015 | 84 022 | 85 575 |
| Blocks of flats | 56 195 | 58 669 | 65 479 | 67 536 |
| Other buildings | 185 760 | 197 392 | 217 246 | 219 703 |
| Total | 1 380 795 | 1 446 096 | 1 536 650 | 1 542 270 |
| Free-time residences 1) | 474 277 | 489 232 | 508 289 | 495 145 |
| Saunas in flats 2) | 1 366 414 | 1 501 567 | 1 719 650 | 1 778 259 |
1) Since 2020 incl. rental holiday cottages, excl. detached houses in leisure-time use
2) The total number of saunas was estimated to be over 2,4 million at the end of 2024
Source: Statistics Finland, buildings and free-time residences
Buildings and free-time residences (xlsx)
Updated: 18.6.2025
Permanently occupied dwellings
A household-dwelling unit consists of all persons occupying the same dwelling on a permanent basis
| 2010 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household-dwelling units, total | 2 537 197 | 2 766 679 | 2 844 883 | 2 860 961 |
| Type of building | % | % | % | % |
| One-dwelling and two-dwelling houses | 40,4 | 38,2 | 37,3 | 37,0 |
| Terraced houses | 13,9 | 13,5 | 13,3 | 13,2 |
| Blocks of flats | 43,7 | 46,8 | 47,9 | 48,3 |
| Other buildings | 2,0 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,4 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Tenure status | % | % | % | % |
| Owner-occupied dwellings | 65,5 | 62,3 | 61,3 | . . |
| Rented dwellings | 30,4 | 34,4 | 35,9 | . . |
| Right of occupancy dwellings | 1,3 | 1,8 | 1,9 | . . |
| Other form of tenure or unknown | 2,7 | 1,5 | 1,0 | . . |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | . . |
| Occupancy rate of dwellings | ||||
| Floor area per household-dwelling unit, m2 |
81,2 |
80,9 |
80,6 | 80,0 |
| Floor area per person, m2 | 39,1 | 41,3 | 41,7 | 41,6 |
| Persons in overcrowded household-dwelling units 1), % | 17,9 | 16,1 | 15,8 | 16,1 |
1) More than one person per room, excl. kitchen
Source: Statistics Finland, dwellings and housing conditions
Permanently occupied dwellings (xlsx)
Updated: 18.6.2025
Household-dwelling units by size and type of building, 2024
A household-dwelling unit consists of all persons occupying the same dwelling on a permanent basis
| Size of householddwelling unit | Total | % | One-dwelling and two-dwelling houses | Terraced houses | Blocks of flats | Other buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | 1 336 181 | 46,7 | 264 818 | 177 328 | 867 769 | 26 266 |
| 2 persons | 911 977 | 31,9 | 430 343 | 120 017 | 352 351 | 9 266 |
| 3 persons | 280 002 | 9,8 | 147 284 | 40 611 | 89 366 | 2 741 |
| 4+ persons | 332 801 | 11,6 | 216 085 | 40 934 | 72 967 | 2 815 |
| Total | 2 860 961 | 100 | 1 058 530 | 378 890 | 1 382 453 | 41 088 |
Source: Statistics Finland, dwellings and housing conditions
Household-dwelling units by size and type of building (xlsx)
Updated: 18.6.2025
Completed buildings and dwellings
| Completed buildings | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mil. m3 | ||||
| Total | 39,08 | 35,37 | 37,60 | 26,41 |
| Residential buildings | 13,57 | 11,11 | 12,49 | 7,07 |
| Commercial and office buildings | 6,20 | 5,56 | 4,84 | 3,86 |
| Industrial buildings and warehouses | 8,17 | 7,49 | 9,48 | 8,07 |
| Other buildings | 11,14 | 11,21 | 10,79 | 7,40 |
| Completed dwellings | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2024 |
| Number | ||||
| Total | 35 366 | 25 490 | 39 035 | 21 105 |
| Detached and semi-detached houses | 18 174 | 13 646 | 10 306 | 5 076 |
| Blocks of flats | 16 772 | 11 140 | 28 062 | 15 632 |
| Residential buildings for communities | 18 | 213 | - | 26 |
| Dwellings for special groups | - | 85 | 163 | 170 |
| Other than residential buildings | 402 | 406 | 504 | 201 |
Source: Statistics Finland, building and dwelling production
Completed buildings and dwellings (xlsx)
Updated: 7.3.2025
Completed dwellings
1) Residential buildings for communities and dwellings for special groups
Source: Statistics Finland, building and dwelling production
Updated: 7.3.2025
Dwellings by year of construction, 2024
Source: Statistics Finland, building and dwelling production
Dwellings by year of construction (xlsx)
Updated: 18.6.2025
Volume index of newbuilding (2015 = 100)
New buildings, building expansions and alterations comparable to rebuilding
Source: Statistics Finland, building and dwelling production
Volume index of newbuilding 2015 = 100 (xlsx)
Updated: 7.3.2025
Building cost index by type of cost (2000 = 100)
Source: Statistics Finland, building cost index
Building cost index by type of cost 2000 = 100 (xlsx)
Updated: 22.1.2025
Prices of dwellings in blocks of flats
| Year | Old dwellings | New dwellings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Helsinki | Rest of Finland | Greater Helsinki | Rest of Finland | |
| Unencumbered average prices, €/m2 | ||||
| 2015 | 3 965 | 1 800 | 5 111 | 3 452 |
| 2016 | 4 061 | 1 817 | 5 168 | 3 733 |
| 2017 | 4 249 | 1 844 | 5 206 | 3 859 |
| 2018 | 4 404 | 1 856 | 5 450 | 3 997 |
| 2019 | 4 566 | 1 871 | 5 873 | 4 073 |
| 2020 | 4 851 | 1 933 | 6 262 | 4 238 |
| 2021 | 5 144 | 2 003 | 6 441 | 4 376 |
| 2022 | 5 184 | 2 043 | 6 418 |
4 478 |
| 2023 | 4 804 | 1 946 | 6 491 | 4 433 |
| 2024 | *4 631 | *1 939 | 6 459 | 4 410 |
* preliminary data
Source: Statistics Finland, prices of dwellings in housing companies
Prices of dwellings in blocks of flats (xlsx)
Updated: 10.2.2025
Real price index of old dwellings in blocks of flats (1983 = 100)
Source: Statistics Finland, prices of dwellings in housing companies
Real price index of old dwellings in blocks of flats 1983 = 100 (xlsx)
Updated: 10.2.2025
Real estate price indices (2015 = 100)
Average rents of rented dwellings
| Year | Non-subsidised dwellings | Government-subsidised dwellings 1) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Helsinki | Rest of Finland | Greater Helsinki | Rest of Finland | |
| €/m2/month | €/m2/month | €/m2/month | €/m2/month | |
| 2015 | 16,87 | 11,22 | 12,19 | 10,39 |
| 2016 | 17,49 | 11,51 | 12,42 | 10,51 |
| 2017 | 18,39 | 12,29 | 12,74 | 10,72 |
| 2018 | 18,78 | 12,58 | 12,98 | 10,80 |
| 2019 | 19,29 | 12,85 | 13,10 | 10,92 |
| 2020 | 20,12 | 12,99 | 13,29 | 11,05 |
| 2021 | 20,28 | 13,05 | 13,41 | 11,13 |
| 2022 | 20,55 | 13,54 | 13,55 | 11,27 |
| 2023 | 20,83 | 13,93 | 13,87 | 11,62 |
| 2024 | 21,02 | 14,36 | 14,59 | 12,05 |
1) Dwellings produced with government ARAVA loans
Source: Statistics Finland, rents of dwellings
Average rents of rented dwellings (xlsx)
Updated: 23.1.2025
Main topic: Housing and construction
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Last updated 18 Jun 2025