Real estate maintenance costs rose by 11.5 % year-on-year

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release | Index of real estate maintenance costs 2023, 1st quarter

According to Statistics Finland, real estate maintenance costs rose by 11.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the corresponding period of 2022. Of the cost items of real estate maintenance, electricity costs grew most, by 36.7 per cent. Water supply and sewage costs grew by 4.4 per cent, repairs by 7.3 per cent, heating by 10.1 per cent, waste management by 12.0 per cent, administration by 5.8 per cent, use and maintenance by 5.7 per cent, and maintenance of outdoor areas by 6.6 per cent. Cleaning costs went up by 5.8 per cent and insurance against loss or damage by 6.3 per cent.

Key selections

  • Examined by type of building, the maintenance costs of industrial buildings rose most, by 16.7 per cent.
  • Of the cost items, the cost of electricity grew by 36.7 per cent in a year.
  • The costs of water supply, sewerage and waste management rose most from the previous quarter.

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Index of real estate maintenance costs 2015=100, cost items: repairs, use and maintenance, maintenance of outdoor areas

Index of real estate maintenance costs 2015=100, cost items: heating, water supply and sewage, electricity

Index of real estate maintenance costs 2015=100, Cost items: administration, cleaning, waste management

Index of real estate maintenance costs 2015=100, building types

Index of real estate maintenance costs 2015=100, cost items: heating, water supply and sewage, electricity

Index of real estate maintenance costs 2015=100, Cost items: administration, cleaning, waste management

Index of real estate maintenance costs 2015=100, building types

Index of real estate maintenance costs 2021=100, cost items: heating, water supply and sewage, electricity

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Index of real estate maintenance costs by building type 2015=100

Index of real estate maintenance costs by cost item 2015=100

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Index of real estate maintenance costs [online publication].
Reference period: 2023, 1st quarter. ISSN=2954-1441. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 23.11.2024].
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