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Over one million household-dwelling units lived in rented dwellings in 2023

Release related to topics:Housing and constructionPopulation and society
release | Dwellings and housing conditions 2023

According to Statistics Finland, there were 1.02 million household-dwelling units living in rented dwellings at the end of 2023. The share was 36 per cent of all household-dwelling units, which was six percentage points more than in 2010. A total of 1.74 million household-dwelling units were living in owner-occupied dwellings, which was 61 per cent of all household-dwelling units.

Key selections

  • At the end of 2023, altogether three per cent of all household-dwelling units lived in dwellings with other tenure status, such as right of occupancy dwellings.
  • The dwelling population living in owner-occupied dwellings amounted to 3.75 million. The dwelling population comprises persons who reside permanently in actual dwellings. Persons who are permanently institutionalised or living in residential homes are not included.
  • The number of dwelling population living in rented dwellings was 1.58 million.
  • Of people living alone, 51 per cent lived in rented dwellings and 46 per cent in owner-occupied dwellings.
  • Eighty-two per cent of household-dwelling units of persons aged under 30 lived in rented dwellings.

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Updated database tables
115y
Classifications used:
  • Tenure status
  • Rooms
  • Area
  • Type of building
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year
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year
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116e
Classifications used:
  • Tenure status
  • Size of household-dwelling unit
  • Area
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year
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year
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115z
Classifications used:
  • Area
  • Size of household-dwelling unit
  • Age of the oldest person in the household-dwelling unit
  • Tenure status
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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Dwellings and housing conditions [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. ISSN=1798-6761. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 16.5.2025].
Access method: https://stat.fi/en/publication/clm6b8z4ajwoe0buhjy5pzl0a

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