Real estate maintenance costs decreased by 0.6 per cent in January to March 2024

release | Index of real estate maintenance costs 2024, 1st quarter

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According to Statistics Finland, real estate maintenance costs went down by 0.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the corresponding period of 2023. Of the cost items of real estate maintenance, the costs of waste management grew most, by 6.6 per cent. The costs of electricity fell by 21.2 per cent.

Key selections

• Of the costs of real estate maintenance services, waste management rose most in the first quarter of 2024.

• The total index went up by 2.4 per cent compared to the previous quarter.

• Examined by type of building, maintenance costs decreased except for residential buildings.

Only maintenance costs of residential buildings rose

The maintenance costs of residential blocks of flats increased by 1.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2024. The costs of industrial buildings went down by 4.9 per cent, those of office buildings by 2.6 per cent, those of wholesale and retail trade buildings by 2.7 per cent, those of day care centres by 0.3 per cent, those of school buildings by 1.1 per cent and those of health care centres by 0.6 per cent compared to the previous year.

Real estate tax and plot rent are not included in the index of real estate maintenance costs 2021=100.

Change

The base year of the statistics on index of real estate maintenance costs is updated from 2015 to 2021.
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Figures

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Index of real estate maintenance costs 2021=100, cost items: repairs, use and maintenance, maintenance of outdoor areas

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

Index of real estate maintenance costs 2021=100, Cost items: administration, cleaning, waste management

Index of real estate maintenance costs 2021=100, building types

Tables

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Index of real estate maintenance costs by building type 2021=100

Index of real estate maintenance costs by cost item 2021=100

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Index of real estate maintenance costs [online publication].
Reference period: 2024, 1st quarter. ISSN=2954-1441. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 15.11.2024].
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