Number of young people’s household-dwelling units decreased in the first quarter of 2025

release | Household dwelling units and housing conditions 2025, 1st quarter

According to Statistics Finland, there were 2,854,000 household-dwelling units at the end of March 2025. The number was 6,600 lower than at the end of the previous year. The decrease particularly concerned household-dwelling units of people aged under 30 and household-dwelling units in which the oldest person was aged 60 or over.

Key selections

  • Quarterly data on household-dwelling units are based on preliminary population statistics for 2025.
  • In the first quarter, the number of household-dwelling units decreased most among those living in one-dwelling or two-dwelling houses.
  • Part of the change in the number of household-dwelling units was due to a data system renewal.

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Classifications used:
  • Area
  • Type of building
  • Age of the oldest person in the household-dwelling unit
  • Size of household-dwelling unit
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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Household dwelling units and housing conditions [online publication].
Reference period: 2025, 1st quarter. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 15.6.2025].
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