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2. Prices of terraced houses went up in third quarter

According to preliminary data prices of old blocks of flats went up by an average 2.4 per cent in whole country, in Greater Helsinki by 2.8 per cent and in the rest of country 2.1 per cent from previous quarter. Average prices of dwelling in old terraced house was EUR 2,836 in Greater Helsinki and EUR 1,551 in the rest of the country.

In Helsinki prices went up by 3.1 per cent, in Espoo-Kauniainen by 2.9 per cent and in Vantaa by 2.1 per cent. In Turku prices went up by 6.1 per cent, in Oulu by 2.0 per cent, in Jyväskylä by 1.0 percent and in Kuopio 2.7 per cent. In Lahti prices went down by 8.4 per cent.from previous quarter. In Tampere pricers remained almost unchanged. Average prices per square metre was EUR 2,916 in Helsinki, EUR 2,047 in Tampere and EUR 1,613 in Oulu.

From the year before the prices of dwellings in old terraced houses went down in the whole country on an average by 0.3 per cent. In Greater Helsinki prices went up 0.4 per cent and in the rest of country prices went down by 0.7 per cent. In Helsinki prices went up by 2.8 per cent, in Turku by 0.8 per cent and in Oulu by 0.6 per cent. In Tampere prices went down by 4.4 per cent, in Vantaa 2.3 per cent and in Espoo-Kauniainen by 0.5 per cent.

The prices of dwellings in new terraced houses went up in the whole country by 5.3 per cent from previous quarer. In Greater Helsinki prices went up by 4.4 per cent and in the rest of country by 5.6 per cent. Prices went up most in Rest of Uusimaa (exlusive of Greater Helsinki region) and Itä-Uusimaa by 6.5 per cent.The average price of dwelling was EUR 3,170 in Greater Helsinki and EUR 2,283 in the rest of country.

From the year before the prices of dwellings in new terraced house remained on an average unchanged in he whole country. In Greater Helsinki prices went up by 2.5 per cent and prices went down in the rest of country 0.9 per cent. Prices went down most in Northen Finland by 4.4 per cent, meanwhile prices went up by 10 per cent.

Source: House Prices, Statistics Finland

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Updated 30.10.2009