Housing and Construction
Finland in Figures is an information package about Finland and Finns.
On this page
- Buildings and free-time residences
- Permanently occupied dwellings
- Household-dwelling units
- Completed buildings and dwellings
- Completed dwellings
- Volume index of newbuilding
- Building cost index by type of cost
- Prices of dwellings in blocks of flats
- Dwellings in old blocks of flats: real price indices
- Prices of real estate
- Average rents of rented dwellings
Buildings and free-time residences
Classification of Buildings 2018
| Building type | 2005 | 2010 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-dwelling and two-dwelling houses | 1 066 220 | 1 113 020 | 1 169 903 | 1 171 717 |
| Terraced houses | 72 620 | 77 015 | 84 022 | 84 325 |
| Blocks of flats | 56 195 | 58 669 | 65 479 | 65 846 |
| Other buildings | 185 760 | 197 392 | 217 246 | 218 546 |
| Total | 1 380 795 | 1 446 096 | 1 536 650 | 1 540 434 |
| Free-time residences 1) | 474 277 | 489 232 | 508 289 | 508 919 |
| Saunas in flats 2) | 1 366 414 | 1 501 567 | 1 719 650 | 1 735 517 |
1) Since 2020 incl. rental holiday cottages, excl. detached houses in leisure-time use.
2) The total number of saunas was estimated to be over 2,3 million at the end of 2021.
Source: Statistics Finland, buildings and free-time residences
Updated: 27.5.2022
Permanently occupied dwellings
Classification of Buildings 2018
| 2005 | 2010 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 429 500 | 2 537 197 | 2 766 679 | 2 793 636 |
| Type of building | % | % | % | % |
| One-dwelling and two-dwelling houses | 40,3 | 40,4 | 38,2 | 37,9 |
| Terraced houses | 14,0 | 13,9 | 13,5 | 13,5 |
| Blocks of flats | 43,6 | 43,7 | 46,8 | 47,0 |
| Other buildings | 2,1 | 2,0 | 1,5 | 1,6 |
| Tenure status | % | % | % | % |
| Owner-occupied dwellings | 64,0 | 65,5 | 62,3 | 61,7 |
| Rented dwellings | 31,8 | 30,4 | 34,4 | 35,2 |
| Right of occupancy dwellings | 1,2 | 1,3 | 1,8 | 1,8 |
| Other form of tenure or unknown | 2,9 | 2,7 | 1,5 | 1,3 |
| Occupancy rate of dwellings | ||||
| Floor area per dwelling, m2 |
79,7 |
81,2 |
80,9 |
80,7 |
| Floor area per person, m2 | 37,5 | 39,1 | 41,3 | 41,5 |
| Persons living in overcrowded dwellings 1), % | 19,5 | 17,9 | 16,1 | 15,8 |
1) More than one person per room, excl. kitchen.
Source: Statistics Finland, dwellings and housing conditions
Updated: 7.12.2022
Household-dwelling units, 2021
A household-dwelling unit consists of all persons occupying the same dwelling on a permanent basis
| Size of householddwelling unit | Total | % | One-dwelling and two-dwelling houses | Terraced houses | Blocks of flats | Other buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | 1 282 488 | 45,9 | 254 704 | 174 176 | 825 340 | 28 268 |
| 2 persons | 902 372 | 32,3 | 429 798 | 120 817 | 341 530 | 10 227 |
| 3 persons | 272 792 | 9,8 | 147 725 | 40 799 | 81 474 | 2 794 |
| 4+ persons | 335 984 | 12,0 | 226 130 | 41 045 | 65 815 | 2 994 |
| Total | 2 793 636 | 100 | 1 058 357 | 376 837 | 1 314 159 | 44 283 |
Source: Statistics Finland, dwellings and housing conditions
Updated: 2.5.2022
Completed buildings and dwellings
| Completed buildings | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mil. m3 | ||||
| Total | 39,06 | 35,31 | 37,34 | 38,98 |
| Residential | 13,56 | 11,10 | 12,48 | 12,86 |
| Commercial and office buildings | 6,20 | 5,56 | 4,83 | 5,46 |
| Industrial buildings and warehouses | 8,17 | 7,49 | 9,40 | 10,89 |
| Other | 11,12 | 11,16 | 10,63 | 9,77 |
| Completed dwellings | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2022 |
| Number | ||||
| Total | 35 362 | 25 427 | 39 039 | 41 636 |
| Detached and semi-detached houses | 18 170 | 13 629 | 10 315 | 10 956 |
| Blocks of flats | 16 772 | 11 140 | 28 062 | 30 392 |
| Residential buildings for communities | 18 | 213 | - | - |
| Dwellings of special groups | - | 85 | 163 | 87 |
| Other than residential buildings | 402 | 360 | 499 | 201 |
Source: Statistics Finland, building and dwelling production
Updated: 27.2.2023
Completed dwellings
Source: Statistics Finland, building and dwelling production
Updated: 27.2.2023
Volume index of newbuilding 2015 = 100
New buildings, building expansions and alterations comparable to rebuilding
Source: Statistics Finland, building and dwelling production
Updated: 27.2.2023
Building cost index by type of cost
2000 = 100
Prices of dwellings in blocks of flats
Data on old dwellings based on the Tax Administration's data, data on new dwellings based on the data of the Central Federation of Finnish Real Estate Agencies and Statistics Finland
| Year | Old dwellings | New dwellings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki region | Rest of Finland | Helsinki region | Rest of Finland | |
| Unencumbered average prices, €/m2 | ||||
| 2015 | 3 965 | 1 800 | 5 111 | 3 452 |
| 2016 | 4 061 | 1 817 | 5 168 | 3 733 |
| 2017 | 4 249 | 1 844 | 5 206 | 3 859 |
| 2018 | 4 404 | 1 856 | 5 450 | 3 997 |
| 2019 | 4 566 | 1 871 | 5 873 | 4 073 |
| 2020 | 4 851 | 1 933 | 6 262 | 4 238 |
| 2021 | 5 144 | 2 003 | 6 441 | 4 376 |
| 2022* | 5 188 | 2 053 | 6 418 |
4 478 |
* preliminary data
Source: Statistics Finland, prices of dwellings in housing companies
Updated: 1.2.2023
Dwellings in old blocks of flats: real price indices 1983 = 100
Source: Statistics Finland, prices of dwellings in housing companies
Updated: 20.2.2023
Prices of real estate
| Year | Old single family houses | Single family house plots | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average price |
Index | Real price index |
Average price |
Index | Real price index |
|
| €/m2 | 2015 = 100 | 2015 = 100 | €/m2 | 2015 = 100 | 2015 = 100 | |
| 2015 | 1 541 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 18,6 | 100,0 | 100,0 |
| 2016 | 1 549 | 100,1 | 99,8 | 21,2 | 98,1 | 97,8 |
| 2017 | 1 560 | 98,8 | 97,7 | 22,7 | 97,9 | 96,9 |
| 2018 | 1 545 | 96,9 | 95,0 | 23,5 | 103,2 | 101,1 |
| 2019 | 1 588 | 96,0 | 92,9 | 22,4 | 100,0 | 96,9 |
| 2020 | 1 629 | 97,4 | 94,0 | 23,1 | 107,6 | 103,9 |
| 2021 | 1 749 | 103,5 | 97,8 | 24,7 | 115,9 | 109,6 |
| 2022 | 1 721 | 103,6 | 91,4 | 25,9 | 121,1 | 106,9 |
Average rents of rented dwellings
| Year | Non-subsidised dwellings | Government-subsidised dwellings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki region | Rest of Finland | Helsinki region | Rest of Finland | |
| €/m2/month | €/m2/month | €/m2/month | €/m2/month | |
| 2015 | 16,87 | 11,22 | 12,19 | 10,39 |
| 2016 | 17,49 | 11,51 | 12,42 | 10,51 |
| 2017 | 18,39 | 12,29 | 12,74 | 10,72 |
| 2018 | 18,78 | 12,58 | 12,98 | 10,80 |
| 2019 | 19,29 | 12,85 | 13,10 | 10,92 |
| 2020 | 20,12 | 12,99 | 13,29 | 11,05 |
| 2021 | 20,28 | 13,05 | 13,41 | 11,13 |
| 2022 | 20,55 | 13,54 | 13,55 | 11,27 |
Main topic: Housing and construction
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Last updated 10 Mar 2023