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Helsinki

Helsinki had 684,018 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €29,159 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 54% of households rented and 45% owned their home. The population has grown by 8.9% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 091 · in Swedish Helsingfors · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
684,018residents31 December 2024
€29,159median incomeadults, 2024
54%of households rentingtenure
25%green within 500 maverage
Helsinki by postcode area
Map of Helsinki: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · Statistics Finland, municipal and regional boundaries 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 83 postcode areas.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Postcode areaResidentsMedian incomeRentingOwning65+Avg. ageUnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
00100 Helsinki keskusta - Etu-Töölö18,492€34,40851%49%19%427.6%5%1,167
00120 Punavuori - Bulevardi7,297€35,10646%53%17%427.7%5%1,176
00130 Kaartinkaupunki1,731€38,69047%52%18%437.4%6%1,186
00140 Kaivopuisto - Ullanlinna7,721€36,33244%55%21%447.3%18%837
00150 Punavuori - Eira - Hernesaari9,720€32,75049%51%17%418.5%13%1,022
00160 Katajanokka5,145€34,80847%52%24%457.7%4%634
00170 Kruununhaka7,385€35,40545%55%18%426.9%8%1,061
00180 Kamppi - Ruoholahti14,784€30,62461%39%15%409.7%8%1,179
00190 Suomenlinna677€32,25782%12%13%4010.7%31%42
00200 Pohjois-Lauttasaari16,169€35,61942%58%17%416.5%45%239
00210 Vattuniemi9,156€37,91633%67%23%446.8%24%215
00220 Jätkäsaari11,152€31,73574%26%8%358.4%16%507
00240 Länsi-Pasila10,171€30,18266%34%14%3810.2%25%373
00250 Taka-Töölö11,597€32,33953%47%15%407.7%28%357
00260 Keski-Töölö5,903€33,82748%52%25%468.7%22%475
00270 Pohjois-Meilahti7,220€31,22456%43%18%418.7%41%182
00280 Ruskeasuo3,155€29,69851%49%18%4211.2%36%176
00290 Meilahden sairaala-alue152€33,90765%35%24%497.5%26%228
00300 Pikku Huopalahti5,459€29,03766%34%22%4413.1%38%179
00310 Kivihaka872€30,18845%54%18%419.5%68%138
00320 Etelä-Haaga10,897€31,33354%46%16%408.5%21%202
00330 Munkkiniemi9,280€36,00543%56%26%467.5%24%183
00340 Kuusisaari - Lehtisaari2,028€40,67325%72%20%448.0%34%43
00350 Munkkivuori - Niemenmäki9,914€30,61156%44%17%419.2%34%254
00360 Pajamäki1,873€29,63645%55%18%4213.5%61%165
00370 Reimarla6,666€28,41157%43%18%4113.0%32%107
00380 Pitäjänmäen yritysalue4,741€29,04871%29%18%4313.9%38%234
00390 Konala6,594€28,98845%55%19%4213.0%29%211
00400 Pohjois-Haaga9,187€26,90959%41%20%4212.0%34%164
00410 Malminkartano10,016€25,29163%37%15%3915.2%37%260
00420 Kannelmäki13,973€25,09757%42%20%4216.5%28%201
00430 Maununneva - Kuninkaantammi8,691€32,52446%54%15%398.5%46%138
00440 Lassila4,740€27,02948%52%25%4413.0%36%196
00500 Sörnäinen - Harju11,698€25,96166%33%10%3912.4%10%697
00510 Alppila - Vallila9,407€28,72757%42%12%4012.0%13%716
00520 Itä- ja Keski-Pasila8,732€29,58954%46%13%399.8%14%389
00530 Kallio17,951€28,21657%43%16%4211.5%11%707
00540 Kalasatama - Sompasaari6,450€33,87661%39%10%377.5%12%479
00550 Vallila - Hermanni8,808€27,45565%35%12%3911.9%16%680
00560 Toukola - Kumpula - Vanhakaupunki13,616€30,41658%42%14%398.4%28%215
00570 Kulosaari4,193€36,63934%66%18%428.3%22%91
00580 Kalasatama - Kyläsaari8,148€31,20265%35%10%367.0%16%648
00590 Kruunuvuorenranta4,958€31,53764%36%12%3811.5%36%65
00600 Koskela4,722€26,75367%33%20%4212.7%28%163
00610 Käpylä7,993€30,53656%44%19%4310.9%26%165
00620 Metsälä - Etelä-Oulunkylä3,450€32,68331%68%25%457.8%35%120
00630 Maunula8,536€27,29264%35%22%4314.9%27%127
00640 Oulunkylä - Patola8,719€30,08947%52%19%4210.3%31%131
00650 Veräjämäki5,145€30,71957%42%16%408.9%17%141
00660 Länsi-Pakila6,974€37,82712%87%24%446.7%20%69
00670 Paloheinä5,898€39,6537%92%22%435.7%25%77
00680 Itä-Pakila3,610€38,19613%86%17%416.6%34%82
00690 Torpparinmäki2,818€34,91923%76%17%407.2%24%68
00700 Malmi14,539€25,46860%39%18%4117.1%10%192
00710 Pihlajamäki - Viikinmäki13,250€25,61459%40%18%4117.2%32%143
00720 Pukinmäki9,079€26,62455%45%21%4214.0%22%191
00730 Tapanila11,738€31,58442%58%18%4210.7%20%165
00740 Siltamäki10,514€28,91635%64%19%4111.1%29%135
00750 Tapulikaupunki9,389€27,45749%50%17%4014.9%22%153
00760 Puistola - Heikinlaakso7,453€32,97521%79%19%428.4%11%118
00770 Jakomäki - Alppikylä7,367€24,36873%27%15%4020.5%30%69
00780 Tapaninvainio6,949€31,89427%72%26%469.9%19%188
00790 Viikki10,588€27,46570%30%11%3610.2%43%97
00800 Länsi-Herttoniemi8,084€28,24964%35%17%4214.2%39%265
00810 Herttoniemenranta11,682€29,42068%32%17%4113.4%26%269
00820 Roihuvuori7,826€26,90558%42%18%4217.1%51%167
00830 Tammisalo2,329€42,00610%89%23%445.4%39%286
00840 Yliskylä8,922€32,05332%68%25%459.2%53%146
00850 Jollas3,092€36,86829%71%17%418.7%41%26
00860 Santahamina278€35,78987%10%2%323.6%46%19
00870 Gunillanmäki - Hevossalmi6,666€27,49669%31%16%3916.3%36%157
00880 Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto1,934€29,65287%11%12%379.3%21%290
00890 Östersundom1,755€36,6648%88%14%448.7%60%18
00900 Puotinharju4,302€24,21058%41%19%4220.1%35%328
00910 Puotila6,135€26,47756%44%20%4317.1%28%328
00920 Myllypuro13,535€27,71557%43%20%4313.9%34%187
00930 Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi7,175€25,64256%44%21%4317.1%25%305
00940 Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko26,432€23,04567%33%18%4122.6%25%193
00950 Vartioharju6,707€32,77827%72%19%4310.6%43%238
00960 Pohjois-Vuosaari6,954€27,47849%50%22%4416.3%43%178
00970 Mellunmäki10,777€25,65057%42%21%4318.7%14%168
00980 Etelä-Vuosaari22,693€25,26364%36%20%4320.0%21%329
00990 Aurinkolahti9,673€29,52453%46%22%4413.1%22%294

Sources: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age at the end of 2024, next to the figure for Uusimaa.

15%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
34%
aged 25–44
23%
aged 45–64
18%
aged 65 and over
41
years, average age

Main activity

Employed48%
Unemployed7%
Students9%
Pensioners19%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others5%

Population at the end of each year

2015628,208
2016635,181
2017643,272
2018648,042
2019653,835
2020656,920
2021658,457
2022664,028
2023674,500
2024684,018

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and education.

Disposable income in 2024 and education at the end of 2024.

€29,159
median income, adults
€34,988
mean income, adults
12.1%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education21%
Matriculation examination11%
Vocational qualification20%
Lower university or polytechnic degree23%
Higher university degree25%

Income is the disposable money income of residents aged 18 and over in 2024: taxable and tax-free income minus taxes and contributions. The median is the middle value, so a few high earners do not pull it up.

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

359,689 households and 398,541 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
34.3 m²
floor area per person
62.6 m²
average home size
87%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied45%
Rented54%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households51%
Young one-person households17%
Households with children19%
Pensioner households25%

Household groups overlap: young one-person households, for example, are also counted as one-person households.

431,334jobs located hereworkplaces
380summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
12%of homes in housesdetached, semi-detached, terraced

Statistics Finland withholds a figure when fewer than 30 people are behind it (fewer than 10 for workplaces). Missing figures are shown as a dash and never estimated.

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

343 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 25% green space within 500 metres.

243schoolsOpenStreetMap
417day-care centresOpenStreetMap
3,245residents per km²210.8 km²

Services and green space are measured from each postcode area’s service centre: the point inside the area with the most shops and services within 500 metres. Municipal and regional figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Helsinki, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Lönnrot statue
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Lönnrot statue
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Maiden of Lönnrot statue
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Maiden of Lönnrot statue
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Lonnrotinpatsas2
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Lonnrotinpatsas2
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Postcode areas.

 

00100 Helsinki keskusta - Etu-Töölö00120 Punavuori - Bulevardi00130 Kaartinkaupunki00140 Kaivopuisto - Ullanlinna00150 Punavuori - Eira - Hernesaari00160 Katajanokka00170 Kruununhaka00180 Kamppi - Ruoholahti00190 Suomenlinna00200 Pohjois-Lauttasaari00210 Vattuniemi00220 Jätkäsaari00240 Länsi-Pasila00250 Taka-Töölö00260 Keski-Töölö00270 Pohjois-Meilahti00280 Ruskeasuo00290 Meilahden sairaala-alue00300 Pikku Huopalahti00310 Kivihaka00320 Etelä-Haaga00330 Munkkiniemi00340 Kuusisaari - Lehtisaari00350 Munkkivuori - Niemenmäki00360 Pajamäki00370 Reimarla00380 Pitäjänmäen yritysalue00390 Konala00400 Pohjois-Haaga00410 Malminkartano00420 Kannelmäki00430 Maununneva - Kuninkaantammi00440 Lassila00500 Sörnäinen - Harju00510 Alppila - Vallila00520 Itä- ja Keski-Pasila00530 Kallio00540 Kalasatama - Sompasaari00550 Vallila - Hermanni00560 Toukola - Kumpula - Vanhakaupunki00570 Kulosaari00580 Kalasatama - Kyläsaari00590 Kruunuvuorenranta00600 Koskela00610 Käpylä00620 Metsälä - Etelä-Oulunkylä00630 Maunula00640 Oulunkylä - Patola00650 Veräjämäki00660 Länsi-Pakila00670 Paloheinä00680 Itä-Pakila00690 Torpparinmäki00700 Malmi00710 Pihlajamäki - Viikinmäki00720 Pukinmäki00730 Tapanila00740 Siltamäki00750 Tapulikaupunki00760 Puistola - Heikinlaakso00770 Jakomäki - Alppikylä00780 Tapaninvainio00790 Viikki00800 Länsi-Herttoniemi00810 Herttoniemenranta00820 Roihuvuori00830 Tammisalo00840 Yliskylä00850 Jollas00860 Santahamina00870 Gunillanmäki - Hevossalmi00880 Keski-Herttoniemi - Roihupelto00890 Östersundom00900 Puotinharju00910 Puotila00920 Myllypuro00930 Itäkeskus - Marjaniemi00940 Kontula - Vesala - Kivikko00950 Vartioharju00960 Pohjois-Vuosaari00970 Mellunmäki00980 Etelä-Vuosaari00990 Aurinkolahti

Other municipalities in Uusimaa.