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Kaarela

Helsinki, Finland

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Apt price
€3 149/m²
Median price €/m², recent sales (Statistics Finland)
Avg rent
20.6 €/m²/mo
Median rent €/m²/month (ARA)
To city center
40 min
Public transit travel time to Helsinki Central Station, Tue 8am
Transit score
49/100
Frequency and speed of connections, 0–100
Nature score
85/100
Proximity to parks, forests and water, 0–100
Services score
47/100
Proximity to shops, schools and services, 0–100
Liveability
58/100
Combined score: transit + nature + services, 0–100
Avg age
41.0
Average age of residents
Young adults
15%
Share of residents aged 20–39
Higher education
20%
Share with a higher education degree
Median income
€29 662/yr
Median personal income per year
Owners / renters
56% / 43%
Share of owner-occupied vs. rental housing

Homes for sale & rent in Kaarela now

Asking prices from current listings (etuovi.com / vuokraovi.com). Not the same as the realized sales above.

For rent
median 852 €/kk · 19.3 €/m² · 184 listings
3h · 57.5 m² · 500 €/kk→4h+ · 106 m² · 549 €/kk→4h+ · 75 m² · 549 €/kk→4h+ · 93 m² · 549 €/kk→🔍 Find more rentals on the map →
For sale
median 3 550 €/m² · 314 listings
64.5 m² · 40 198 €→50 m² · 69 000 €→24 m² · 78 500 €→38 m² · 79 500 €→🔍 Find more homes to buy on the map →

Housing age

Built: mostly 1980s
‹194019802020+
Construction years of residential buildings, weighted by footprint area (2371 buildings). Source: HSY.

Price trend

3,087 €/m² (2025)▼14% from 2021 peak
2025: 3,087 €/m²
20092025
Average apartment price (€/m²) per year, weighted by transaction count. Source: Statistics Finland.

About Kaarela

Kaarela is a well-connected outer Helsinki neighborhood with practical transit links to the center and other major districts, though trips are longer than from the inner city. It is notably green, with nearby forests, and its housing stock of owner-occupied homes and rentals attracts a fairly mixed, mostly middle-aged resident base. A defining trait is its suburban, spacious feel combined with strong access to nature.

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