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Vanhakaupunki

Helsinki, Finland

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Apt price
€5 403/m²
Median price €/m², recent sales (Statistics Finland)
Avg rent
26.0 €/m²/mo
Median rent €/m²/month (ARA)
To city center
29 min
Public transit travel time to Helsinki Central Station, Tue 8am
Transit score
56/100
Frequency and speed of connections, 0–100
Nature score
94/100
Proximity to parks, forests and water, 0–100
Services score
46/100
Proximity to shops, schools and services, 0–100
Liveability
63/100
Combined score: transit + nature + services, 0–100
Avg age
38.2
Average age of residents
Young adults
19%
Share of residents aged 20–39
Higher education
31%
Share with a higher education degree
Median income
€30 416/yr
Median personal income per year
Owners / renters
42% / 58%
Share of owner-occupied vs. rental housing

Homes for sale & rent in Vanhakaupunki now

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

For sale
median 6 136 €/m² · 2 listings
44 m² · 286 000 €→57 m² · 329 000 €→🔍 Find more homes to buy on the map →

Housing age

Built: mostly 1940s
‹194019802020+
Construction years of residential buildings, weighted by footprint area (17 buildings). Source: HSY.

Price trend

5,403 €/m² (2025)▼15% from 2022 peak
2025: 5,403 €/m²
20092025
Average apartment price (€/m²) per year, weighted by transaction count. Source: Statistics Finland.

About Vanhakaupunki

Vanhakaupunki is fairly well connected by public transit, with good access to nearby eastern and central destinations, though it feels less immediate than the inner city. It is very green, with forest close by, and the housing is a mix of owner-occupied and rented homes that attracts a fairly balanced, residential population. Its strong nature setting gives it a quiet, edge-of-city character.

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