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Vartiokylä

Helsinki, Finland

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Apt price
€2 943/m²
Median price €/m², recent sales (Statistics Finland)
Avg rent
21.6 €/m²/mo
Median rent €/m²/month (ARA)
To city center
36 min
Public transit travel time to Helsinki Central Station, Tue 8am
Transit score
42/100
Frequency and speed of connections, 0–100
Nature score
78/100
Proximity to parks, forests and water, 0–100
Services score
45/100
Proximity to shops, schools and services, 0–100
Liveability
52/100
Combined score: transit + nature + services, 0–100
Avg age
41.3
Average age of residents
Young adults
17%
Share of residents aged 20–39
Higher education
20%
Share with a higher education degree
Median income
€27 704/yr
Median personal income per year
Owners / renters
42% / 58%
Share of owner-occupied vs. rental housing

Homes for sale & rent in Vartiokylä now

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

For rent
median 988 €/kk · 16.1 €/m² · 118 listings
3h · 75 m² · 380 €/kk→studio · 28.5 m² · 626 €/kk→studio · 33.7 m² · 729 €/kk→studio · 33 m² · 730 €/kk→🔍 Find more rentals on the map →
For sale
median 3 367 €/m² · 264 listings
36.5 m² · 85 000 €→26 m² · 89 000 €→44.5 m² · 90 000 €→34.5 m² · 92 500 €→🔍 Find more homes to buy on the map →

Housing age

Built: mostly 1980s
‹194019802020+
Construction years of residential buildings, weighted by footprint area (3092 buildings). Source: HSY.

Price trend

2,936 €/m² (2025)▼18% from 2021 peak
2025: 2,936 €/m²
20092025
Average apartment price (€/m²) per year, weighted by transaction count. Source: Statistics Finland.

About Vartiokylä

Vartiokylä is reasonably well connected by public transport, with especially easy access to Itäkeskus and broader eastern Helsinki, though trips to the centre take longer. It is a green, mainly residential area with forests nearby and a mix of owner-occupied and rental housing, attracting a fairly balanced resident base rather than a strongly student- or nightlife-driven crowd. A notable trait is its quiet suburban feel combined with strong access to nature.

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