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Vapaala

Vantaa, Finland

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Apt price
€1 769/m²
Median price €/m², recent sales (Statistics Finland)
Avg rent
18.9 €/m²/mo
Median rent €/m²/month (ARA)
To city center
48 min
Public transit travel time to Helsinki Central Station, Tue 8am
Transit score
37/100
Frequency and speed of connections, 0–100
Nature score
71/100
Proximity to parks, forests and water, 0–100
Services score
41/100
Proximity to shops, schools and services, 0–100
Liveability
47/100
Combined score: transit + nature + services, 0–100
Avg age
42.9
Average age of residents
Young adults
11%
Share of residents aged 20–39
Higher education
18%
Share with a higher education degree
Median income
€30 449/yr
Median personal income per year
Owners / renters
74% / 26%
Share of owner-occupied vs. rental housing

Homes for sale & rent in Vapaala now

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

For rent
median 940 €/kk · 18.4 €/m² · 7 listings
studio · 31 m² · 595 €/kk→studio · 31 m² · 620 €/kk→studio · 23.5 m² · 645 €/kk→2h · 51 m² · 940 €/kk→🔍 Find more rentals on the map →
For sale
median 2 855 €/m² · 34 listings
31 m² · 48 000 €→59 m² · 54 000 €→59 m² · 61 500 €→78 m² · 74 000 €→🔍 Find more homes to buy on the map →

Housing age

Built: mostly 1980s
‹194019802020+
Construction years of residential buildings, weighted by footprint area (732 buildings). Source: HSY.

Price trend

1,769 €/m² (2025)▼27% from 2022 peak
2025: 1,769 €/m²
20092025
Average apartment price (€/m²) per year, weighted by transaction count. Source: Statistics Finland.

About Vapaala

Vapaala is fairly well connected for a suburban area, with practical links to Helsinki, the airport and nearby job centres, though trips to the city centre are longer. It is a green, low-rise neighborhood with forests nearby, mostly owner-occupied housing and a settled, middle-aged resident base rather than a strong student or young-adult presence. It has a quiet, residential feel and a relatively self-contained local character.

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