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Published: 29 June 2012

Prices of dwellings rose in May

According to Statistics Finland’s preliminary data, prices of old dwellings in blocks of flats and terraced houses went up by 1.2 per cent in the whole country in May compared with the previous month. In Greater Helsinki, prices went up by 1.9 per cent and in the rest of the country by 0.6 per cent. Compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, prices rose by 1.7 per cent in the whole country. In Greater Helsinki, prices went up by 2.1 per cent and in the rest of the country by 1.3 per cent.

Development of prices of old dwellings by month, index 2010=100

In April 2012, the average price per square metre of an old dwelling in a housing company was EUR 2,127 in the whole country, EUR 3,337 in Greater Helsinki and EUR 1,653 elsewhere in the country.

When the monthly statistics on prices of dwellings are published they cover approximately 40 per cent of all transactions made in the latest statistical month. Monthly data become revised during the following months so that the final data for the year are published in the release concerning the first quarter of the following year. For further information about data revisions, see a separate table.The base year of the monthly index is 2010. Data by area starting from 2010 are available in the StatFin service: http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__Asu__ashi/?tablelist=true (in Finnish only).

Source: Prices of Dwellings, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Petteri Rautaporras 09 1734 3472, Johanna Leivo 09 1734 3397, asuminen@stat.fi

Director in charge: Kari Molnar

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• Appendix table 1. Unencumbered average prices per square metre of old dwellings in housing companies, May 2012 (29.6.2012)
• Appendix table 2. Unencumbered average prices per square metre of blocks of flat, May 2012 (29.6.2012)
• Appendix table 3. Unencumbered average prices per square metre of terraced houses, May 2012 (29.6.2012)
• Appendix table 4. Unencumbered average prices per square metre of old dwellings in housing companies, April 2012 (29.6.2012)
• Appendix table 5. Unencumbered average prices per square metre of old dwellings in housing companies, March 2012 (29.6.2012)

Quality descriptions

• Quality Description: Prices of Dwellings (29.6.2012)

Revisions in these statistics

• Revisions in these statistics (29.6.2012)

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Updated 29.6.2012