Helsinki real estate market — prices, rental yield and trend
- Average price: $9,619 / m²
- Gross rental yield: 3.01%
- 12-month price change (USD): -7.7%
- Net rental yield: 2.11%
- Transaction cost: 2.6%
- Price basis: local-market average
Residential property in Helsinki averages $9,619 per square metre — -7.7% in dollar terms over twelve months, so a dollar buyer pays less than a year ago. That makes it the 6th most expensive of the 131 markets in the set.
What a buyer pays in Helsinki
The $9,619 figure is a local-market average across all residential property types: a flat in a prime district sits well above it, an older unit on the edge of the market well below. Buying costs — transfer tax or stamp duty, notary, registration and agency — come to about 2.6% of the price here. On a 100 m² apartment at the average price that is roughly $25,010 on top of the $961,937 purchase price. That is below the 9.5% median across the set, which shortens the time it takes for a purchase to break even. Against the Finland national average of $4,947, Helsinki carries a 94.4% premium — the gap between this market and the country as a whole.
What it earns
A square metre lets for about $24.1 a month. Against a purchase price of $9,619 per square metre that is 3% gross, before tax. Both figures come from the same source and the same period, so you can check the arithmetic yourself. It ranks 140th of 151 markets by gross yield. Rental income is taxed at 30–30.3% — the rate is not a single number here. The 2.1% net figure we publish uses 30%.
How the tax works. Rental income is capital income: 30%, and 34% on annual taxable capital income above EUR 30,000; non-residents pay the same on net Finnish rent (actual expenses deductible). Across rents of USD 1,000-3,000 a month (about EUR 10,700-32,100 a year at 1 USD = 0.89222 EUR) that is 30.0-30.3%. Source: PwC Tax Summaries Finland, last reviewed 2026-06-24.
How this figure is built
The price figure for Helsinki is built from asking prices from listings. It was last refreshed on 2026-10-15. We rate our confidence in this market’s data low — treat the figures as indicative and check them before acting. We recompute every market the same way, which is what lets Helsinki be compared with a country average or another city.
Sources: Numbeo Helsinki · numbeo.com · stat.fi. Snapshot: 2026-10-15.
Related markets: Finland