Finland home sales revised up 9.2% for January to September 2026
Statistics Finland added 9.2% more transactions to its 2026 housing data, with September revised up 14.7%, and found selling times were shorter than published.
The facts
- Statistics Finland corrected its published figures and added +9.2% more transactions to the statistics on prices of dwellings in housing companies, in a notice dated 11 November 2026 describing a correction made on 10 November 2026.
- The correction covers the number of transactions and the selling times of old dwellings sold through real estate agents from January to September 2026.
- The national upward revision grows through the year: 0.9% in January, 3.4% in February, 7.2% in March and 14.7% in September, with April to August revised up by around 11%.
- Selling times were also overstated. They shortened by roughly 1% to 9% a month from January to August, and lengthened by close to 1% in September.
- The cause was an error in the source data that left some transactions out of the published statistics.
- The correction applies to the monthly releases for January to September 2026, the first, second and third quarter releases, and two database tables. For newly built dwellings the effect was judged too small to require a revision.
What it means for your money
- Finland traded more, and faster, than the published data showed. Better liquidity, on numbers that needed fixing.
- Glopra data put Finnish transaction costs at 2.6%, which is what an investor pays to enter and leave the market, a low hurdle for anyone relying on the faster selling times this correction now shows.
- For an owner already holding there, selling times shorter than published mean the exit was easier than the record suggested, though the September correction moved selling times the other way and lengthened them by close to 1%.
What to watch
- The correction covers transaction counts and selling times. The notice does not revise price readings, so the published 2026 price figures stand.
- Only January, February, March and September carry exact published revision percentages. April to August are described as around 11%, not as precise monthly figures.
- The corrected monthly releases for January to September 2026, the three quarterly releases and two database tables have already been republished.
Sources: Statistics Finland https://stat.fi/en/news/numbers-of-transactions-and-selling-times-of-the-statistics-on-prices-of-dwellings-in-housing-companies-were-corrected