Finland: prices of old dwellings down 2.2% year-on-year in September 2026

Finland · October 28, 2026

According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, prices of old dwellings in housing companies fell 2.2% year-on-year nationwide in September 2026, though they rose 1.0% on the previous month.

According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, prices of old dwellings in housing companies decreased by 2.2 per cent year-on-year across the whole country in September 2026. Compared with the previous month, prices rose by 1.0 per cent. Prices declined in all the large towns except Oulu, where they rose by 2.0 per cent. The sharpest falls were recorded in Espoo (-4.4%) and Turku (-3.6%). In the six largest towns prices fell by 1.8 per cent year-on-year, and outside large towns by 2.9 per cent. In Greater Helsinki, prices were down 2.0 per cent on a year earlier but up 1.1 per cent on the previous month. By property type, prices of dwellings in blocks of flats decreased by 3.0 per cent nationwide, while dwellings in terraced houses fell by 0.3 per cent. Activity also cooled: in September, 12.8 per cent fewer sales of old dwellings in blocks of flats and terraced houses were made through real estate agents than a year earlier. The figures are preliminary and describe the market as a whole; they are not a forecast for any individual property or location.

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