Graph and download economic data for Real Residential Property Prices for Finland (QFIR628BIS) from Q1 1970 to Q2 2025 about Finland, residential, HPI, housing, real, price index, indexes, and price.

Finland's house prices grew by about **** percent in 2021, but according to the forecast the growth is expected to slow down in the following years. In 2023, the average house price is forecast to decrease by **** percent and in 2024, the trend is to reverse, with an annual growth of ***** percent. The average square meter price of apartments in Finland's largest cities ranged between ***** euros and ***** euros in 2022.

Housing Index in Finland increased to 100.50 points in the second quarter of 2025 from 99.56 points in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Finland House Price Index - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Helsinki was the most expensive city to buy an apartment in Finland, with an average square meter price of ***** euros. In Jyväskylä, the most affordable city, the price was ***** euros per square meter.

Portugal, Canada, and the United States were the countries with the highest house price to income ratio in 2024. In all three countries, the index exceeded 130 index points, while the average for all OECD countries stood at 116.2 index points. The index measures the development of housing affordability and is calculated by dividing nominal house price by nominal disposable income per head, with 2015 set as a base year when the index amounted to 100. An index value of 120, for example, would mean that house price growth has outpaced income growth by 20 percent since 2015. How have house prices worldwide changed since the COVID-19 pandemic? House prices started to rise gradually after the global financial crisis (2007–2008), but this trend accelerated with the pandemic. The countries with advanced economies, which usually have mature housing markets, experienced stronger growth than countries with emerging economies. Real house price growth (accounting for inflation) peaked in 2022 and has since lost some of the gain. Although, many countries experienced a decline in house prices, the global house price index shows that property prices in 2023 were still substantially higher than before COVID-19. Renting vs. buying In the past, house prices have grown faster than rents. However, the home affordability has been declining notably, with a direct impact on rental prices. As people struggle to buy a property of their own, they often turn to rental accommodation. This has resulted in a growing demand for rental apartments and soaring rental prices.

The mortgage interest rate in Finland generally decreased between 2014 and 2022, followed by an increase. Factors that influence mortgage interest rates include inflation, economic growth, monetary policies, the bond market, the stability of lenders, and the overall conditions of the housing market. The mortgage interest rate in Finland decreased to its lowest value of **** percent in the fourth quarter of 2020 as part of an overall trend of falling mortgage interest rates in Europe. The mortgage interest rate has since risen to **** percent by the second quarter of 2024.

The house price to income index in Europe declined in 13 of the 28 European countries in 2024, indicating that income grew faster than house prices. Portugal had the highest house price to income index ranking, with values exceeding ***** index points. Romania and Finland were on the other side of the spectrum, with less than 100 index points. The house price to income ratio is an indicator for the development of housing affordability across OECD countries and is calculated as the nominal house prices divided by nominal disposable income per head, with 2015 chosen as a base year. A ratio higher than 100 means that the nominal house price growth since 2015 has outpaced the nominal disposable income growth, and housing is therefore comparatively less affordable. In 2024, the OECD average stood at ***** index points.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location

In 2025, North Macedonia, Portugal, and Bulgaria exhibited the highest inflation-adjusted increase in house prices among the countries under observation. In the first quarter of the year, house prices in North Macedonia grew by nearly ** percent in real terms, whereas globally, prices declined by about *** percent. The country with the highest price drop was Turkey, at almost *** percent. Austria, Finland, and Belgium also experienced a decline in prices, at ***, **** and *** percent, respectively. These figures are based on the development of the real house price index, with 2010 chosen as a baseline year. When looking at the long-term index development, Turkey observed the biggest increase in prices in the region. When looking at the average house price in the major European markets, Luxembourg emerged as the country with the most expensive residential property. Meanwhile, cities such as Geneva, Zurich, and London had the highest average apartment prices.

Over the last two observations, the price per Liter, at home is forecast to significantly increase in all segments. Concerning the two selected segments, the segment Bottled Water, out of home has the largest price per Liter, at home with **** U.S. dollars. Contrastingly, Bottled Water, at home is ranked last, with **** U.S. dollars. Their difference, compared to Bottled Water, out of home, lies at **** U.S. dollars. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

In 2023, the average buy-vs-rent ratio in Europe was ***. The highest ratios were in Austria at *** and Germany at ***, indicating that it was more than twice as expensive to buy than to rent in these markets. The lowest ratios were found in Spain and Finland, at *** and *** respectively, making buying more economical than renting.

In 2024, the most expensive residential rental market in Europe was Luxembourg with rental costs of approximately *****euros per square meter.Paris and Dublin followed with rental costs of ***and *****euros per square meter. Rents increased across most markets - a trend that could also be observed in the housing market. How much does an apartment cost in different European cities? Renting a furnished studio apartment in some of the leading cities in Europe can cost anywhere between *** euros monthly (Budapest) and ***** euros (Amsterdam) per month. For a furnished one-bedroom apartment in Paris, France, one may be expected to pay on average ***** euros monthly. Which countries have the most affordable housing? The house price to rent ratio is an indicator of the affordability of owning housing over renting across European countries and is calculated as the nominal house prices divided by a rent price index. The higher the ratio, the more the gap between house prices and rental rates has widened since 2015 when the index base was 100. As of the first quarter of 2025, Finland, Italy, and Romania had the lowest house price to rent ratio, meaning that buying a house was most affordable there compared to renting.

Mortgage interest rates worldwide varied greatly in June 2025, from less than ******percent in many European countries to as high as ***percent in Turkey. The average mortgage rate in a country depends on the central bank's base lending rate and macroeconomic indicators such as inflation and forecast economic growth. Since 2022, inflationary pressures have led to rapid increases in mortgage interest rates. Which are the leading mortgage markets? An easy way to estimate the importance of the mortgage sector in each country is by comparing household debt depth, or the ratio of the debt held by households compared to the county's GDP. In 2024, Switzerland, Australia, and Canada had some of the highest household debt to GDP ratios worldwide. While this indicator shows the size of the sector relative to the country’s economy, the value of mortgages outstanding allows to compare the market size in different countries. In Europe, for instance, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France were the largest mortgage markets by outstanding mortgage lending. Mortgage lending trends in the U.S. In the United States, new mortgage lending soared in 2021. This was largely due to the growth of new refinance loans that allow homeowners to renegotiate their mortgage terms and replace their existing loan with a more favorable one. Following the rise in interest rates, the mortgage market cooled, and refinance loans declined.