Non-subsidised rents go up in Q2

The non-subsidised rents continued to rise in most parts of Finland between April and June 2021, according to Statistics Finland.

The rents increased in Greater Helsinki and in the rest of Finland by 0.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2021 compared with one year ago.

The rents of non-subsidised rental dwellings rose most in Turku (1.6 %) and Tampere (1.4 %) and least in Jyväskylä (0.1 %) and Pori (0.1 %). Non-subsidised rents decreased only in Mikkeli (–0.2 %).

Compared with 2015, non-subsidised rents have risen most in Kerava (10.5 %) and Turku (10,2 %). The rise in rents has been lowest in Seinäjoki (3.3 %) and Hämeenlinna (4.3 %). In Greater Helsinki, rents have risen by 8.7 per cent and in the rest of the country by 7.0 per cent from 2015.

Rents for government-subsidised rental dwellings have increased by 8.7 per cent in Greater Helsinki and by 6.4 per cent in the rest of Finland from 2015.

Rents for government-subsidised rental dwellings have risen most in Kuopio (11.1 %) and least in Rovaniemi (2.4 %)