Kuopio houses highest free-time residences

There were 508,000 free-time residences in Finland at the end of 2020, according to Statistics Finland.

Since 2020, the stock of free-time residences also includes rental holiday cottages and the detached houses that have been reported to be in leisure-time use are no longer included as free-time residential buildings.

Kuopio remained the municipality with the highest number of free-time residences in Finland despite changes in the compilation of statistics. New free-time residences are on average bigger than old ones.

At the end of 2020, there were 508,000 free-time residences in Finland.

Despite the changes in the statistical method, the municipalities with the highest number of free-time residences in Finland remained unchanged, although small changes took place in their mutual order.

Kuopio and Mikkeli have the highest numbers of free-time residences, both over 10,000. Savonlinna rises on the list of municipalities with the highest number of free-time residences to fourth, due to the high number of free-time residences. Kuusamo has the highest number of rental holiday cottages and shares.

The average floor area of free-time residences has grown and new free-time residences are on average larger than old ones. The average floor area of free-time residences completed before 2010 is 47 square metres and 72 square metres of those completed later than that.