Dwellings in the Helsinki region by type of building and year of construction 31.12.2011—

Apartments in the Helsinki region by type of house and year of construction as of 31 December 2011. The data includes the number of dwellings by type of house and year of construction. ##Regional Limits The Helsinki region consists of four municipalities in the Helsinki metropolitan area Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen and ten framework municipalities: Hyvinkää, Järvenpää, Kerava, Kirkkonummi, Mäntsälä, Nurmijärvi, Pornainen, Sipoo Tuusula and Vihti. The total levels in the table are the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, the frame area, the Helsinki region and Finland. In addition, the table includes the sum level Uusimaa, which covers the municipalities of Askola, Hanko, Inkoo, Karjalohja, Karkkila, Lapinjärvi, Lohja, Loviisa (1.1.2010, combined Loviisa, Pernaja, Swedish pyhtää, Liljendal), Myrskylä, Nummi-Pusula, Porvoo, Pulkkila, Raasepori and Siuntio. The Helsinki region is a housing and labour market area. ##Target and cropping An apartment, i.e. a residential unit, means a unit with a kitchen, kitchenette or kitchenette, consisting of one or more rooms, intended for year-round housing, with a floor area of at least 7 m². ##Categories TYPE OF HOUSE: Apartments are grouped into four categories by type of house. Separate detached houses include dwellings of 1-2 dwellings, semi-detached houses and separate residential buildings comparable to detached houses (e.g. permanently inhabited leisure dwellings). Row houses and chain houses include residential buildings with at least three detached houses connected to one. Apartment blocks include at least three dwellings where at least two apartments are located on top of each other and which do not belong to the previous categories. Other or unknown type of house includes, for example, dwellings in commercial and office buildings as well as buildings whose type of house is unknown. Year of construction refers to the year in which the building was ready for use. If the year of construction is earlier than 1980, it has been possible to indicate the year of renovation for the year of construction.