In the first quarter of 2013, the number of transactions of property purchase and sale in Finland decreased by 7% compared to the same period in 2012, according to the portal Fontanka.fi with reference to the real estate company Asuntoverkko.
Reducing transactions occurred in Kainuu (21%), North Karelia and North Savo (11-12%), Kymenlaakso, North Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia (9-10%). The same situation was in the metropolitan region, with the exception of Vantaa. In Helsinki and Espoo number of real estate transactions fell by 15%.
Despite the decline in transactions in the property market in Finland, the cost of second homes has increased in Helsinki and Espoo by 7%, in the Häme – by 12%, in Kymenlaakso – by 6%, in South Karelia – by 5%.