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Thu, 22 May, 2014 12:08:22 AM FTimes Report, May 22  Share of household-dwelling units living in overcrowded dwellings in all household-dwelling units in 1989 to 2013, %. Source: Statistics Finland. The share of people living in overcrowded dwellings in Greater Helsinki turned towards growth in 2013, according to Statistics Finland.
Ten per cent of the 528,000 household-dwelling units in Greater Helsinki were living in overcrowded conditions, which made up 54,400 household-dwelling units in the year.
There were 2,600,000 household-dwelling units in Finland at the end of 2013 with 42 per cent being one-person units, the data says.
Nine per cent of all household-dwelling units were in overcrowded conditions.
The share of household-dwelling units living in overcrowded conditions has fallen over several decades.
When 19 per cent of two million household-dwelling units were living in overcrowded conditions in 1989 (384,000 household-dwelling units), the corresponding share was only around nine per cent in 2013 (226,000 household-dwelling units), the statistics show.
In Greater Helsinki, the share of household-dwelling units living in overcrowded conditions in all household-dwelling units was falling until 2006, after which the share has grown yearly.
The number of household-dwelling units living in overcrowded conditions in Greater Helsinki was at its lowest in 2006, when 46,700 household-dwelling units were living in overcrowded quarters.
A household-dwelling unit is formed by all persons living permanently at the same dwelling.
A household-dwelling unit is defined as living in an overcrowded dwelling if it consists of more than one person per one room, when the kitchen is not counted as a room.
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