Is Helsinki a deep talent market for tech/finance?

Helsinki indexes 84/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with strong tech, gaming, cleantech, and design talent.

Talent index: 84/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
Corporate tax: 20%.
Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Helsinki office talent and salary benchmarks

Helsinki indexes 84/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with strong tech, gaming, cleantech, and design talent.

TL;DR

Talent index: 84/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
Corporate tax: 20%.
Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Talent depth

Strong tech, gaming, cleantech, and design talent. Aalto University, University of Helsinki, and Hanken anchor the regional pipeline. Multilingual (Finnish, Swedish, English) talent supports international tenancy.

Cost-to-locate

Total cost of locating in Helsinki is the sum of rent, fit-out">fit-out, and salary delta vs. comparable markets. Use the City Comparator tool to benchmark Helsinki against peer cities on a single normalised view.

Key facts

city	Helsinki
country	Finland
region	EMEA
classARentLocal	432 EUR/sqft/yr
classARentUsd	$470/sqft/yr
vacancy	14.2%
typicalLeaseYears	5
typicalRentFreeMonths	8
submarkets	5
primeYieldPct	5%

Frequently asked questions

Is Helsinki a deep talent market for tech/finance?: Strong tech, gaming, cleantech, and design talent. Aalto University, University of Helsinki, and Hanken anchor the regional pipeline. Multilingual (Finnish, Swedish, English) talent supports international tenancy.

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Class A Atlas Editorial Desk — House byline · global editorial team. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.

Primary sources for this page

CBRE Marketview reports — CBRE
JLL Office Insight — JLL
Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat — Cushman & Wakefield
Savills World Research — Savills
Colliers Global Office Outlook — Colliers

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