House prices have risen in Tampere and Helsinki, fallen in Oulu and Turku

REGIONAL DIFFERENCES in house prices widened noticeably in Finland in October.

Statistics Finland reported at the end of last month that the prices of old residential units in housing companies increased by 8.0 per cent year-on-year in Tampere and 5.4 per cent in Helsinki but fell by 5.3 per cent in Oulu and 1.0 per cent in Turku in October.