Building cost index

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF)

The building cost index describes relative changes in building costs and construction works of buildings of essentially similar properties using the price development of basic inputs used in building. Data are collected with an inquiry and from Statistics Finland’s various data and published monthly.

Key figures

Annual change of the building cost index

1.5%

March 2026

Building cost index
Updated: 15/04/2026

Figures

See key statistical data in the figures.

Building cost index (2010=100) by cost item in 2010M01 to 2026M03

Building cost index, annual change (1964=100) in 1965 to 2025

Sub-indices of the building cost index (2000=100) in 2000M01 to 2026M03

Tables

See key statistical data in the tables.

Building cost index (2025=100) by input heading 2025M01-2026M03

Building cost indices, total index by base year

Building cost index (2025=100) by type of building 2025M01-2026M03

Residential building (2025=100) 2025M01-2026M03

Detailed tables of the statistics are available in the StatFin database

You can find updated tables in the StatFin database. Extract the data you need into tables, view the data as charts or download the data for your use.Go to the database

Releases

Building costs increased by 1.5 per cent in March 2026 year-on-year

Building cost index 2026, March

release

Building costs increased by 1.0 per cent in February 2026 year-on-year

Building cost index 2026, February

release

Building costs increased by 1.5 per cent in January 2026 year-on-year

Building cost index 2026, January

release

Future releases

Documentation

Description of the production, used methods and quality of the statistics.

Go to documentation of the statistics

Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Building cost index [online publication].
ISSN=1799-5841. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 13.5.2026].
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Contact information

Inquiries primarily

Veli Kettunen
Senior Statistician
029 551 3933

International comparison data

Veli Kettunen
Senior Statistician
029 551 3933