Property prices dropped by an average of 4 percent in Finland during the month of April compared to the same month last year, according to preliminary data released on Tuesday by Statistics Finland.
The data also revealed that apartment prices were down by an average of 5 percent across the country, while terraced houses fell by 1.6 percent.
Among the country's bigger cities, Vantaa saw the largest fall in property prices, as they were down by 9.1 percent year-on-year. There were also sharp drops in Oulu (7.7 percent) and Helsinki (6.4 percent).
Turku was the only big city to buck the national trend, with house prices in the southwest rising by 2.5 percent year-on-year during April and by 4.7 percent from the previous month.
The city has also experienced a slight pick-up in trading volumes, with 170 property transactions carried out through real estate agents in Turku during the month of April. That figure was 156 in March, and just 113 in February.
The number of older apartments and terraced houses sold through real estate agents nationwide was up by 17 percent compared to April last year, Statistics Finland's data also revealed.
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