According to the housing market survey by ARA, at the end of 2012 there were 450 homeless families and 7,850 single homeless people in Finland. The number of single homeless people rose by 300 compared to the previous year (3.7 %). In Helsinki, the number of homeless people increased by 700; elsewhere in the country, there was a reduction of 400 people.
Homelessness in Finland 1987–2012