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New construction of residential buildings, summary table of preliminary figures

New construction        
Quarter 1 - 2 All buildings Ordinary Multi-dwelling
buildings
Special dwellings One- or two-dwelling
buildings
Started dwellings        
2024 15 696 9 866 3 131 2 699
2025 14 163 9 294 1 621 3 248
2026* 15 350 10 300 2 400 2 650
Completed dwellings        
2024 26 659 19 946 2 672 4 041
2025 18 285 12 969 2 075 3 241
2026* 15 450 10 300 1 650 3 500

* Figures for the current year are adjusted by 8 percent for dwelling starts and 33 percent for dwelling completed which are the average backlog in recent years.

Definitions and explanations

A dwelling refers to a flat designed to an appreciable proportion as a place of residence, irrespective of the type of building in which it is located. Dwellings in one- or two-dwelling buildings are therefore also defined as flats.

One-to-two dwelling buildings refer to detached one- or two-dwelling buildings as well as semi-detached houses, terraced houses and link attached houses (excluding holiday homes).

Multi-dwelling buildings refer to residential buildings with three or more apartments, including housing with balcony access.

Start usually refers to the initial date of starting clearance from the municipality; a more actual date for commencing construction work can be updated from the municipality.

Special housing like housing for student, special housing for the elderly/disabled persons and other special housing.

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Source
SCB

Last updated
2026-08-24

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