Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu

02120 · Espoo · Uusimaa

02120 Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu

In brief

Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu (02120) has 3,055 residents, 1% of the population of Espoo. Older residents stand out: 20% are 65 or over (Espoo: 15%). 52% of households are people living alone and 17% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (90%). Homes are smaller on average than in Espoo (64.7 m² against 75.1 m²). 61% of households own their home and 38% rent (Espoo: 47% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €4,690 per m² on average, 26% more than the average in Espoo. The price per m² has fallen by 11% since 2020. The price equals 20.1 years of rent at €19.43 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €34,817 a year, about €2,901 a month: 13% higher than in Espoo and 32% higher than in Finland. 7% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Espoo (10%). The area has 301 jobs; the largest industry is administrative and support services (22%). Its share is clearly higher than in Espoo (7%).

The number of residents has grown by 8% since 2014, slower than in Espoo.

Rank among the city's areas

Living alone
52%
2nd highest of 45 areas in Espoo
Espoo 41%
University or college degree
67%
5th highest of 45 areas in Espoo
Espoo 50%
Students
8%
5th lowest of 45 areas in Espoo
Espoo 9%
Homes in small houses
10%
6th lowest of 45 areas in Espoo
Espoo 35%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €4,690; -11.2% since 2020; Espoo€3,709
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €19.43; Figure for Espoo-Kauniainen 1; Espoo€18.46
Residents: 3,055; +8.4% since 2014; Mean age42.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €34,817; +38.1% since 2014; a year, about €2,901 a month; Espoo€30,946; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 38%; of 1,716 households; Espoo47%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 67%; of residents aged 18 or over; Espoo50%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €4,690 per m² on average, 26% more than the average in Espoo. The price per m² has fallen by 11% since 2020.

Price per m²

€4,690

Postal code area 02120
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 26 sales

Rent per m² a month

€19.43

Figure for Espoo-Kauniainen 1
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Espoo: €18.46

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu€4,690Espoo €3,709

€2,698 – €4,809Figure for Espoo-Kauniainen, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 20.1 years; Espoo: 16.7
Gross rental yield: 5.0%; Espoo: 6.0%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 870–€1,001; Figure for Espoo-Kauniainen 1, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €5.90; Average per m² a month, Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice+0.8%-2.1%Rent+0.5%0.0%; Average of the price index (Espoo-Kauniainen 1) and rent index (Espoo-Kauniainen)

Source: Statistics Finland

Price per m² by flat sizeStudio1 bedroom2+ bedrooms

Yearly average price of old flats in blocks of flats in this postal code area. Gaps are years with too few sales to publish. Source: Statistics Finland.

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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Espoo.

Price per m², 1 bedroom4/24
€2,262Espoon Keskus
Espoo €3,709Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu €4,690
€5,708Tapiola
€2,262Espoon Keskus€5,708Tapiola
Median disposable income15/45
€12,135Otaniemi
Espoo €30,946Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu €34,817
€47,267Westend
€12,135Otaniemi€47,267Westend
Households renting24/45
2%Jupperi
Espoo 47%Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu 38%
94%Otaniemi
2%Jupperi94%Otaniemi
Aged 16 to 3411/45
14%Siikajärvi
Espoo 26%Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu 29%
84%Otaniemi
14%Siikajärvi84%Otaniemi
Aged 65 or over11/45
1%Otaniemi
Espoo 15%Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu 20%
28%Suvisaaristo
1%Otaniemi28%Suvisaaristo
Families with children41/45
4%Otaniemi
Espoo 26%Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu 17%
42%Mankkaa
4%Otaniemi42%Mankkaa
University or college degree5/45
23%Lakisto
Espoo 50%Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu 67%
70%Pohjois-Tapiola
23%Lakisto70%Pohjois-Tapiola
Unemployment32/45
3%Otaniemi
Espoo 10%Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu 7%
17%Espoon Keskus
3%Otaniemi17%Espoon Keskus
Average home size39/45
43.2 m²Otaniemi
Espoo 75.1 m²Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu 64.7 m²
179.6 m²Suvisaaristo
43.2 m²Otaniemi179.6 m²Suvisaaristo

Residents

Age

Older residents stand out: 20% are 65 or over (Espoo: 15%).

Länsikorkee-SuvikumpuEspoo

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.

Main activity

Employed people make up 52% of residents, more than in Espoo (47%).

Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu52%20%13%
Espoo47%16%18%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed52%
Unemployed4%
Students8%
Pensioners20%
Children aged 0–1413%
Other4%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.

Mean age: 42.0; Espoo: 39.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 7%; Espoo: 10%
Household size: 1.8; Espoo: 2.1
Floor area per person: 36.7 m²; Espoo: 35.9 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

61% of households own their home and 38% rent (Espoo: 47% rent).

Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu61%38%
Espoo53%47%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied61%
Rented38%
Other or unknown1%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (90%). Homes are smaller on average than in Espoo (64.7 m² against 75.1 m²).

Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu90%
Espoo64%35%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats90%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses10%
Other buildings0%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.

Household types

52% of households are people living alone and 17% are families with children.

Länsikorkee-SuvikumpuEspoo

Living alone52%, Espoo 41%
Living alone, under 3518%, Espoo 14%
Couple under 35, no children7%, Espoo 6%
With children17%, Espoo 26%
With a child under 35%, Espoo 6%
Single parent4%, Espoo 5%
All members aged 18–6457%, Espoo 51%
At least one member 65 or over26%, Espoo 23%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.

Average dwelling size: 64.7 m²; Espoo: 75.1 m²
Dwellings: 1,867
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

67% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Espoo (50%).

Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu11%11%11%24%43%
Espoo21%20%24%26%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown11%
Matriculation examination11%
Vocational qualification11%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary24%
Master's or higher43%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.

Income groups

41% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland (20%).

Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu15%43%41%
Espoo20%46%34%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland15%
Middle 60%43%
Highest 20%41%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in the national income tenths. In Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20%.

Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median: €34,817; a year, about €2,901 a month; Espoo: €30,946
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €46,312; a year, about €3,859 a month; Espoo: €47,601
University or college degree: 67%; Espoo: 50%

Jobs

The area has 301 jobs; the largest industry is administrative and support services (22%). Its share is clearly higher than in Espoo (7%).

Largest industries

Länsikorkee-SuvikumpuEspoo

Administrative and support services22%, Espoo 7%
Health and social work20%, Espoo 14%
Education15%, Espoo 10%
Professional, scientific and technical10%, Espoo 10%
Wholesale and retail trade7%, Espoo 14%
Information and communication7%, Espoo 11%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.

Jobs located here: 301
Jobs per resident: 0.10; People working in the area divided by people living there; Espoo: 0.43

Sectors

Länsikorkee-Suvikumpu96%
Espoo17%83%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction4%
Services96%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 8% since 2014, slower than in Espoo. Median income has risen by 38% since 2014, faster than in Espoo (24%).

Residents

Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Disposable monetary income, medianLänsikorkee-SuvikumpuEspooFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, transfers received included. Euros of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Neighbouring areas

Definitions and sources

Residents: People whose permanent home was in the area on 31 December, placed by the coordinates of their building. About 1% of residents have no coordinates and appear only in city figures.
Income: Disposable money income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, entrepreneurial and property income and received transfers, minus taxes and other paid transfers. In euros of the year.
Households: People living permanently in the same dwelling. Household types overlap.
Prices: Average debt-free prices per m² of old flats in housing companies. A postal code area with too few sales gets the figure of its price area or city.
Rents: Average rents per m² of non-subsidised flats in new leases, by rent area.
Small areas: Statistics Finland withholds details of areas with fewer than 30 residents, households or adults, with fewer than 10 dwellings or only one building, or with fewer than 10 jobs.

Source: Statistics Finland: postal code area statistics (Paavo) 2024, prices of old dwellings, rents of dwellings (CC BY 4.0).