In brief
Paavola-Vaivero (05880) has 3,384 residents, 7% of the population of Hyvinkää. The age structure is close to Hyvinkää's: 22% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 25% are 65 or over. 51% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.
71% of homes are in blocks of flats and 29% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Hyvinkää (70.3 m² compared with 76.7 m²). 50% of households rent their home, more than in Hyvinkää (38%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Hyvinkää. An old one-bedroom flat sells for €823 per m² on average, 50% less than the average in Hyvinkää. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Hyvinkää. The price per m² has fallen by 14% since 2020. The price equals 4.8 years of rent at €14.16 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €24,156 a year, about €2,013 a month: 12% lower than in Hyvinkää and 8% lower than in Finland. It is the lowest among the postal code areas of Hyvinkää. 20% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Hyvinkää (11%). The area has 494 jobs; the largest industry is transport and storage (22%). More common than usual is water supply and waste: 10% of jobs (Hyvinkää: under 1%).
The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, while it has grown in Hyvinkää. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 4%.
Rank among the city's areas
Unemployment
20%
The highest of 15 areas in Hyvinkää
Hyvinkää 11%
Price per m², 1 bedroom
€823
The lowest of 6 areas in Hyvinkää
Hyvinkää €1,658
University or college degree
22%
The lowest of 15 areas in Hyvinkää
Hyvinkää 34%
Households renting
50%
The highest of 15 areas in Hyvinkää
Hyvinkää 38%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €823
- -13.9% since 2020
- Hyvinkää€1,658
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €14.16
- Figure for Hyvinkää
- Hyvinkää€13.87
- Residents
- 3,384
- -3.8% since 2014
- Mean age45.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €24,156
- +30.0% since 2014
- a year, about €2,013 a month
- Hyvinkää€27,552
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 50%
- of 1,840 households
- Hyvinkää38%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 22%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Hyvinkää34%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €823 per m² on average, 50% less than the average in Hyvinkää. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Hyvinkää. The price per m² has fallen by 14% since 2020.
Price per m²
€823
Postal code area 05880
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 14 sales
Rent per m² a month
€14.16
Figure for Hyvinkää
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Hyvinkää: €13.87
Middle half of sales, € per m²
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 4.8 years
- Hyvinkää: 10.0
- Gross rental yield
- 20.6%
- Hyvinkää: 10.0%
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-3.3%-5.2%Rent+0.7%+0.5%
- Average of the price index (Hyvinkää) and rent index (Hyvinkää)
Source: Statistics Finland
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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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Hyvinkää in 6 of 9 figures: median income, households renting, aged 16 to 34, university or college degree, unemployment, average home size.
Price per m², 1 bedroom6/6
€823Paavola-Vaivero€2,075Hyvinkää KeskusHyvinkää €1,658Paavola-Vaivero €823€823Paavola-Vaivero€2,075Hyvinkää KeskusMedian disposable income15/15
€24,156Paavola-Vaivero€34,970HyvinkääHyvinkää €27,552Paavola-Vaivero €24,156€24,156Paavola-Vaivero€34,970HyvinkääHouseholds renting1/15
2%Palopuro50%Paavola-VaiveroHyvinkää 38%Paavola-Vaivero 50%2%Palopuro50%Paavola-VaiveroAged 16 to 343/15
11%Kytäjä23%Hyvinkää KeskusHyvinkää 21%Paavola-Vaivero 22%11%Kytäjä23%Hyvinkää KeskusAged 65 or over8/15
10%Hyvinkää33%Hyvinkää KeskusHyvinkää 24%Paavola-Vaivero 25%10%Hyvinkää33%Hyvinkää KeskusFamilies with children11/15
11%Hyvinkää Keskus46%HyvinkääHyvinkää 20%Paavola-Vaivero 20%11%Hyvinkää Keskus46%HyvinkääUniversity or college degree15/15
22%Paavola-Vaivero50%HyvinkääHyvinkää 34%Paavola-Vaivero 22%22%Paavola-Vaivero50%HyvinkääUnemployment1/15
6%Ridasjärvi20%Paavola-VaiveroHyvinkää 11%Paavola-Vaivero 20%6%Ridasjärvi20%Paavola-VaiveroAverage home size13/15
63.6 m²Hyvinkää Keskus134.3 m²KytäjäHyvinkää 76.7 m²Paavola-Vaivero 70.3 m²63.6 m²Hyvinkää Keskus134.3 m²Kytäjä
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Hyvinkää's: 22% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 25% are 65 or over.
Paavola-VaiveroHyvinkää
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Employed people make up 37% of residents, less than in Hyvinkää (44%).
- Paavola-Vaivero37%28%15%
- Hyvinkää44%27%14%
- Finland43%26%15%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 45.0
- Hyvinkää: 45.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 20%
- Hyvinkää: 11%
- Household size
- 1.8
- Hyvinkää: 1.9
- Floor area per person
- 38.6 m²
- Hyvinkää: 41.1 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
50% of households rent their home, more than in Hyvinkää (38%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Hyvinkää.
- Paavola-Vaivero49%50%
- Hyvinkää61%38%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
71% of homes are in blocks of flats and 29% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Hyvinkää (70.3 m² compared with 76.7 m²).
- Paavola-Vaivero71%29%
- Hyvinkää54%45%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
51% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.
Paavola-VaiveroHyvinkää
- Living alone51%, Hyvinkää 47%
- Living alone, under 3510%, Hyvinkää 11%
- Couple under 35, no children3%, Hyvinkää 3%
- With children20%, Hyvinkää 20%
- With a child under 35%, Hyvinkää 4%
- Single parent5%, Hyvinkää 5%
- All members aged 18–6446%, Hyvinkää 47%
- At least one member 65 or over35%, Hyvinkää 34%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 70.3 m²
- Hyvinkää: 76.7 m²
- Dwellings
- 2,014
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
22% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Hyvinkää (34%). This is the lowest share among the postal code areas of Hyvinkää.
- Paavola-Vaivero32%42%17%
- Hyvinkää23%38%23%10%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
21% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 12% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Paavola-Vaivero21%67%12%
- Hyvinkää16%62%22%
- Finland20%60%20%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in each national income group. Across Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20% of adults.
- Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median
- €24,156
- a year, about €2,013 a month
- Hyvinkää: €27,552
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €32,900
- a year, about €2,742 a month
- Hyvinkää: €39,075
- University or college degree
- 22%
- Hyvinkää: 34%
Jobs
The area has 494 jobs; the largest industry is transport and storage (22%). More common than usual is water supply and waste: 10% of jobs (Hyvinkää: under 1%).
Largest industries
Paavola-VaiveroHyvinkää
- Transport and storage22%, Hyvinkää 3%
- Health and social work18%, Hyvinkää 24%
- Wholesale and retail trade15%, Hyvinkää 15%
- Water supply and waste10%, Hyvinkää 0%
- Administrative and support services7%, Hyvinkää 8%
- Education6%, Hyvinkää 6%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 494
- Jobs per resident
- 0.15
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Hyvinkää: 0.43
Sectors
- Paavola-Vaivero18%82%
- Hyvinkää26%74%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, while it has grown in Hyvinkää. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 4%. Median income has risen by 30% since 2014, at the same pace as in Hyvinkää.
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
Income after taxes and compulsory payments, including transfers received. 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 monetary income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, business and property income and transfers received, minus taxes and other transfers paid. In euros of each 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).