Järvenpää

Region of Uusimaa · 7 postal code areas

In brief

Järvenpää has 46,871 residents in 7 postal code areas. The number of residents has grown by 16% since 2014, faster than in Finland. The age structure is close to Finland's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 20% are 65 or over.

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,129 per m² on average, 15% less than in Finland. Between postal code areas the price ranges from €997 (Jamppa) to €2,672 (Järvenpää Keskus). The price per m² has fallen by 9% since 2020. 60% of households own their home and 40% rent (Finland: 38% rent).

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €28,999 a year, about €2,417 a month: 10% higher than in Finland. Between postal code areas the median income ranges from €25,502 (Jamppa) to €33,405 (Haarajoki). 12% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Finland (12%). Järvenpää has 13,893 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (21%). More common than usual is education: 11% of jobs (Finland: 7%).

Highs and lows

Price per m², 1 bedroom
Highest price per m², 1 bedroomJärvenpää Keskus€2,672 Lowest price per m², 1 bedroomJamppa€997
Median disposable income
Highest median incomeHaarajoki€33,405 Lowest median incomeJamppa€25,502
Households renting
Most households rentingJamppa53%Fewest households rentingHaarajoki9%
Aged 16 to 34
Most residents aged 16 to 34Järvenpää Keskus26%Fewest residents aged 16 to 34Kinnari-Mikonkorpi20%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,129; -9.2% since 2020; 2026 Q1–2026 Q1; Finland€2,502

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €15.35; a month; Finland€16.12

Residents: 46,871; +16.0% since 2014; Mean age42.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €28,999; +23.3% since 2014; a year, about €2,417 a month; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 40%; of 23,545 households; Finland38%

University or college degree: 37%; of residents aged 18 or over; Finland36%

Postal code areas

Colour by

€997€2,028€2,275

Järvenpää · Price per m², 1 bedroom

€2,129

* Hatched: figure from a larger area


04400Loutti	€2,028	€15.60	€28,457	42%	11,791
04410Järvenpää Keskus	€2,672	€15.60	€27,323	50%	12,744
04420Kyrölä	€2,275*	€15.60	€32,102	21%	4,319
04430Kinnari-Mikonkorpi	€2,410	€15.60	€31,597	27%	9,790
04440Jamppa	€997	€15.60	€25,502	53%	4,136
04460Nummenkylä	€2,275*	€15.60	€32,575	28%	1,991
04480Haarajoki	€2,275*	€15.60	€33,405	9%	2,322

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,129 per m² on average, 15% less than in Finland. The price per m² has fallen by 9% since 2020.

Prices and rents by flat size

Last four quarters, 2026 Q1–2026 Q1. Source: Statistics Finland

Flat size	Price per m²	Rent per m² a month	Price-to-rent ratio	Sales
Studio	€2,551	€20.31	10.5	23
1 bedroom	€2,129	€15.35	11.6	106
2+ bedrooms	–	€14.68	–	–
All sizes	€2,111	€15.99	11.0	259

Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Gross rental yield: 8.6%; 1 bedroom. A year of rent as a share of the price, before costs

Price per m² of old flats

Yearly average price of old flats in blocks of flats, all sizes. Source: Statistics Finland.

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Differences between the areas

In the most expensive postal code area a one-bedroom flat costs about 2.7 times as much per m² as in the cheapest. The highest median income is about 1.3 times the lowest.

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€997Jamppa
Järvenpää €2,129
€2,672Järvenpää Keskus
€997Jamppa€2,672Järvenpää Keskus
Median disposable income
€25,502Jamppa
Järvenpää €28,999
€33,405Haarajoki
€25,502Jamppa€33,405Haarajoki
Households renting
9%Haarajoki
Järvenpää 40%
53%Jamppa
9%Haarajoki53%Jamppa
Aged 16 to 34
20%Kinnari-Mikonkorpi
Järvenpää 23%
26%Järvenpää Keskus
20%Kinnari-Mikonkorpi26%Järvenpää Keskus
Aged 65 or over
11%Nummenkylä
Järvenpää 20%
25%Loutti
11%Nummenkylä25%Loutti
Families with children
16%Loutti
Järvenpää 22%
39%Haarajoki
16%Loutti39%Haarajoki
University or college degree
25%Jamppa
Järvenpää 37%
46%Kyrölä
25%Jamppa46%Kyrölä
Unemployment
6%Haarajoki
Järvenpää 12%
19%Jamppa
6%Haarajoki19%Jamppa
Average home size
66.2 m²Järvenpää Keskus
Järvenpää 74.0 m²
118.6 m²Haarajoki
66.2 m²Järvenpää Keskus118.6 m²Haarajoki

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Finland's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 20% are 65 or over.

JärvenpääFinland

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 22% of residents, less than in Finland (26%).

Järvenpää46%22%16%
Finland43%26%15%

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

Mean age: 42.0; Finland: 44.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 12%; Finland: 12%
Household size: 2.0; Finland: 1.9
Floor area per person: 38.6 m²; Finland: 41.6 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

60% of households own their home and 40% rent (Finland: 38% rent).

Järvenpää60%40%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

52% of homes are in blocks of flats and 47% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Finland (74.0 m² compared with 78.5 m²).

Järvenpää52%47%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

46% of households are people living alone and 22% are families with children.

JärvenpääFinland

Living alone46%, Finland 47%
Living alone, under 3512%, Finland 13%
Couple under 35, no children4%, Finland 4%
With children22%, Finland 20%
With a child under 35%, Finland 4%
Single parent5%, Finland 4%
All members aged 18–6449%, Finland 48%
At least one member 65 or over30%, Finland 33%

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

Average dwelling size: 74.0 m²; Finland: 78.5 m²
Dwellings: 25,677
Summer cottages: 87

Education and income

Highest qualification

37% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Finland (36%).

Järvenpää22%35%24%13%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

16% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 24% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Järvenpää16%60%24%
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: €28,999; a year, about €2,417 a month; Finland: €26,351
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €41,104; a year, about €3,425 a month; Finland: €37,777
University or college degree: 37%; Finland: 36%

Jobs

Järvenpää has 13,893 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (21%). More common than usual is education: 11% of jobs (Finland: 7%).

Largest industries

JärvenpääFinland

Health and social work21%, Finland 19%
Wholesale and retail trade15%, Finland 11%
Manufacturing14%, Finland 12%
Education11%, Finland 7%
Administrative and support services9%, Finland 7%
Construction6%, Finland 7%

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

Jobs located here: 13,893
Jobs per resident: 0.30; People working in the area divided by people living there; Finland: 0.43

Sectors

Järvenpää21%79%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 16% since 2014, faster than in Finland. Median income has risen by 23% since 2014, slower than in Finland (28%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianJärvenpääFinland

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

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).