Halssila

40400 · Jyväskylä · Keski-Suomi

40400 Halssila

In brief

Halssila (40400) has 3,931 residents, 3% of the population of Jyväskylä. Families stand out: 24% of households have children (Jyväskylä: 18%). 24% of households are families with children (Jyväskylä: 18%) and 45% live alone.

54% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 45% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Jyväskylä (74.6 m² against 69.0 m²). 65% of households own their home and 35% rent (Jyväskylä: 51% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,628 per m² on average, 7% less than the average in Jyväskylä. The price per m² has fallen by 6% since 2020. The price equals 10.6 years of rent at €12.76 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €26,606 a year, about €2,217 a month: 8% higher than in Jyväskylä and about the same as in Finland. 13% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Jyväskylä (15%). The area has 446 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (55%). More common than usual is professional, scientific and technical: 25% of jobs (Jyväskylä: 7%).

The number of residents has fallen by 6% since 2014, while it has grown in Jyväskylä.

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,628; -6.0% since 2020; Jyväskylä€1,757

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €12.76; Figure for Jyväskylä 2; Jyväskylä€14.11

Residents: 3,931; -6.3% since 2014; Mean age41.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €26,606; +25.5% since 2014; a year, about €2,217 a month; Jyväskylä€24,711; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 35%; of 1,973 households; Jyväskylä51%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 40%; of residents aged 18 or over; Jyväskylä40%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,628 per m² on average, 7% less than the average in Jyväskylä. The price per m² has fallen by 6% since 2020.

Price per m²

€1,628

Postal code area 40400
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 6 sales

Rent per m² a month

€12.76

Figure for Jyväskylä 2
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Jyväskylä: €14.11

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Halssila€1,628Jyväskylä €1,757

€855 – €2,593Figure for Jyväskylä, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 10.6 years; Jyväskylä: 10.4
Gross rental yield: 9.4%; Jyväskylä: 9.6%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 545–€692; Figure for Jyväskylä 2, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-3.4%-1.2%Rent+0.7%+0.9%; Average of the price index (Jyväskylä 2) and rent index (Jyväskylä)

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 Jyväskylä.

Price per m², 1 bedroom10/18
€609Säynätsalo
Jyväskylä €1,757Halssila €1,628
€2,749Kuokkala-Ristikivi
€609Säynätsalo€2,749Kuokkala-Ristikivi
Median disposable income17/35
€20,173Huhtasuo
Jyväskylä €24,711Halssila €26,606
€31,477Puuppola
€20,173Huhtasuo€31,477Puuppola
Households renting18/35
2%Länsi-Palokka
Jyväskylä 51%Halssila 35%
94%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
2%Länsi-Palokka94%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
Aged 16 to 3416/35
7%Rutalahti-Kivisuo
Jyväskylä 31%Halssila 23%
53%Jyväskylä Keskus
7%Rutalahti-Kivisuo53%Jyväskylä Keskus
Aged 65 or over19/35
10%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
Jyväskylä 19%Halssila 20%
41%Putkilahti
10%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki41%Putkilahti
Families with children14/35
6%Jyväskylä Keskus
Jyväskylä 18%Halssila 24%
43%Puuppola
6%Jyväskylä Keskus43%Puuppola
University or college degree18/35
20%Huhtasuo
Jyväskylä 40%Halssila 40%
50%Mannila-Taulumäki
20%Huhtasuo50%Mannila-Taulumäki
Unemployment17/35
6%Länsi-Palokka
Jyväskylä 15%Halssila 13%
31%Huhtasuo
6%Länsi-Palokka31%Huhtasuo
Average home size23/35
49.2 m²Mäki-Matti
Jyväskylä 69.0 m²Halssila 74.6 m²
124.2 m²Puuppola
49.2 m²Mäki-Matti124.2 m²Puuppola

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 24% of households have children (Jyväskylä: 18%).

HalssilaJyväskylä

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 18% of residents, more than in Jyväskylä (14%).

Halssila44%21%18%
Jyväskylä42%12%21%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed44%
Unemployed7%
Students9%
Pensioners21%
Children aged 0–1418%
Other2%

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

Mean age: 41.0; Jyväskylä: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 13%; Jyväskylä: 15%
Household size: 2.0; Jyväskylä: 1.8
Floor area per person: 38.8 m²; Jyväskylä: 38.9 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

65% of households own their home and 35% rent (Jyväskylä: 51% rent).

Halssila65%35%
Jyväskylä49%51%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied65%
Rented35%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

54% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 45% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Jyväskylä (74.6 m² against 69.0 m²).

Halssila45%54%
Jyväskylä65%34%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats45%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses54%
Other buildings1%

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

Household types

24% of households are families with children (Jyväskylä: 18%) and 45% live alone.

HalssilaJyväskylä

Living alone45%, Jyväskylä 52%
Living alone, under 3512%, Jyväskylä 22%
Couple under 35, no children6%, Jyväskylä 6%
With children24%, Jyväskylä 18%
With a child under 35%, Jyväskylä 4%
Single parent6%, Jyväskylä 4%
All members aged 18–6448%, Jyväskylä 57%
At least one member 65 or over28%, Jyväskylä 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 74.6 m²; Jyväskylä: 69.0 m²
Dwellings: 2,169
Summer cottages: 1

Education and income

Highest qualification

40% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Jyväskylä (40%).

Halssila16%38%25%16%
Jyväskylä17%34%25%15%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown16%
Matriculation examination5%
Vocational qualification38%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary25%
Master's or higher16%

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

Income groups

18% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 17% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Halssila18%65%17%
Jyväskylä25%59%16%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland18%
Middle 60%65%
Highest 20%17%

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: €26,606; a year, about €2,217 a month; Jyväskylä: €24,711
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €36,859; a year, about €3,072 a month; Jyväskylä: €32,454
University or college degree: 40%; Jyväskylä: 40%

Jobs

The area has 446 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (55%). More common than usual is professional, scientific and technical: 25% of jobs (Jyväskylä: 7%).

Largest industries

HalssilaJyväskylä

Health and social work55%, Jyväskylä 21%
Professional, scientific and technical25%, Jyväskylä 7%
Education7%, Jyväskylä 11%
Wholesale and retail trade3%, Jyväskylä 10%
Other services2%, Jyväskylä 3%
Transport and storage2%, Jyväskylä 4%

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

Jobs located here: 446
Jobs per resident: 0.11; People working in the area divided by people living there; Jyväskylä: 0.45

Sectors

Halssila98%
Jyväskylä15%84%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction2%
Services98%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 6% since 2014, while it has grown in Jyväskylä. Median income has risen by 26% since 2014, at the same pace as in Jyväskylä.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianHalssilaJyväskyläFinland

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).