Kypärämäki

40630 · Jyväskylä · Keski-Suomi

40630 Kypärämäki

In brief

Kypärämäki (40630) has 3,566 residents, 2% of the population of Jyväskylä. The age structure is close to Jyväskylä's: 20% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 23% are 65 or over. 44% of households are people living alone and 22% are families with children.

Homes are split between blocks of flats (49%) and small houses (50%). Homes are larger on average than in Jyväskylä (79.5 m² against 69.0 m²). 58% of households own their home and 41% rent (Jyväskylä: 51% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,372 per m² on average, 22% less than the average in Jyväskylä. The price per m² has risen by 44% since 2020. The price equals 9.0 years of rent at €12.76 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €26,412 a year, about €2,201 a month: 7% higher than in Jyväskylä and about the same as in Finland. 15% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Jyväskylä (15%). The area has 771 jobs; the largest industry is administrative and support services (36%). Its share is clearly higher than in Jyväskylä (7%).

The number of residents has fallen by 7% since 2014, while it has grown in Jyväskylä.

Rank among the city's areas

University or college degree
45%
5th highest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä 40%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,372; +44.3% since 2020; Jyväskylä€1,757

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

Residents: 3,566; -6.7% since 2014; Mean age44.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €26,412; +27.3% since 2014; a year, about €2,201 a month; Jyväskylä€24,711; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 41%; of 1,773 households; Jyväskylä51%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 45%; of residents aged 18 or over; Jyväskylä40%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,372 per m² on average, 22% less than the average in Jyväskylä. The price per m² has risen by 44% since 2020.

Price per m²

€1,372

Postal code area 40630
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 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

Kypärämäki€1,372Jyväskylä €1,757

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 9.0 years; Jyväskylä: 10.4
Gross rental yield: 11.2%; 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 bedroom13/18
€609Säynätsalo
Jyväskylä €1,757Kypärämäki €1,372
€2,749Kuokkala-Ristikivi
€609Säynätsalo€2,749Kuokkala-Ristikivi
Median disposable income19/35
€20,173Huhtasuo
Jyväskylä €24,711Kypärämäki €26,412
€31,477Puuppola
€20,173Huhtasuo€31,477Puuppola
Households renting14/35
2%Länsi-Palokka
Jyväskylä 51%Kypärämäki 41%
94%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
2%Länsi-Palokka94%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
Aged 16 to 3421/35
7%Rutalahti-Kivisuo
Jyväskylä 31%Kypärämäki 20%
53%Jyväskylä Keskus
7%Rutalahti-Kivisuo53%Jyväskylä Keskus
Aged 65 or over10/35
10%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
Jyväskylä 19%Kypärämäki 23%
41%Putkilahti
10%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki41%Putkilahti
Families with children17/35
6%Jyväskylä Keskus
Jyväskylä 18%Kypärämäki 22%
43%Puuppola
6%Jyväskylä Keskus43%Puuppola
University or college degree5/35
20%Huhtasuo
Jyväskylä 40%Kypärämäki 45%
50%Mannila-Taulumäki
20%Huhtasuo50%Mannila-Taulumäki
Unemployment15/35
6%Länsi-Palokka
Jyväskylä 15%Kypärämäki 15%
31%Huhtasuo
6%Länsi-Palokka31%Huhtasuo
Average home size20/35
49.2 m²Mäki-Matti
Jyväskylä 69.0 m²Kypärämäki 79.5 m²
124.2 m²Puuppola
49.2 m²Mäki-Matti124.2 m²Puuppola

Residents

Age

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

KypärämäkiJyväskylä

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 25% of residents, more than in Jyväskylä (21%).

Kypärämäki39%10%25%15%
Jyväskylä42%12%21%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed39%
Unemployed7%
Students10%
Pensioners25%
Children aged 0–1415%
Other3%

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

Mean age: 44.0; Jyväskylä: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 15%; Jyväskylä: 15%
Household size: 2.0; Jyväskylä: 1.8
Floor area per person: 40.8 m²; Jyväskylä: 38.9 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

58% of households own their home and 41% rent (Jyväskylä: 51% rent).

Kypärämäki58%41%
Jyväskylä49%51%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied58%
Rented41%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

Homes are split between blocks of flats (49%) and small houses (50%). Homes are larger on average than in Jyväskylä (79.5 m² against 69.0 m²).

Kypärämäki49%50%
Jyväskylä65%34%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats49%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses50%
Other buildings1%

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

Household types

44% of households are people living alone and 22% are families with children.

KypärämäkiJyväskylä

Living alone44%, Jyväskylä 52%
Living alone, under 3510%, Jyväskylä 22%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Jyväskylä 6%
With children22%, Jyväskylä 18%
With a child under 33%, Jyväskylä 4%
Single parent5%, Jyväskylä 4%
All members aged 18–6445%, Jyväskylä 57%
At least one member 65 or over34%, Jyväskylä 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 79.5 m²; Jyväskylä: 69.0 m²
Dwellings: 2,015
Summer cottages: 1

Education and income

Highest qualification

45% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Jyväskylä (40%).

Kypärämäki17%31%24%21%
Jyväskylä17%34%25%15%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown17%
Matriculation examination7%
Vocational qualification31%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary24%
Master's or higher21%

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

Income groups

22% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 20% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Kypärämäki22%58%20%
Jyväskylä25%59%16%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland22%
Middle 60%58%
Highest 20%20%

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: €26,412; a year, about €2,201 a month; Jyväskylä: €24,711
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €37,941; a year, about €3,162 a month; Jyväskylä: €32,454
University or college degree: 45%; Jyväskylä: 40%

Jobs

The area has 771 jobs; the largest industry is administrative and support services (36%). Its share is clearly higher than in Jyväskylä (7%).

Largest industries

KypärämäkiJyväskylä

Administrative and support services36%, Jyväskylä 7%
Health and social work15%, Jyväskylä 21%
Professional, scientific and technical11%, Jyväskylä 7%
Education9%, Jyväskylä 11%
Arts, entertainment and recreation8%, Jyväskylä 2%
Other services5%, Jyväskylä 3%

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

Jobs located here: 771
Jobs per resident: 0.22; People working in the area divided by people living there; Jyväskylä: 0.45

Sectors

Kypärämäki94%
Jyväskylä15%84%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction5%
Services94%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 7% since 2014, while it has grown in Jyväskylä. Median income has risen by 27% 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, medianKypärämäkiJyväskyläFinland

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).