In brief
Mäki-Matti (40700) has 5,802 residents, 4% of the population of Jyväskylä. Young adults stand out: 50% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Jyväskylä: 31%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Jyväskylä. 69% of households are people living alone and 10% are families with children.
Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (95%). Homes are smaller on average than in Jyväskylä (49.2 m² against 69.0 m²). 72% of households rent their home, more than in Jyväskylä (51%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Jyväskylä. An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,945 per m² on average, 11% more than the average in Jyväskylä. The price per m² has fallen by 18% since 2020. The price equals 10.4 years of rent at €15.55 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €20,480 a year, about €1,707 a month: 17% lower than in Jyväskylä and 22% lower than in Finland. It is the 2nd lowest among the postal code areas of Jyväskylä. 17% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Jyväskylä (15%). The area has 3,248 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (51%). Its share is clearly higher than in Jyväskylä (8%).
The number of residents has grown by 26% since 2014, faster than in Jyväskylä.
Rank among the city's areas
Students
21%
The highest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä 12%
Living alone
69%
The highest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä 52%
Average home size
49.2 m²
The smallest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä 69.0 m²
Aged 16 to 34
50%
2nd highest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä 31%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €1,945
- -17.6% since 2020
- Jyväskylä€1,757
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €15.55
- Figure for Jyväskylä 1
- Jyväskylä€14.11
- Residents
- 5,802
- +25.8% since 2014
- Mean age38.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €20,480
- +29.1% since 2014
- a year, about €1,707 a month
- Jyväskylä€24,711
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 72%
- of 3,994 households
- Jyväskylä51%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 42%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Jyväskylä40%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,945 per m² on average, 11% more than the average in Jyväskylä. The price per m² has fallen by 18% since 2020.
Price per m²
€1,945
Postal code area 40700
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 7 sales
Rent per m² a month
€15.55
Figure for Jyväskylä 1
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Jyväskylä: €14.11
Middle half of sales, € per m²
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 10.4 years
- Jyväskylä: 10.4
- Gross rental yield
- 9.6%
- Jyväskylä: 9.6%
- Middle half of rents, € a month
- 600–€750
- Figure for Jyväskylä 1, 2026 Q3
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-2.0%-3.0%Rent+0.7%+0.9%
- Average of the price index (Jyväskylä 1) and rent index (Jyväskylä)
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.
Compared with the other areas
The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Jyväskylä in 5 of 9 figures: median income, households renting, aged 16 to 34, families with children, average home size.
Price per m², 1 bedroom6/18
€609Säynätsalo€2,749Kuokkala-RistikiviJyväskylä €1,757Mäki-Matti €1,945€609Säynätsalo€2,749Kuokkala-RistikiviMedian disposable income34/35
€20,173Huhtasuo€31,477PuuppolaJyväskylä €24,711Mäki-Matti €20,480€20,173Huhtasuo€31,477PuuppolaHouseholds renting2/35
2%Länsi-Palokka94%Keskussairaala-alue-KukkumäkiJyväskylä 51%Mäki-Matti 72%2%Länsi-Palokka94%Keskussairaala-alue-KukkumäkiAged 16 to 342/35
7%Rutalahti-Kivisuo53%Jyväskylä KeskusJyväskylä 31%Mäki-Matti 50%7%Rutalahti-Kivisuo53%Jyväskylä KeskusAged 65 or over29/35
10%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki41%PutkilahtiJyväskylä 19%Mäki-Matti 16%10%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki41%PutkilahtiFamilies with children33/35
6%Jyväskylä Keskus43%PuuppolaJyväskylä 18%Mäki-Matti 10%6%Jyväskylä Keskus43%PuuppolaUniversity or college degree11/35
20%Huhtasuo50%Mannila-TaulumäkiJyväskylä 40%Mäki-Matti 42%20%Huhtasuo50%Mannila-TaulumäkiUnemployment5/35
6%Länsi-Palokka31%HuhtasuoJyväskylä 15%Mäki-Matti 17%6%Länsi-Palokka31%HuhtasuoAverage home size35/35
49.2 m²Mäki-Matti124.2 m²PuuppolaJyväskylä 69.0 m²Mäki-Matti 49.2 m²49.2 m²Mäki-Matti124.2 m²Puuppola
Residents
Age
Young adults stand out: 50% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Jyväskylä: 31%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Jyväskylä.
Mäki-MattiJyväskylä
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Students make up 21% of residents, more than in Jyväskylä (12%).
- Mäki-Matti43%21%17%
- Jyväskylä42%12%21%14%
- Finland43%26%15%
- Employed43%
- Unemployed9%
- Students21%
- Pensioners17%
- Children aged 0–148%
- Other3%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 38.0
- Jyväskylä: 41.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 17%
- Jyväskylä: 15%
- Household size
- 1.5
- Jyväskylä: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 33.9 m²
- Jyväskylä: 38.9 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
72% of households rent their home, more than in Jyväskylä (51%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Jyväskylä.
- Mäki-Matti27%72%
- Jyväskylä49%51%
- Finland61%38%
- Owner-occupied27%
- Rented72%
- Other or unknown1%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (95%). Homes are smaller on average than in Jyväskylä (49.2 m² against 69.0 m²).
- Mäki-Matti95%
- Jyväskylä65%34%
- Finland48%50%
- Blocks of flats95%
- Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses5%
- Other buildings0%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
69% of households are people living alone and 10% are families with children.
Mäki-MattiJyväskylä
- Living alone69%, Jyväskylä 52%
- Living alone, under 3542%, Jyväskylä 22%
- Couple under 35, no children9%, Jyväskylä 6%
- With children10%, Jyväskylä 18%
- With a child under 32%, Jyväskylä 4%
- Single parent3%, Jyväskylä 4%
- All members aged 18–6472%, Jyväskylä 57%
- At least one member 65 or over18%, Jyväskylä 25%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 49.2 m²
- Jyväskylä: 69.0 m²
- Dwellings
- 4,371
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
42% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Jyväskylä (40%).
- Mäki-Matti13%20%26%25%17%
- Jyväskylä17%34%25%15%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
- Basic education or unknown13%
- Matriculation examination20%
- Vocational qualification26%
- Bachelor's or lowest tertiary25%
- Master's or higher17%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
35% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland (20%).
- Mäki-Matti35%54%11%
- Jyväskylä25%59%16%
- Finland20%60%20%
- Lowest 20% in Finland35%
- Middle 60%54%
- Highest 20%11%
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
- €20,480
- a year, about €1,707 a month
- Jyväskylä: €24,711
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €23,239
- a year, about €1,937 a month
- Jyväskylä: €32,454
- University or college degree
- 42%
- Jyväskylä: 40%
Jobs
The area has 3,248 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (51%). Its share is clearly higher than in Jyväskylä (8%).
Largest industries
Mäki-MattiJyväskylä
- Manufacturing51%, Jyväskylä 8%
- Administrative and support services8%, Jyväskylä 7%
- Arts, entertainment and recreation8%, Jyväskylä 2%
- Health and social work7%, Jyväskylä 21%
- Education5%, Jyväskylä 11%
- Professional, scientific and technical4%, Jyväskylä 7%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 3,248
- Jobs per resident
- 0.56
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Jyväskylä: 0.45
Sectors
- Mäki-Matti53%47%
- Jyväskylä15%84%
- Finland20%77%
- Primary production0%
- Industry and construction53%
- Services47%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 26% since 2014, faster than in Jyväskylä. Median income has risen by 29% since 2014, at the same pace as in Jyväskylä.
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
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).