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Mattilanpelto

40600 · Jyväskylä · Keski-Suomi

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40600 Mattilanpelto

In brief

Mattilanpelto (40600) has 2,189 residents, 1% of the population of Jyväskylä. Young adults stand out: 41% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Jyväskylä: 31%). 58% of households are people living alone and 14% are families with children.

69% of homes are in blocks of flats and 30% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Jyväskylä (63.8 m² against 69.0 m²). 56% of households rent their home, more than in Jyväskylä (51%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,914 per m² on average, 9% more than the average in Jyväskylä. The price per m² has fallen by 14% since 2020. The price equals 10.3 years of rent at €15.55 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €23,660 a year, about €1,972 a month: 4% lower than in Jyväskylä and 10% lower than in Finland. 17% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Jyväskylä (15%). The area has 623 jobs; the largest industry is education (44%). Its share is clearly higher than in Jyväskylä (11%).

The number of residents has fallen by 3% since 2014, while it has grown in Jyväskylä. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 6%.

Rank among the city's areas

  • University or college degree

    49%

    2nd highest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä

    Jyväskylä 40%

  • Students

    17%

    4th highest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä

    Jyväskylä 12%

  • Aged 16 to 34

    41%

    5th highest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä

    Jyväskylä 31%

  • Families with children

    14%

    6th lowest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä

    Jyväskylä 18%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€1,914
-14.1% since 2020
Jyväskylä€1,757
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€15.55
Figure for Jyväskylä 1
Jyväskylä€14.11
Residents
2,189
-3.3% since 2014
Mean age39.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€23,660
+27.1% since 2014
a year, about €1,972 a month
Jyväskylä€24,711
Finland€26,351
Households renting
56%
of 1,308 households
Jyväskylä51%
Finland38%
University or college degree
49%
of residents aged 18 or over
Jyväskylä40%
Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,914 per m² on average, 9% more than the average in Jyväskylä. The price per m² has fallen by 14% since 2020.

Price per m²

€1,914

Postal code area 40600
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 11 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

Mattilanpelto€1,914Jyväskylä €1,757
€855 – €2,593Figure for Jyväskylä, 2026 Q2
Price-to-rent ratio
10.3 years
Jyväskylä: 10.4
Gross rental yield
9.7%
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

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

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Jyväskylä in 1 of 9 figures: university or college degree.

  • Price per m², 1 bedroom7/18

    €609Säynätsalo
    Jyväskylä €1,757Mattilanpelto €1,914
    €2,749Kuokkala-Ristikivi
    €609Säynätsalo€2,749Kuokkala-Ristikivi

  • Median disposable income27/35

    €20,173Huhtasuo
    Jyväskylä €24,711Mattilanpelto €23,660
    €31,477Puuppola
    €20,173Huhtasuo€31,477Puuppola

  • Households renting8/35

    2%Länsi-Palokka
    Jyväskylä 51%Mattilanpelto 56%
    94%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
    2%Länsi-Palokka94%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki

  • Aged 16 to 345/35

    7%Rutalahti-Kivisuo
    Jyväskylä 31%Mattilanpelto 41%
    53%Jyväskylä Keskus
    7%Rutalahti-Kivisuo53%Jyväskylä Keskus

  • Aged 65 or over26/35

    10%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
    Jyväskylä 19%Mattilanpelto 17%
    41%Putkilahti
    10%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki41%Putkilahti

  • Families with children30/35

    6%Jyväskylä Keskus
    Jyväskylä 18%Mattilanpelto 14%
    43%Puuppola
    6%Jyväskylä Keskus43%Puuppola

  • University or college degree2/35

    20%Huhtasuo
    Jyväskylä 40%Mattilanpelto 49%
    50%Mannila-Taulumäki
    20%Huhtasuo50%Mannila-Taulumäki

  • Unemployment6/35

    6%Länsi-Palokka
    Jyväskylä 15%Mattilanpelto 17%
    31%Huhtasuo
    6%Länsi-Palokka31%Huhtasuo

  • Average home size28/35

    49.2 m²Mäki-Matti
    Jyväskylä 69.0 m²Mattilanpelto 63.8 m²
    124.2 m²Puuppola
    49.2 m²Mäki-Matti124.2 m²Puuppola

Residents

Age

Young adults stand out: 41% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Jyväskylä: 31%).

MattilanpeltoJyväskylä

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

Main activity

Students make up 17% of residents, more than in Jyväskylä (12%).

  • Mattilanpelto42%17%19%10%
  • Jyväskylä42%12%21%14%
  • Finland43%26%15%

  • Employed42%
  • Unemployed9%
  • Students17%
  • Pensioners19%
  • Children aged 0–1410%
  • Other3%

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

Mean age
39.0
Jyväskylä: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
17%
Jyväskylä: 15%
Household size
1.7
Jyväskylä: 1.8
Floor area per person
39.4 m²
Jyväskylä: 38.9 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

56% of households rent their home, more than in Jyväskylä (51%).

  • Mattilanpelto43%56%
  • Jyväskylä49%51%
  • Finland61%38%

  • Owner-occupied43%
  • Rented56%
  • Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

69% of homes are in blocks of flats and 30% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Jyväskylä (63.8 m² against 69.0 m²).

  • Mattilanpelto69%30%
  • Jyväskylä65%34%
  • Finland48%50%

  • Blocks of flats69%
  • Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses30%
  • Other buildings1%

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

Household types

58% of households are people living alone and 14% are families with children.

MattilanpeltoJyväskylä

  • Living alone58%, Jyväskylä 52%
  • Living alone, under 3534%, Jyväskylä 22%
  • Couple under 35, no children7%, Jyväskylä 6%
  • With children14%, Jyväskylä 18%
  • With a child under 32%, Jyväskylä 4%
  • Single parent4%, Jyväskylä 4%
  • All members aged 18–6467%, Jyväskylä 57%
  • At least one member 65 or over20%, Jyväskylä 25%

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

Average dwelling size
63.8 m²
Jyväskylä: 69.0 m²
Dwellings
1,500
Summer cottages
0

Education and income

Highest qualification

49% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Jyväskylä (40%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Jyväskylä.

  • Mattilanpelto11%17%23%26%23%
  • Jyväskylä17%34%25%15%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

  • Basic education or unknown11%
  • Matriculation examination17%
  • Vocational qualification23%
  • Bachelor's or lowest tertiary26%
  • Master's or higher23%

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

Income groups

31% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland (20%).

  • Mattilanpelto31%51%18%
  • Jyväskylä25%59%16%
  • Finland20%60%20%

  • Lowest 20% in Finland31%
  • Middle 60%51%
  • Highest 20%18%

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
€23,660
a year, about €1,972 a month
Jyväskylä: €24,711
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€28,469
a year, about €2,372 a month
Jyväskylä: €32,454
University or college degree
49%
Jyväskylä: 40%

Jobs

The area has 623 jobs; the largest industry is education (44%). Its share is clearly higher than in Jyväskylä (11%).

Largest industries

MattilanpeltoJyväskylä

  • Education44%, Jyväskylä 11%
  • Health and social work29%, Jyväskylä 21%
  • Other services6%, Jyväskylä 3%
  • Professional, scientific and technical5%, Jyväskylä 7%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation5%, Jyväskylä 2%
  • Accommodation and food services3%, Jyväskylä 4%

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

Jobs located here
623
Jobs per resident
0.28
People working in the area divided by people living there
Jyväskylä: 0.45

Sectors

  • Mattilanpelto96%
  • Jyväskylä15%84%
  • Finland20%77%

  • Primary production0%
  • Industry and construction4%
  • Services96%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 3% since 2014, while it has grown in Jyväskylä. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 6%. 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, medianMattilanpeltoJyväskyläFinland

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).