Nisula

40720 · Jyväskylä · Keski-Suomi

40720 Nisula

In brief

Nisula (40720) has 2,831 residents, 2% of the population of Jyväskylä. The age structure is close to Jyväskylä's: 36% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 23% are 65 or over. 63% of households are people living alone and 12% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (85%). Homes are smaller on average than in Jyväskylä (58.4 m² against 69.0 m²). 55% of households rent their home, more than in Jyväskylä (51%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,541 per m² on average, 12% less than the average in Jyväskylä. The price per m² has fallen by 18% since 2020. The price equals 8.3 years of rent at €15.55 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €23,569 a year, about €1,964 a month: 5% lower than in Jyväskylä and 11% lower than in Finland. 17% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Jyväskylä (15%). The area has 1,344 jobs; the largest industry is education (54%). Its share is clearly higher than in Jyväskylä (11%).

The number of residents has grown by 5% since 2014, slower than in Jyväskylä.

Rank among the city's areas

Living alone
63%
3rd highest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä 52%
Unemployment
17%
4th highest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä 15%
Average home size
58.4 m²
5th smallest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä 69.0 m²
Students
14%
7th highest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä 12%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,541; -18.0% since 2020; Jyväskylä€1,757

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €15.55; Figure for Jyväskylä 1; Jyväskylä€14.11

Residents: 2,831; +5.4% since 2014; Mean age43.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €23,569; +27.9% since 2014; a year, about €1,964 a month; Jyväskylä€24,711; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 55%; of 1,796 households; Jyväskylä51%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 44%; of residents aged 18 or over; Jyväskylä40%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,541 per m² on average, 12% less than the average in Jyväskylä. The price per m² has fallen by 18% since 2020.

Price per m²

€1,541

Postal code area 40720
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 8 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

Nisula€1,541Jyväskylä €1,757

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 8.3 years; Jyväskylä: 10.4
Gross rental yield: 12.1%; 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

In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Jyväskylä.

Price per m², 1 bedroom12/18
€609Säynätsalo
Jyväskylä €1,757Nisula €1,541
€2,749Kuokkala-Ristikivi
€609Säynätsalo€2,749Kuokkala-Ristikivi
Median disposable income28/35
€20,173Huhtasuo
Jyväskylä €24,711Nisula €23,569
€31,477Puuppola
€20,173Huhtasuo€31,477Puuppola
Households renting9/35
2%Länsi-Palokka
Jyväskylä 51%Nisula 55%
94%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
2%Länsi-Palokka94%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
Aged 16 to 347/35
7%Rutalahti-Kivisuo
Jyväskylä 31%Nisula 36%
53%Jyväskylä Keskus
7%Rutalahti-Kivisuo53%Jyväskylä Keskus
Aged 65 or over11/35
10%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
Jyväskylä 19%Nisula 23%
41%Putkilahti
10%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki41%Putkilahti
Families with children32/35
6%Jyväskylä Keskus
Jyväskylä 18%Nisula 12%
43%Puuppola
6%Jyväskylä Keskus43%Puuppola
University or college degree8/35
20%Huhtasuo
Jyväskylä 40%Nisula 44%
50%Mannila-Taulumäki
20%Huhtasuo50%Mannila-Taulumäki
Unemployment4/35
6%Länsi-Palokka
Jyväskylä 15%Nisula 17%
31%Huhtasuo
6%Länsi-Palokka31%Huhtasuo
Average home size31/35
49.2 m²Mäki-Matti
Jyväskylä 69.0 m²Nisula 58.4 m²
124.2 m²Puuppola
49.2 m²Mäki-Matti124.2 m²Puuppola

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Jyväskylä's: 36% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 23% are 65 or over.

NisulaJyväskylä

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 9% of residents, less than in Jyväskylä (14%).

Nisula41%14%25%
Jyväskylä42%12%21%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed41%
Unemployed9%
Students14%
Pensioners25%
Children aged 0–149%
Other3%

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

Mean age: 43.0; Jyväskylä: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 17%; Jyväskylä: 15%
Household size: 1.5; Jyväskylä: 1.8
Floor area per person: 38.0 m²; Jyväskylä: 38.9 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

55% of households rent their home, more than in Jyväskylä (51%).

Nisula45%55%
Jyväskylä49%51%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied45%
Rented55%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (85%). Homes are smaller on average than in Jyväskylä (58.4 m² against 69.0 m²).

Nisula85%15%
Jyväskylä65%34%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats85%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses15%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

63% of households are people living alone and 12% are families with children.

NisulaJyväskylä

Living alone63%, Jyväskylä 52%
Living alone, under 3527%, Jyväskylä 22%
Couple under 35, no children7%, Jyväskylä 6%
With children12%, Jyväskylä 18%
With a child under 33%, Jyväskylä 4%
Single parent4%, Jyväskylä 4%
All members aged 18–6461%, Jyväskylä 57%
At least one member 65 or over27%, Jyväskylä 25%

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

Average dwelling size: 58.4 m²; Jyväskylä: 69.0 m²
Dwellings: 1,987
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

44% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Jyväskylä (40%).

Nisula15%13%28%25%19%
Jyväskylä17%34%25%15%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown15%
Matriculation examination13%
Vocational qualification28%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary25%
Master's or higher19%

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

Income groups

27% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland (20%).

Nisula27%58%15%
Jyväskylä25%59%16%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland27%
Middle 60%58%
Highest 20%15%

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: €23,569; a year, about €1,964 a month; Jyväskylä: €24,711
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €28,244; a year, about €2,354 a month; Jyväskylä: €32,454
University or college degree: 44%; Jyväskylä: 40%

Jobs

The area has 1,344 jobs; the largest industry is education (54%). Its share is clearly higher than in Jyväskylä (11%).

Largest industries

NisulaJyväskylä

Education54%, Jyväskylä 11%
Health and social work15%, Jyväskylä 21%
Information and communication7%, Jyväskylä 7%
Professional, scientific and technical6%, Jyväskylä 7%
Public administration and defence4%, Jyväskylä 6%
Accommodation and food services4%, Jyväskylä 4%

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

Jobs located here: 1,344
Jobs per resident: 0.47; People working in the area divided by people living there; Jyväskylä: 0.45

Sectors

Nisula98%
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 grown by 5% since 2014, slower than in Jyväskylä. Median income has risen by 28% 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, medianNisulaJyväskyläFinland

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).