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Tikkakoski

41160 · Jyväskylä · Keski-Suomi

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41160 Tikkakoski

In brief

Tikkakoski (41160) has 4,672 residents, 3% of the population of Jyväskylä. Families stand out: 27% of households have children (Jyväskylä: 18%). 27% of households are families with children (Jyväskylä: 18%) and 39% live alone.

71% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 27% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Jyväskylä (85.2 m² against 69.0 m²). 71% of households own their home and 28% rent (Jyväskylä: 51% rent). There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €1,244 per m² is that of price area Jyväskylä 2. The price equals 8.1 years of rent at €12.76 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,975 a year, about €2,331 a month: 13% higher than in Jyväskylä and 6% higher than in Finland. 13% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Jyväskylä (15%). The area has 1,618 jobs; the largest industry is public administration and defence (43%). Its share is clearly higher than in Jyväskylä (6%).

The number of residents has fallen by 3% since 2014, while it has grown in Jyväskylä.

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€1,244
Figure for Jyväskylä 2
Jyväskylä€1,757
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€12.76
Figure for Jyväskylä 2
Jyväskylä€14.11
Residents
4,672
-2.6% since 2014
Mean age41.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€27,975
+25.2% since 2014
a year, about €2,331 a month
Jyväskylä€24,711
Finland€26,351
Households renting
28%
of 2,106 households
Jyväskylä51%
Finland38%
University or college degree
34%
of residents aged 18 or over
Jyväskylä40%
Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €1,244 per m² is that of price area Jyväskylä 2. The price equals 8.1 years of rent at €12.76 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€1,244

Figure for Jyväskylä 2
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 88 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

Tikkakoski€1,244Jyväskylä €1,757
€855 – €2,593Figure for Jyväskylä, 2026 Q2
Price-to-rent ratio
8.1 years
Jyväskylä: 10.4
Gross rental yield
12.3%
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

Statistics Finland has published no yearly prices for this postal code area in recent years, because there were too few sales.

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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Jyväskylä.

  • Median disposable income11/35

    €20,173Huhtasuo
    Jyväskylä €24,711Tikkakoski €27,975
    €31,477Puuppola
    €20,173Huhtasuo€31,477Puuppola

  • Households renting21/35

    2%Länsi-Palokka
    Jyväskylä 51%Tikkakoski 28%
    94%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
    2%Länsi-Palokka94%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki

  • Aged 16 to 3425/35

    7%Rutalahti-Kivisuo
    Jyväskylä 31%Tikkakoski 18%
    53%Jyväskylä Keskus
    7%Rutalahti-Kivisuo53%Jyväskylä Keskus

  • Aged 65 or over20/35

    10%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
    Jyväskylä 19%Tikkakoski 20%
    41%Putkilahti
    10%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki41%Putkilahti

  • Families with children9/35

    6%Jyväskylä Keskus
    Jyväskylä 18%Tikkakoski 27%
    43%Puuppola
    6%Jyväskylä Keskus43%Puuppola

  • University or college degree26/35

    20%Huhtasuo
    Jyväskylä 40%Tikkakoski 34%
    50%Mannila-Taulumäki
    20%Huhtasuo50%Mannila-Taulumäki

  • Unemployment19/35

    6%Länsi-Palokka
    Jyväskylä 15%Tikkakoski 13%
    31%Huhtasuo
    6%Länsi-Palokka31%Huhtasuo

  • Average home size16/35

    49.2 m²Mäki-Matti
    Jyväskylä 69.0 m²Tikkakoski 85.2 m²
    124.2 m²Puuppola
    49.2 m²Mäki-Matti124.2 m²Puuppola

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 27% of households have children (Jyväskylä: 18%).

TikkakoskiJyväskylä

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 20% of residents, more than in Jyväskylä (14%).

  • Tikkakoski41%22%20%
  • Jyväskylä42%12%21%14%
  • Finland43%26%15%

  • Employed41%
  • Unemployed6%
  • Students8%
  • Pensioners22%
  • Children aged 0–1420%
  • 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
2.2
Jyväskylä: 1.8
Floor area per person
40.2 m²
Jyväskylä: 38.9 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

71% of households own their home and 28% rent (Jyväskylä: 51% rent).

  • Tikkakoski71%28%
  • Jyväskylä49%51%
  • Finland61%38%

  • Owner-occupied71%
  • Rented28%
  • Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

71% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 27% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Jyväskylä (85.2 m² against 69.0 m²).

  • Tikkakoski27%71%
  • Jyväskylä65%34%
  • Finland48%50%

  • Blocks of flats27%
  • Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses71%
  • Other buildings2%

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

Household types

27% of households are families with children (Jyväskylä: 18%) and 39% live alone.

TikkakoskiJyväskylä

  • Living alone39%, Jyväskylä 52%
  • Living alone, under 357%, Jyväskylä 22%
  • Couple under 35, no children3%, Jyväskylä 6%
  • With children27%, Jyväskylä 18%
  • With a child under 35%, Jyväskylä 4%
  • Single parent5%, Jyväskylä 4%
  • All members aged 18–6442%, Jyväskylä 57%
  • At least one member 65 or over31%, Jyväskylä 25%

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

Average dwelling size
85.2 m²
Jyväskylä: 69.0 m²
Dwellings
2,388
Summer cottages
40

Education and income

Highest qualification

34% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Jyväskylä (40%).

  • Tikkakoski17%46%24%
  • Jyväskylä17%34%25%15%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

  • Basic education or unknown17%
  • Matriculation examination4%
  • Vocational qualification46%
  • Bachelor's or lowest tertiary24%
  • Master's or higher10%

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

Income groups

17% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 19% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Tikkakoski17%64%19%
  • Jyväskylä25%59%16%
  • Finland20%60%20%

  • Lowest 20% in Finland17%
  • Middle 60%64%
  • Highest 20%19%

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
€27,975
a year, about €2,331 a month
Jyväskylä: €24,711
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€42,783
a year, about €3,565 a month
Jyväskylä: €32,454
University or college degree
34%
Jyväskylä: 40%

Jobs

The area has 1,618 jobs; the largest industry is public administration and defence (43%). Its share is clearly higher than in Jyväskylä (6%).

Largest industries

TikkakoskiJyväskylä

  • Public administration and defence43%, Jyväskylä 6%
  • Manufacturing17%, Jyväskylä 8%
  • Health and social work12%, Jyväskylä 21%
  • Education5%, Jyväskylä 11%
  • Real estate5%, Jyväskylä 1%
  • Transport and storage3%, Jyväskylä 4%

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

Jobs located here
1,618
Jobs per resident
0.35
People working in the area divided by people living there
Jyväskylä: 0.45

Sectors

  • Tikkakoski21%78%
  • Jyväskylä15%84%
  • Finland20%77%

  • Primary production1%
  • Industry and construction21%
  • Services78%

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. Median income has risen by 25% 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, medianTikkakoskiJyväskyläFinland

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).