Kerava

Region of Uusimaa · 5 postal code areas

In brief

Kerava has 38,461 residents in 5 postal code areas. The number of residents has grown by 9% since 2014, faster than in Finland. The age structure is close to Finland's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 21% are 65 or over.

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,908 per m² on average, 24% less than in Finland. Between postal code areas the price ranges from €1,589 (Savio) to €2,404 (Alikerava). The price per m² has fallen by 8% since 2020. 54% of households own their home and 46% rent (Finland: 38% rent).

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,947 a year, about €2,329 a month: 6% higher than in Finland. Between postal code areas the median income ranges from €25,773 (Alikerava) to €30,551 (Pihkaniitty). 12% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Finland (12%). Kerava has 12,766 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (18%). Its share is clearly higher than in Finland (11%).

Highs and lows

Price per m², 1 bedroom
Highest price per m², 1 bedroomAlikerava€2,404 Lowest price per m², 1 bedroomSavio€1,589
Median disposable income
Highest median incomePihkaniitty€30,551 Lowest median incomeAlikerava€25,773
Households renting
Most households rentingAlikerava63%Fewest households rentingPihkaniitty30%
Aged 16 to 34
Most residents aged 16 to 34Alikerava30%Fewest residents aged 16 to 34Pihkaniitty19%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,908; -7.8% since 2020; 2025 Q3–2026 Q2; Finland€2,502

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €14.67; a month; Finland€16.12

Residents: 38,461; +8.9% since 2014; Mean age43.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €27,947; +22.1% since 2014; a year, about €2,329 a month; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 46%; of 19,497 households; Finland38%

University or college degree: 33%; of residents aged 18 or over; Finland36%

Postal code areas

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€1,589€1,894€2,044

Kerava · Price per m², 1 bedroom

€1,908

* Hatched: figure from a larger area


04200Kerava Keskus	€2,044	€14.57	€27,362	46%	12,602
04220Ahjo-Kaskela	€2,335	€14.57	€29,700	49%	5,285
04230Pihkaniitty	€1,894	€14.57	€30,551	30%	7,593
04250Alikerava	€2,404	€14.57	€25,773	63%	5,701
04260Savio	€1,589	€14.57	€28,205	40%	6,644

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,908 per m² on average, 24% less than in Finland. The price per m² has fallen by 8% since 2020.

Prices and rents by flat size

Last four quarters, 2025 Q3–2026 Q2. Source: Statistics Finland

Flat size	Price per m²	Rent per m² a month	Price-to-rent ratio	Sales
Studio	–	€20.19	–	–
1 bedroom	€1,908	€14.67	10.8	108
2+ bedrooms	€2,082	€13.50	12.9	89
All sizes	€2,053	€15.49	11.0	258

Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Gross rental yield: 9.2%; 1 bedroom. A year of rent as a share of the price, before costs

Price per m² of old flats

Yearly average price of old flats in blocks of flats, all sizes. Source: Statistics Finland.

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Differences between the areas

In the most expensive postal code area a one-bedroom flat costs about 1.5 times as much per m² as in the cheapest. The highest median income is about 1.2 times the lowest.

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€1,589Savio
Kerava €1,908
€2,404Alikerava
€1,589Savio€2,404Alikerava
Median disposable income
€25,773Alikerava
Kerava €27,947
€30,551Pihkaniitty
€25,773Alikerava€30,551Pihkaniitty
Households renting
30%Pihkaniitty
Kerava 46%
63%Alikerava
30%Pihkaniitty63%Alikerava
Aged 16 to 34
19%Pihkaniitty
Kerava 23%
30%Alikerava
19%Pihkaniitty30%Alikerava
Aged 65 or over
13%Ahjo-Kaskela
Kerava 21%
27%Kerava Keskus
13%Ahjo-Kaskela27%Kerava Keskus
Families with children
17%Alikerava
Kerava 21%
28%Ahjo-Kaskela
17%Alikerava28%Ahjo-Kaskela
University or college degree
25%Alikerava
Kerava 33%
41%Pihkaniitty
25%Alikerava41%Pihkaniitty
Unemployment
8%Pihkaniitty
Kerava 12%
17%Alikerava
8%Pihkaniitty17%Alikerava
Average home size
59.0 m²Alikerava
Kerava 71.8 m²
86.1 m²Pihkaniitty
59.0 m²Alikerava86.1 m²Pihkaniitty

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Finland's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 21% are 65 or over.

KeravaFinland

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 23% of residents, less than in Finland (26%).

Kerava45%23%15%
Finland43%26%15%

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

Mean age: 43.0; Finland: 44.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 12%; Finland: 12%
Household size: 1.9; Finland: 1.9
Floor area per person: 37.8 m²; Finland: 41.6 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

54% of households own their home and 46% rent (Finland: 38% rent).

Kerava54%46%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

66% of homes are in blocks of flats and 33% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Finland (71.8 m² compared with 78.5 m²).

Kerava66%33%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

47% of households are people living alone and 21% are families with children.

KeravaFinland

Living alone47%, Finland 47%
Living alone, under 3512%, Finland 13%
Couple under 35, no children4%, Finland 4%
With children21%, Finland 20%
With a child under 35%, Finland 4%
Single parent6%, Finland 4%
All members aged 18–6450%, Finland 48%
At least one member 65 or over29%, Finland 33%

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

Average dwelling size: 71.8 m²; Finland: 78.5 m²
Dwellings: 21,326
Summer cottages: 11

Education and income

Highest qualification

33% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Finland (36%).

Kerava26%35%22%11%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

16% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 21% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Kerava16%62%21%
Finland20%60%20%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in each national income group. Across Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20% of adults.

Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median: €27,947; a year, about €2,329 a month; Finland: €26,351
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €38,741; a year, about €3,228 a month; Finland: €37,777
University or college degree: 33%; Finland: 36%

Jobs

Kerava has 12,766 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (18%). Its share is clearly higher than in Finland (11%).

Largest industries

KeravaFinland

Wholesale and retail trade18%, Finland 11%
Health and social work15%, Finland 19%
Manufacturing14%, Finland 12%
Administrative and support services11%, Finland 7%
Construction9%, Finland 7%
Education7%, Finland 7%

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

Jobs located here: 12,766
Jobs per resident: 0.33; People working in the area divided by people living there; Finland: 0.43

Sectors

Kerava25%75%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 9% since 2014, faster than in Finland. Median income has risen by 22% since 2014, slower than in Finland (28%).

Residents

Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Disposable monetary income, medianKeravaFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, including transfers received. Euros of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

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 monetary income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, business and property income and transfers received, minus taxes and other transfers paid. In euros of each 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).