Ahjo-Kaskela

04220 · Kerava · Uusimaa

04220 Ahjo-Kaskela

In brief

Ahjo-Kaskela (04220) has 5,285 residents, 14% of the population of Kerava. It is the smallest among the postal code areas of Kerava. Families stand out: 28% of households have children (Kerava: 21%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Kerava. 28% of households are families with children (Kerava: 21%) and 36% live alone.

52% of homes are in blocks of flats and 47% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Kerava (80.6 m² compared with 71.8 m²). 51% of households own their home and 49% rent (Kerava: 46% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,335 per m² on average, 22% more than the average in Kerava. The price per m² has fallen by 3% since 2020. The price equals 13.4 years of rent at €14.57 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €29,700 a year, about €2,475 a month: 6% higher than in Kerava and 13% higher than in Finland. 11% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kerava (12%). The area has 2,659 jobs; the largest industry is transport and storage (53%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kerava (6%).

The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, slower than in Kerava.

Rank among the city's areas

Aged 65 or over
13%
The lowest of 5 areas in Kerava
Kerava 21%
Families with children
28%
The highest of 5 areas in Kerava
Kerava 21%
Residents
5,285
The lowest of 5 areas in Kerava

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,335; -3.1% since 2020; Kerava€1,908

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €14.57; Figure for Kerava; Kerava€14.67

Residents: 5,285; +1.7% since 2014; Mean age39.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €29,700; +23.7% since 2014; a year, about €2,475 a month; Kerava€27,947; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 49%; of 2,419 households; Kerava46%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 32%; of residents aged 18 or over; Kerava33%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,335 per m² on average, 22% more than the average in Kerava. The price per m² has fallen by 3% since 2020.

Price per m²

€2,335

Postal code area 04220
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 9 sales

Rent per m² a month

€14.57

Figure for Kerava
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Kerava: €14.67

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Ahjo-Kaskela€2,335Kerava €1,908

€1,378 – €2,343Figure for Kerava, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 13.4 years; Kerava: 10.8
Gross rental yield: 7.5%; Kerava: 9.2%
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-1.3%-2.7%Rent+0.7%0.0%; Average of the price index (Kerava) and rent index (Kerava)

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 Kerava.

Price per m², 1 bedroom2/5
€1,589Savio
Kerava €1,908Ahjo-Kaskela €2,335
€2,404Alikerava
€1,589Savio€2,404Alikerava
Median disposable income2/5
€25,773Alikerava
Kerava €27,947Ahjo-Kaskela €29,700
€30,551Pihkaniitty
€25,773Alikerava€30,551Pihkaniitty
Households renting2/5
30%Pihkaniitty
Kerava 46%Ahjo-Kaskela 49%
63%Alikerava
30%Pihkaniitty63%Alikerava
Aged 16 to 342/5
19%Pihkaniitty
Kerava 23%Ahjo-Kaskela 24%
30%Alikerava
19%Pihkaniitty30%Alikerava
Aged 65 or over5/5
13%Ahjo-Kaskela
Kerava 21%Ahjo-Kaskela 13%
27%Kerava Keskus
13%Ahjo-Kaskela27%Kerava Keskus
Families with children1/5
17%Alikerava
Kerava 21%Ahjo-Kaskela 28%
28%Ahjo-Kaskela
17%Alikerava28%Ahjo-Kaskela
University or college degree3/5
25%Alikerava
Kerava 33%Ahjo-Kaskela 32%
41%Pihkaniitty
25%Alikerava41%Pihkaniitty
Unemployment4/5
8%Pihkaniitty
Kerava 12%Ahjo-Kaskela 11%
17%Alikerava
8%Pihkaniitty17%Alikerava
Average home size2/5
59.0 m²Alikerava
Kerava 71.8 m²Ahjo-Kaskela 80.6 m²
86.1 m²Pihkaniitty
59.0 m²Alikerava86.1 m²Pihkaniitty

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 28% of households have children (Kerava: 21%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Kerava.

Ahjo-KaskelaKerava

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 14% of residents, less than in Kerava (23%).

Ahjo-Kaskela50%14%18%
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: 39.0; Kerava: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 11%; Kerava: 12%
Household size: 2.2; Kerava: 1.9
Floor area per person: 37.7 m²; Kerava: 37.8 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

51% of households own their home and 49% rent (Kerava: 46% rent).

Ahjo-Kaskela51%49%
Kerava54%46%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

52% of homes are in blocks of flats and 47% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Kerava (80.6 m² compared with 71.8 m²).

Ahjo-Kaskela52%47%
Kerava66%33%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

28% of households are families with children (Kerava: 21%) and 36% live alone.

Ahjo-KaskelaKerava

Living alone36%, Kerava 47%
Living alone, under 3510%, Kerava 12%
Couple under 35, no children4%, Kerava 4%
With children28%, Kerava 21%
With a child under 37%, Kerava 5%
Single parent7%, Kerava 6%
All members aged 18–6452%, Kerava 50%
At least one member 65 or over20%, Kerava 29%

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

Average dwelling size: 80.6 m²; Kerava: 71.8 m²
Dwellings: 2,649
Summer cottages: 2

Education and income

Highest qualification

32% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Kerava (33%).

Ahjo-Kaskela25%38%21%11%
Kerava26%35%22%11%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

26% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.

Ahjo-Kaskela16%58%26%
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: €29,700; a year, about €2,475 a month; Kerava: €27,947
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €45,907; a year, about €3,826 a month; Kerava: €38,741
University or college degree: 32%; Kerava: 33%

Jobs

The area has 2,659 jobs; the largest industry is transport and storage (53%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kerava (6%).

Largest industries

Ahjo-KaskelaKerava

Transport and storage53%, Kerava 6%
Wholesale and retail trade11%, Kerava 18%
Construction9%, Kerava 9%
Health and social work8%, Kerava 15%
Professional, scientific and technical7%, Kerava 3%
Manufacturing6%, Kerava 14%

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

Jobs located here: 2,659
Jobs per resident: 0.50; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kerava: 0.33

Sectors

Ahjo-Kaskela15%84%
Kerava25%75%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, slower than in Kerava. Median income has risen by 24% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kerava.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianAhjo-KaskelaKeravaFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, including transfers received. 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 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).