Savio

04260 · Kerava · Uusimaa

04260 Savio

In brief

Savio (04260) has 6,644 residents, 17% of the population of Kerava. The age structure is close to Kerava's: 22% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 18% are 65 or over. 46% of households are people living alone and 23% are families with children.

58% of homes are in blocks of flats and 41% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. The average home is 72.7 m². 60% of households own their home and 40% rent (Kerava: 46% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,589 per m² on average, 17% less than the average in Kerava. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Kerava. The price per m² has fallen by 20% since 2020. The price equals 9.1 years of rent at €14.57 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €28,205 a year, about €2,350 a month: about the same as in Kerava and 7% higher than in Finland. 12% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kerava (12%). The area has 2,364 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (34%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kerava (18%).

The number of residents has grown by 7% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kerava.

Rank among the city's areas

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€1,589
The lowest of 5 areas in Kerava
Kerava €1,908

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,589; -20.1% since 2020; Kerava€1,908

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

Residents: 6,644; +6.7% since 2014; Mean age42.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €28,205; +22.7% since 2014; a year, about €2,350 a month; Kerava€27,947; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 40%; of 3,363 households; Kerava46%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 29%; of residents aged 18 or over; Kerava33%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,589 per m² on average, 17% less than the average in Kerava. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Kerava. The price per m² has fallen by 20% since 2020.

Price per m²

€1,589

Postal code area 04260
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 11 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

Savio€1,589Kerava €1,908

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 9.1 years; Kerava: 10.8
Gross rental yield: 11.0%; 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 bedroom5/5
€1,589Savio
Kerava €1,908Savio €1,589
€2,404Alikerava
€1,589Savio€2,404Alikerava
Median disposable income3/5
€25,773Alikerava
Kerava €27,947Savio €28,205
€30,551Pihkaniitty
€25,773Alikerava€30,551Pihkaniitty
Households renting4/5
30%Pihkaniitty
Kerava 46%Savio 40%
63%Alikerava
30%Pihkaniitty63%Alikerava
Aged 16 to 344/5
19%Pihkaniitty
Kerava 23%Savio 22%
30%Alikerava
19%Pihkaniitty30%Alikerava
Aged 65 or over3/5
13%Ahjo-Kaskela
Kerava 21%Savio 18%
27%Kerava Keskus
13%Ahjo-Kaskela27%Kerava Keskus
Families with children3/5
17%Alikerava
Kerava 21%Savio 23%
28%Ahjo-Kaskela
17%Alikerava28%Ahjo-Kaskela
University or college degree4/5
25%Alikerava
Kerava 33%Savio 29%
41%Pihkaniitty
25%Alikerava41%Pihkaniitty
Unemployment3/5
8%Pihkaniitty
Kerava 12%Savio 12%
17%Alikerava
8%Pihkaniitty17%Alikerava
Average home size3/5
59.0 m²Alikerava
Kerava 71.8 m²Savio 72.7 m²
86.1 m²Pihkaniitty
59.0 m²Alikerava86.1 m²Pihkaniitty

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Kerava's: 22% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 18% are 65 or over.

SavioKerava

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 20% of residents, less than in Kerava (23%).

Savio47%20%16%
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: 42.0; Kerava: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 12%; Kerava: 12%
Household size: 2.0; Kerava: 1.9
Floor area per person: 37.6 m²; Kerava: 37.8 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

60% of households own their home and 40% rent (Kerava: 46% rent).

Savio60%40%
Kerava54%46%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

58% of homes are in blocks of flats and 41% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. The average home is 72.7 m².

Savio58%41%
Kerava66%33%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

46% of households are people living alone and 23% are families with children.

SavioKerava

Living alone46%, Kerava 47%
Living alone, under 3512%, Kerava 12%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Kerava 4%
With children23%, Kerava 21%
With a child under 35%, Kerava 5%
Single parent6%, Kerava 6%
All members aged 18–6452%, Kerava 50%
At least one member 65 or over26%, Kerava 29%

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

Average dwelling size: 72.7 m²; Kerava: 71.8 m²
Dwellings: 3,642
Summer cottages: 1

Education and income

Highest qualification

29% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kerava (33%).

Savio26%39%20%
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.

Savio16%63%21%
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: €28,205; a year, about €2,350 a month; Kerava: €27,947
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €39,484; a year, about €3,290 a month; Kerava: €38,741
University or college degree: 29%; Kerava: 33%

Jobs

The area has 2,364 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (34%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kerava (18%).

Largest industries

SavioKerava

Wholesale and retail trade34%, Kerava 18%
Construction14%, Kerava 9%
Transport and storage9%, Kerava 6%
Health and social work8%, Kerava 15%
Administrative and support services8%, Kerava 11%
Manufacturing8%, Kerava 14%

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

Jobs located here: 2,364
Jobs per resident: 0.36; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kerava: 0.33

Sectors

Savio25%75%
Kerava25%75%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 7% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kerava. Median income has risen by 23% 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, medianSavioKeravaFinland

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).