In brief
Gesterby (02410) has 1,976 residents, 5% of the population of Kirkkonummi. Older residents stand out: 24% are 65 or over (Kirkkonummi: 18%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Kirkkonummi. 57% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.
77% of homes are in blocks of flats and 23% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kirkkonummi (66.0 m² compared with 92.2 m²). 51% of households rent their home, more than in Kirkkonummi (35%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €766 per m² on average. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Kirkkonummi. The price per m² has fallen by 39% since 2020. The price equals 4.4 years of rent at €14.46 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €23,691 a year, about €1,974 a month: 23% lower than in Kirkkonummi and 10% lower than in Finland. It is the lowest among the postal code areas of Kirkkonummi. 23% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Kirkkonummi (9%). The area has 44 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (36%). More common than usual is arts, entertainment and recreation: 9% of jobs (Kirkkonummi: 2%).
The number of residents has fallen by 6% since 2014, while it has grown in Kirkkonummi.
Rank among the city's areas
Unemployment
23%
The highest of 15 areas in Kirkkonummi
Kirkkonummi 9%
Jobs per resident
0.02
The lowest of 15 areas in Kirkkonummi
Kirkkonummi 0.26
Living alone
57%
The highest of 15 areas in Kirkkonummi
Kirkkonummi 37%
University or college degree
24%
The lowest of 15 areas in Kirkkonummi
Kirkkonummi 43%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €766
- -38.8% since 2020
- Kirkkonummi–
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €14.46
- Kirkkonummi€14.46
- Residents
- 1,976
- -6.4% since 2014
- Mean age45.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €23,691
- +19.1% since 2014
- a year, about €1,974 a month
- Kirkkonummi€30,745
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 51%
- of 1,141 households
- Kirkkonummi35%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 24%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Kirkkonummi43%
- Finland36%
Prices, rents and charges
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €766 per m² on average. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Kirkkonummi. The price per m² has fallen by 39% since 2020.
Price per m²
€766
Postal code area 02410
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 10 sales
Rent per m² a month
€14.46
Figure for Helsinki satellite municipalities
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Kirkkonummi: €14.46
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 4.4 years
- Kirkkonummi: –
- Gross rental yield
- 22.7%
- Kirkkonummi: –
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-0.2%-3.3%Rent+0.6%+0.1%
- Average of the price index (Uusimaa) and rent index (Uusimaa)
Source: Statistics Finland
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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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kirkkonummi in 5 of 9 figures: median income, aged 65 or over, families with children, university or college degree, unemployment.
Price per m², 1 bedroom3/3
€766Gesterby€3,991SarvvikGesterby €766€766Gesterby€3,991SarvvikMedian disposable income15/15
€23,691Gesterby€41,462SundsbergKirkkonummi €30,745Gesterby €23,691€23,691Gesterby€41,462SundsbergHouseholds renting4/15
4%Lapinkylä93%UpinniemiKirkkonummi 35%Gesterby 51%4%Lapinkylä93%UpinniemiAged 16 to 345/15
13%Luoma34%SarvvikKirkkonummi 20%Gesterby 19%13%Luoma34%SarvvikAged 65 or over3/15
5%Sundsberg26%LuomaKirkkonummi 18%Gesterby 24%5%Sundsberg26%LuomaFamilies with children13/15
3%Upinniemi60%SundsbergKirkkonummi 27%Gesterby 16%3%Upinniemi60%SundsbergUniversity or college degree15/15
24%Gesterby71%SundsbergKirkkonummi 43%Gesterby 24%24%Gesterby71%SundsbergUnemployment1/15
3%Sundsberg23%GesterbyKirkkonummi 9%Gesterby 23%3%Sundsberg23%GesterbyAverage home size12/15
62.6 m²Sarvvik144.0 m²LuomaKirkkonummi 92.2 m²Gesterby 66.0 m²62.6 m²Sarvvik144.0 m²Luoma
Residents
Age
Older residents stand out: 24% are 65 or over (Kirkkonummi: 18%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Kirkkonummi.
GesterbyKirkkonummi
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Employed people make up 38% of residents, less than in Kirkkonummi (48%).
- Gesterby38%11%25%14%
- Kirkkonummi48%19%17%
- Finland43%26%15%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 45.0
- Kirkkonummi: 42.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 23%
- Kirkkonummi: 9%
- Household size
- 1.7
- Kirkkonummi: 2.2
- Floor area per person
- 39.0 m²
- Kirkkonummi: 43.4 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
51% of households rent their home, more than in Kirkkonummi (35%).
- Gesterby49%51%
- Kirkkonummi64%35%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
77% of homes are in blocks of flats and 23% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kirkkonummi (66.0 m² compared with 92.2 m²).
- Gesterby77%23%
- Kirkkonummi37%62%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
57% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.
GesterbyKirkkonummi
- Living alone57%, Kirkkonummi 37%
- Living alone, under 3511%, Kirkkonummi 8%
- Couple under 35, no children2%, Kirkkonummi 3%
- With children16%, Kirkkonummi 27%
- With a child under 33%, Kirkkonummi 5%
- Single parent5%, Kirkkonummi 5%
- All members aged 18–6452%, Kirkkonummi 45%
- At least one member 65 or over33%, Kirkkonummi 28%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 66.0 m²
- Kirkkonummi: 92.2 m²
- Dwellings
- 1,260
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
24% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kirkkonummi (43%). This is the lowest share among the postal code areas of Kirkkonummi.
- Gesterby37%34%16%
- Kirkkonummi22%28%25%18%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
24% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 13% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Gesterby24%64%13%
- Kirkkonummi17%52%31%
- 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
- €23,691
- a year, about €1,974 a month
- Kirkkonummi: €30,745
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €29,605
- a year, about €2,467 a month
- Kirkkonummi: €49,776
- University or college degree
- 24%
- Kirkkonummi: 43%
Jobs
The area has 44 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (36%). More common than usual is arts, entertainment and recreation: 9% of jobs (Kirkkonummi: 2%).
Largest industries
GesterbyKirkkonummi
- Health and social work36%, Kirkkonummi 18%
- Construction23%, Kirkkonummi 8%
- Accommodation and food services9%, Kirkkonummi 2%
- Arts, entertainment and recreation9%, Kirkkonummi 2%
- Wholesale and retail trade7%, Kirkkonummi 12%
- Transport and storage5%, Kirkkonummi 3%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 44
- Jobs per resident
- 0.02
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Kirkkonummi: 0.26
Sectors
- Gesterby25%75%
- Kirkkonummi21%78%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 6% since 2014, while it has grown in Kirkkonummi. Median income has risen by 19% since 2014, slower than in Kirkkonummi (24%).
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
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).