In brief
Upinniemi (02470) has 228 residents, 1% of the population of Kirkkonummi. It is the smallest among the postal code areas of Kirkkonummi. Older residents stand out: 26% are 65 or over (Kirkkonummi: 18%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Kirkkonummi. 56% of households are people living alone and 3% are families with children.
Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (98%). Homes are smaller on average than in Kirkkonummi (64.6 m² compared with 92.2 m²). 93% of households rent their home, more than in Kirkkonummi (35%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Kirkkonummi. There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €2,086 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 12.0 years of rent at €14.46 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,029 a year, about €2,252 a month: 12% lower than in Kirkkonummi and about the same as in Finland. It is the 3rd lowest among the postal code areas of Kirkkonummi. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kirkkonummi (9%). The area is a place of work: it has 662 jobs, 2.90 for every resident.
The number of residents has fallen by 36% since 2014, while it has grown in Kirkkonummi.
Rank among the city's areas
Jobs per resident
2.90
The highest of 15 areas in Kirkkonummi
Kirkkonummi 0.26
Households renting
93%
The highest of 15 areas in Kirkkonummi
Kirkkonummi 35%
Homes in small houses
1%
The lowest of 15 areas in Kirkkonummi
Kirkkonummi 62%
Families with children
3%
The lowest of 15 areas in Kirkkonummi
Kirkkonummi 27%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,086
- Figure for Kirkkonummi
- Kirkkonummi–
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €14.46
- Kirkkonummi€14.46
- Residents
- 228
- -35.6% since 2014
- Mean age52.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €27,029
- +14.1% since 2014
- a year, about €2,252 a month
- Kirkkonummi€30,745
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 93%
- of 153 households
- Kirkkonummi35%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 34%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Kirkkonummi43%
- Finland36%
Prices, rents and charges
There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €2,086 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 12.0 years of rent at €14.46 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€2,086
Kirkkonummi, all flat sizes
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 187 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
- 12.0 years
- Kirkkonummi: –
- Gross rental yield
- 8.3%
- 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
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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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kirkkonummi in 7 of 8 figures: median income, households renting, aged 16 to 34, aged 65 or over, families with children, university or college degree, average home size.
Median disposable income13/15
€23,691Gesterby€41,462SundsbergKirkkonummi €30,745Upinniemi €27,029€23,691Gesterby€41,462SundsbergHouseholds renting1/15
4%Lapinkylä93%UpinniemiKirkkonummi 35%Upinniemi 93%4%Lapinkylä93%UpinniemiAged 16 to 343/15
13%Luoma34%SarvvikKirkkonummi 20%Upinniemi 22%13%Luoma34%SarvvikAged 65 or over2/15
5%Sundsberg26%LuomaKirkkonummi 18%Upinniemi 26%5%Sundsberg26%LuomaFamilies with children15/15
3%Upinniemi60%SundsbergKirkkonummi 27%Upinniemi 3%3%Upinniemi60%SundsbergUniversity or college degree13/15
24%Gesterby71%SundsbergKirkkonummi 43%Upinniemi 34%24%Gesterby71%SundsbergUnemployment5/15
3%Sundsberg23%GesterbyKirkkonummi 9%Upinniemi 9%3%Sundsberg23%GesterbyAverage home size13/15
62.6 m²Sarvvik144.0 m²LuomaKirkkonummi 92.2 m²Upinniemi 64.6 m²62.6 m²Sarvvik144.0 m²Luoma
Residents
Age
Older residents stand out: 26% are 65 or over (Kirkkonummi: 18%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Kirkkonummi.
UpinniemiKirkkonummi
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Children under 15 make up 2% of residents, less than in Kirkkonummi (17%).
- Upinniemi54%32%
- 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
- 52.0
- Kirkkonummi: 42.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 9%
- Kirkkonummi: 9%
- Household size
- 1.5
- Kirkkonummi: 2.2
- Floor area per person
- 43.1 m²
- Kirkkonummi: 43.4 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
93% of households rent their home, more than in Kirkkonummi (35%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Kirkkonummi.
- Upinniemi93%
- Kirkkonummi64%35%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (98%). Homes are smaller on average than in Kirkkonummi (64.6 m² compared with 92.2 m²).
- Upinniemi98%
- Kirkkonummi37%62%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
56% of households are people living alone and 3% are families with children.
UpinniemiKirkkonummi
- Living alone56%, Kirkkonummi 37%
- Living alone, under 3514%, Kirkkonummi 8%
- Couple under 35, no children4%, Kirkkonummi 3%
- With children3%, Kirkkonummi 27%
- With a child under 31%, Kirkkonummi 5%
- Single parent1%, Kirkkonummi 5%
- All members aged 18–6468%, Kirkkonummi 45%
- At least one member 65 or over29%, Kirkkonummi 28%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 64.6 m²
- Kirkkonummi: 92.2 m²
- Dwellings
- 246
- Summer cottages
- 11
Education and income
Highest qualification
34% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kirkkonummi (43%). This is the 3rd lowest share among the postal code areas of Kirkkonummi.
- Upinniemi18%39%26%
- Kirkkonummi22%28%25%18%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
12% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 13% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Upinniemi12%75%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
- €27,029
- a year, about €2,252 a month
- Kirkkonummi: €30,745
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €37,837
- a year, about €3,153 a month
- Kirkkonummi: €49,776
- University or college degree
- 34%
- Kirkkonummi: 43%
Jobs
The area is a place of work: it has 662 jobs, 2.90 for every resident.
Largest industries
UpinniemiKirkkonummi
- Public administration and defence87%, Kirkkonummi 8%
- Manufacturing4%, Kirkkonummi 13%
- Real estate3%, Kirkkonummi 1%
- Accommodation and food services3%, Kirkkonummi 2%
- Other services2%, Kirkkonummi 2%
- Education1%, Kirkkonummi 9%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 662
- Jobs per resident
- 2.90
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Kirkkonummi: 0.26
Sectors
- Upinniemi96%
- Kirkkonummi21%78%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 36% since 2014, while it has grown in Kirkkonummi. Median income has risen by 14% 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).