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Villähde

15540 · Lahti · Päijät-Häme

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15540 Villähde

In brief

Villähde (15540) has 4,418 residents, 4% of the population of Lahti. Families stand out: 31% of households have children (Lahti: 17%). 31% of households are families with children (Lahti: 17%) and 26% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (92%). Homes are larger on average than in Lahti (108.3 m² against 71.7 m²). 93% of households own their home and 6% rent (Lahti: 45% rent). There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €888 per m² is that of price area Lahti 2. The price equals 6.2 years of rent at €11.89 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €29,490 a year, about €2,458 a month: 19% higher than in Lahti and 12% higher than in Finland. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Lahti (16%). The area has 719 jobs; the largest industry is construction (20%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 16% of jobs (Lahti: 5%).

The number of residents has fallen by 2% since 2014, while it has grown in Lahti.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Median disposable income

    €29,490

    4th highest of 32 areas in Lahti

    Lahti €24,712

  • Families with children

    31%

    5th highest of 32 areas in Lahti

    Lahti 17%

  • Aged 16 to 34

    16%

    5th lowest of 32 areas in Lahti

    Lahti 23%

  • Households renting

    6%

    6th lowest of 32 areas in Lahti

    Lahti 45%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€888
Figure for Lahti 2
Lahti€1,465
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€11.89
Figure for Lahti 2
Lahti€12.94
Residents
4,418
-1.9% since 2014
Mean age42.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€29,490
+27.9% since 2014
a year, about €2,458 a month
Lahti€24,712
Finland€26,351
Households renting
6%
of 1,835 households
Lahti45%
Finland38%
University or college degree
36%
of residents aged 18 or over
Lahti32%
Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €888 per m² is that of price area Lahti 2. The price equals 6.2 years of rent at €11.89 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€888

Figure for Lahti 2
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 80 sales

Rent per m² a month

€11.89

Figure for Lahti 2
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Lahti: €12.94

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Villähde€888Lahti €1,465
€752 – €1,962Figure for Lahti, 2026 Q2
Price-to-rent ratio
6.2 years
Lahti: 9.4
Gross rental yield
16.1%
Lahti: 10.6%
Middle half of rents, € a month
540–€649
Figure for Lahti 2, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge
€4.55
Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year
10 yrs5 yrsPrice-4.9%-5.5%Rent+0.6%+0.6%
Average of the price index (Lahti 2) and rent index (Lahti)

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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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Lahti.

  • Median disposable income4/32

    €19,747Liipola
    Lahti €24,712Villähde €29,490
    €35,554Kolava
    €19,747Liipola€35,554Kolava

  • Households renting27/32

    0%Okkeri
    Lahti 45%Villähde 6%
    70%Keski-Lahti
    0%Okkeri70%Keski-Lahti

  • Aged 16 to 3428/32

    13%Jalkaranta
    Lahti 23%Villähde 16%
    34%Keski-Lahti
    13%Jalkaranta34%Keski-Lahti

  • Aged 65 or over28/32

    6%Kolava
    Lahti 26%Villähde 20%
    36%Kartano-Paavola
    6%Kolava36%Kartano-Paavola

  • Families with children5/32

    9%Kartano-Paavola
    Lahti 17%Villähde 31%
    58%Kolava
    9%Kartano-Paavola58%Kolava

  • University or college degree9/32

    9%Okkeri
    Lahti 32%Villähde 36%
    63%Jalkaranta
    9%Okkeri63%Jalkaranta

  • Unemployment28/32

    4%Jalkaranta
    Lahti 16%Villähde 8%
    33%Liipola
    4%Jalkaranta33%Liipola

  • Average home size6/32

    54.6 m²Kivistönmäki
    Lahti 71.7 m²Villähde 108.3 m²
    120.2 m²Mäkelä
    54.6 m²Kivistönmäki120.2 m²Mäkelä

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 31% of households have children (Lahti: 17%).

VillähdeLahti

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 20% of residents, more than in Lahti (13%).

  • Villähde46%22%20%
  • Lahti40%28%13%
  • Finland43%26%15%

  • Employed46%
  • Unemployed4%
  • Students7%
  • Pensioners22%
  • Children aged 0–1420%
  • Other2%

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

Mean age
42.0
Lahti: 45.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
8%
Lahti: 16%
Household size
2.4
Lahti: 1.8
Floor area per person
45.8 m²
Lahti: 40.8 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

93% of households own their home and 6% rent (Lahti: 45% rent).

  • Villähde93%
  • Lahti54%45%
  • Finland61%38%

  • Owner-occupied93%
  • Rented6%
  • Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (92%). Homes are larger on average than in Lahti (108.3 m² against 71.7 m²).

  • Villähde92%
  • Lahti68%31%
  • Finland48%50%

  • Blocks of flats6%
  • Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses92%
  • Other buildings1%

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

Household types

31% of households are families with children (Lahti: 17%) and 26% live alone.

VillähdeLahti

  • Living alone26%, Lahti 53%
  • Living alone, under 353%, Lahti 14%
  • Couple under 35, no children2%, Lahti 3%
  • With children31%, Lahti 17%
  • With a child under 36%, Lahti 3%
  • Single parent5%, Lahti 5%
  • All members aged 18–6436%, Lahti 48%
  • At least one member 65 or over33%, Lahti 35%

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

Average dwelling size
108.3 m²
Lahti: 71.7 m²
Dwellings
1,959
Summer cottages
114

Education and income

Highest qualification

36% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Lahti (32%).

  • Villähde18%42%26%
  • Lahti24%38%22%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

  • Basic education or unknown18%
  • Matriculation examination4%
  • Vocational qualification42%
  • Bachelor's or lowest tertiary26%
  • Master's or higher10%

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

Income groups

15% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 23% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Villähde15%62%23%
  • Lahti21%63%16%
  • Finland20%60%20%

  • Lowest 20% in Finland15%
  • Middle 60%62%
  • Highest 20%23%

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

Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median
€29,490
a year, about €2,458 a month
Lahti: €24,712
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€53,554
a year, about €4,463 a month
Lahti: €32,863
University or college degree
36%
Lahti: 32%

Jobs

The area has 719 jobs; the largest industry is construction (20%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 16% of jobs (Lahti: 5%).

Largest industries

VillähdeLahti

  • Construction20%, Lahti 7%
  • Health and social work18%, Lahti 22%
  • Transport and storage16%, Lahti 5%
  • Manufacturing15%, Lahti 15%
  • Wholesale and retail trade7%, Lahti 12%
  • Education7%, Lahti 7%

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

Jobs located here
719
Jobs per resident
0.16
People working in the area divided by people living there
Lahti: 0.42

Sectors

  • Villähde36%61%
  • Lahti23%76%
  • Finland20%77%

  • Primary production3%
  • Industry and construction36%
  • Services61%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 2% since 2014, while it has grown in Lahti. Median income has risen by 28% since 2014, at the same pace as in Lahti.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianVillähdeLahtiFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, transfers received included. 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 money income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, entrepreneurial and property income and received transfers, minus taxes and other paid transfers. In euros of the 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).