Lempäälä

Region of Pirkanmaa · 6 postal code areas

In brief

Lempäälä has 24,854 residents in 6 postal code areas. The number of residents has grown by 12% since 2014, faster than in Finland. Families stand out: 30% of households have children (Finland: 20%).

Old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats sell for €2,098 per m² on average (2025), 23% less than in Finland. Between postal code areas the price ranges from €1,472 (Höytämö) to €2,130 (Lempäälä Keskus). The price per m² has risen by 12% since 2020. 74% of households own their home and 25% rent (Finland: 38% rent).

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €29,534 a year, about €2,461 a month: 12% higher than in Finland. Between postal code areas the median income ranges from €27,370 (Lempäälä Keskus) to €34,154 (Koivuniemi). 8% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Finland (12%). Lempäälä has 8,074 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (20%). Its share is clearly higher than in Finland (11%).

Highs and lows

Price per m², 1 bedroom
Highest price per m², 1 bedroomLempäälä Keskus€2,130 Lowest price per m², 1 bedroomHöytämö€1,472
Median disposable income
Highest median incomeKoivuniemi€34,154 Lowest median incomeLempäälä Keskus€27,370
Households renting
Most households rentingLempäälä Keskus35%Fewest households rentingSäijä1%
Aged 16 to 34
Most residents aged 16 to 34Kulju22%Fewest residents aged 16 to 34Säijä14%

Key figures

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

Price per m², all sizes: €2,098; +12.3% since 2020; Old flats in blocks of flats, 2025; Finland€2,718

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €15.77; Figure for Pirkanmaa; Finland€16.12

Residents: 24,854; +11.8% since 2014; Mean age40.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €29,534; +29.7% since 2014; a year, about €2,461 a month; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 25%; of 10,775 households; Finland38%

University or college degree: 43%; of residents aged 18 or over; Finland36%

Postal code areas

Colour by

€1,472€1,472€2,098

Lempäälä · Price per m², 1 bedroom

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* Hatched: figure from a larger area


33880Höytämö	€1,472	€15.77	€28,747	25%	3,631
37500Lempäälä Keskus	€2,130	€15.77	€27,370	35%	9,274
37530Säijä	€2,098*	€15.77	€30,926	1%	563
37550Kuivaspää	€2,098*	€15.77	€31,496	18%	5,548
37560Kulju	€2,098*	€15.77	€31,806	13%	4,736
37570Koivuniemi	€2,098*	€15.77	€34,154	5%	496

Prices, rents and charges

Old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats sell for €2,098 per m² on average (2025), 23% less than in Finland. The price per m² has risen by 12% since 2020.

Prices and rents by flat size

Sales 2025, rents for Pirkanmaa. Source: Statistics Finland

Flat size	Price per m²	Rent per m² a month	Price-to-rent ratio	Sales
Studio	–	€20.80	–	–
1 bedroom	–	€15.77	–	–
2+ bedrooms	–	€14.25	–	–
All sizes	€2,098	–	–	95

Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025

Price per m² of old flats

Yearly average price of old flats in blocks of flats, all sizes. Source: Statistics Finland.

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Differences between the areas

The highest median income is about 1.2 times the lowest.

Median disposable income
€27,370Lempäälä Keskus
Lempäälä €29,534
€34,154Koivuniemi
€27,370Lempäälä Keskus€34,154Koivuniemi
Households renting
1%Säijä
Lempäälä 25%
35%Lempäälä Keskus
1%Säijä35%Lempäälä Keskus
Aged 16 to 34
14%Säijä
Lempäälä 21%
22%Kulju
14%Säijä22%Kulju
Aged 65 or over
12%Kulju
Lempäälä 18%
23%Lempäälä Keskus
12%Kulju23%Lempäälä Keskus
Families with children
24%Lempäälä Keskus
Lempäälä 30%
44%Koivuniemi
24%Lempäälä Keskus44%Koivuniemi
University or college degree
40%Lempäälä Keskus
Lempäälä 43%
47%Kuivaspää
40%Lempäälä Keskus47%Kuivaspää
Unemployment
5%Koivuniemi
Lempäälä 8%
10%Höytämö
5%Koivuniemi10%Höytämö
Average home size
85.0 m²Lempäälä Keskus
Lempäälä 94.2 m²
134.6 m²Koivuniemi
85.0 m²Lempäälä Keskus134.6 m²Koivuniemi

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 30% of households have children (Finland: 20%).

LempääläFinland

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 19% of residents, less than in Finland (26%).

Lempäälä47%19%20%
Finland43%26%15%

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

Mean age: 40.0; Finland: 44.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 8%; Finland: 12%
Household size: 2.3; Finland: 1.9
Floor area per person: 42.0 m²; Finland: 41.6 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

74% of households own their home and 25% rent (Finland: 38% rent).

Lempäälä74%25%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

71% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 28% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Finland (94.2 m² compared with 78.5 m²).

Lempäälä28%71%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

30% of households are families with children (Finland: 20%) and 35% live alone.

LempääläFinland

Living alone35%, Finland 47%
Living alone, under 357%, Finland 13%
Couple under 35, no children4%, Finland 4%
With children30%, Finland 20%
With a child under 37%, Finland 4%
Single parent6%, Finland 4%
All members aged 18–6441%, Finland 48%
At least one member 65 or over29%, Finland 33%

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

Average dwelling size: 94.2 m²; Finland: 78.5 m²
Dwellings: 11,539
Summer cottages: 1,097

Education and income

Highest qualification

43% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Finland (36%).

Lempäälä15%37%25%18%
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.

Lempäälä15%59%26%
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: €29,534; a year, about €2,461 a month; Finland: €26,351
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €48,865; a year, about €4,072 a month; Finland: €37,777
University or college degree: 43%; Finland: 36%

Jobs

Lempäälä has 8,074 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (20%). Its share is clearly higher than in Finland (11%).

Largest industries

LempääläFinland

Wholesale and retail trade20%, Finland 11%
Health and social work16%, Finland 19%
Manufacturing14%, Finland 12%
Construction11%, Finland 7%
Administrative and support services8%, Finland 7%
Transport and storage7%, Finland 5%

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

Jobs located here: 8,074
Jobs per resident: 0.32; People working in the area divided by people living there; Finland: 0.43

Sectors

Lempäälä25%73%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 12% since 2014, faster than in Finland. Median income has risen by 30% since 2014, at the same pace as in Finland.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianLempääläFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, including transfers received. Euros of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

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).