In brief
Luhtajoki (01810) has 673 residents, 1% of the population of Nurmijärvi. It is the 2nd smallest among the postal code areas of Nurmijärvi. The age structure is close to Nurmijärvi's: 20% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 16% are 65 or over. 24% of households are people living alone and 31% are families with children.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Nurmijärvi (121.2 m² compared with 92.7 m²). 90% of households own their home and 8% rent (Nurmijärvi: 27% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €2,048 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 11.8 years of rent at €14.46 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €31,162 a year, about €2,597 a month: about the same as in Nurmijärvi and 18% higher than in Finland. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Nurmijärvi (8%). The area has 148 jobs; the largest industry is construction (28%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 21% of jobs (Nurmijärvi: 6%).
The number of residents has fallen by 8% since 2014, while it has grown in Nurmijärvi.
Rank among the city's areas
Residents
673
2nd lowest of 12 areas in Nurmijärvi
Average home size
121.2 m²
3rd largest of 12 areas in Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi 92.7 m²
Aged 16 to 34
20%
3rd highest of 12 areas in Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi 20%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,048
- Figure for Nurmijärvi
- Nurmijärvi–
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €14.46
- Nurmijärvi€14.46
- Residents
- 673
- -8.4% since 2014
- Mean age42.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €31,162
- +18.2% since 2014
- a year, about €2,597 a month
- Nurmijärvi€30,381
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 8%
- of 260 households
- Nurmijärvi27%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 33%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Nurmijärvi35%
- Finland36%
Prices, rents and charges
There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €2,048 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 11.8 years of rent at €14.46 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€2,048
Nurmijärvi, all flat sizes
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 140 sales
Rent per m² a month
€14.46
Figure for Helsinki satellite municipalities
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Nurmijärvi: €14.46
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 11.8 years
- Nurmijärvi: –
- Gross rental yield
- 8.5%
- Nurmijärvi: –
- 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 Nurmijärvi in 2 of 8 figures: aged 16 to 34, average home size.
Median disposable income5/12
€27,411Kiljava€32,970KlaukkalaNurmijärvi €30,381Luhtajoki €31,162€27,411Kiljava€32,970KlaukkalaHouseholds renting8/12
2%Lepsämä43%Klaukkala KeskusNurmijärvi 27%Luhtajoki 8%2%Lepsämä43%Klaukkala KeskusAged 16 to 343/12
16%Perttula24%Klaukkala KeskusNurmijärvi 20%Luhtajoki 20%16%Perttula24%Klaukkala KeskusAged 65 or over9/12
14%Klaukkala24%KiljavaNurmijärvi 18%Luhtajoki 16%14%Klaukkala24%KiljavaFamilies with children4/12
21%Nurmijärvi Keskus34%HaikalaNurmijärvi 27%Luhtajoki 31%21%Nurmijärvi Keskus34%HaikalaUniversity or college degree9/12
30%Kiljava44%KlaukkalaNurmijärvi 35%Luhtajoki 33%30%Kiljava44%KlaukkalaUnemployment4/12
5%Palojoki10%Klaukkala KeskusNurmijärvi 8%Luhtajoki 9%5%Palojoki10%Klaukkala KeskusAverage home size3/12
75.5 m²Klaukkala Keskus126.8 m²LepsämäNurmijärvi 92.7 m²Luhtajoki 121.2 m²75.5 m²Klaukkala Keskus126.8 m²Lepsämä
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Nurmijärvi's: 20% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 16% are 65 or over.
LuhtajokiNurmijärvi
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Employed people make up 51% of residents, more than in Nurmijärvi (48%).
- Luhtajoki51%17%18%
- Nurmijärvi48%20%18%
- 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
- Nurmijärvi: 42.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 9%
- Nurmijärvi: 8%
- Household size
- 2.6
- Nurmijärvi: 2.2
- Floor area per person
- 48.4 m²
- Nurmijärvi: 42.7 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
90% of households own their home and 8% rent (Nurmijärvi: 27% rent).
- Luhtajoki90%
- Nurmijärvi72%27%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Nurmijärvi (121.2 m² compared with 92.7 m²).
- Luhtajoki97%
- Nurmijärvi31%68%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
24% of households are people living alone and 31% are families with children.
LuhtajokiNurmijärvi
- Living alone24%, Nurmijärvi 36%
- Living alone, under 353%, Nurmijärvi 8%
- Couple under 35, no children4%, Nurmijärvi 3%
- With children31%, Nurmijärvi 27%
- With a child under 36%, Nurmijärvi 6%
- Single parent2%, Nurmijärvi 5%
- All members aged 18–6442%, Nurmijärvi 44%
- At least one member 65 or over27%, Nurmijärvi 29%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 121.2 m²
- Nurmijärvi: 92.7 m²
- Dwellings
- 293
- Summer cottages
- 10
Education and income
Highest qualification
33% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Nurmijärvi (35%).
- Luhtajoki24%35%22%11%
- Nurmijärvi22%37%23%11%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
29% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Luhtajoki16%55%29%
- Nurmijärvi14%58%28%
- 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
- €31,162
- a year, about €2,597 a month
- Nurmijärvi: €30,381
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €63,739
- a year, about €5,312 a month
- Nurmijärvi: €50,407
- University or college degree
- 33%
- Nurmijärvi: 35%
Jobs
The area has 148 jobs; the largest industry is construction (28%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 21% of jobs (Nurmijärvi: 6%).
Largest industries
LuhtajokiNurmijärvi
- Construction28%, Nurmijärvi 15%
- Transport and storage21%, Nurmijärvi 6%
- Education11%, Nurmijärvi 9%
- Manufacturing10%, Nurmijärvi 12%
- Administrative and support services10%, Nurmijärvi 9%
- Health and social work9%, Nurmijärvi 18%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 148
- Jobs per resident
- 0.22
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Nurmijärvi: 0.27
Sectors
- Luhtajoki39%59%
- Nurmijärvi28%70%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 8% since 2014, while it has grown in Nurmijärvi. Median income has risen by 18% since 2014, slower than in Nurmijärvi (22%).
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).