Perttula

Postal code 01860 · Nurmijärvi · Uusimaa

01860 Perttula

In brief

Perttula (01860) has 1,949 residents, 4% of the population of Nurmijärvi. The age structure is close to Nurmijärvi's: 16% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over. 24% of households are people living alone and 28% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Nurmijärvi (124.7 m² compared with 92.7 m²). 95% of households own their home and 3% 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 €31,791 a year, about €2,649 a month: 5% higher than in Nurmijärvi and 21% higher than in Finland. 7% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Nurmijärvi (8%). The area has 259 jobs; the largest industry is education (29%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 12% of jobs (Nurmijärvi: 1%).

The number of residents has fallen by 8% since 2014, while it has grown in Nurmijärvi.

Rank among the city's areas

Aged 16 to 34
16%
The lowest of 12 areas in Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi 20%
Average home size
124.7 m²
2nd largest of 12 areas in Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi 92.7 m²

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: 1,949; -8.5% since 2014; Mean age44.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €31,791; +25.4% since 2014; a year, about €2,649 a month; Nurmijärvi€30,381; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 3%; of 781 households; Nurmijärvi27%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 34%; 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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Compared with the other areas

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 income4/12
€27,411Kiljava
Nurmijärvi €30,381Perttula €31,791
€32,970Klaukkala
€27,411Kiljava€32,970Klaukkala
Households renting9/12
2%Lepsämä
Nurmijärvi 27%Perttula 3%
43%Klaukkala Keskus
2%Lepsämä43%Klaukkala Keskus
Aged 16 to 3412/12
16%Perttula
Nurmijärvi 20%Perttula 16%
24%Klaukkala Keskus
16%Perttula24%Klaukkala Keskus
Aged 65 or over5/12
14%Klaukkala
Nurmijärvi 18%Perttula 19%
24%Kiljava
14%Klaukkala24%Kiljava
Families with children8/12
21%Nurmijärvi Keskus
Nurmijärvi 27%Perttula 28%
34%Haikala
21%Nurmijärvi Keskus34%Haikala
University or college degree5/12
30%Kiljava
Nurmijärvi 35%Perttula 34%
44%Klaukkala
30%Kiljava44%Klaukkala
Unemployment6/12
5%Palojoki
Nurmijärvi 8%Perttula 7%
10%Klaukkala Keskus
5%Palojoki10%Klaukkala Keskus
Average home size2/12
75.5 m²Klaukkala Keskus
Nurmijärvi 92.7 m²Perttula 124.7 m²
126.8 m²Lepsämä
75.5 m²Klaukkala Keskus126.8 m²Lepsämä

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Nurmijärvi's: 16% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over.

PerttulaNurmijärvi

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

Main activity

Residents' main activities are much like Nurmijärvi's: 49% are employed.

Perttula49%21%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: 44.0; Nurmijärvi: 42.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 7%; Nurmijärvi: 8%
Household size: 2.5; Nurmijärvi: 2.2
Floor area per person: 51.0 m²; Nurmijärvi: 42.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

95% of households own their home and 3% rent (Nurmijärvi: 27% rent).

Perttula95%
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 (124.7 m² compared with 92.7 m²).

Perttula97%
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 28% are families with children.

PerttulaNurmijärvi

Living alone24%, Nurmijärvi 36%
Living alone, under 351%, Nurmijärvi 8%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Nurmijärvi 3%
With children28%, Nurmijärvi 27%
With a child under 35%, Nurmijärvi 6%
Single parent2%, Nurmijärvi 5%
All members aged 18–6440%, Nurmijärvi 44%
At least one member 65 or over33%, Nurmijärvi 29%

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

Average dwelling size: 124.7 m²; Nurmijärvi: 92.7 m²
Dwellings: 871
Summer cottages: 96

Education and income

Highest qualification

34% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Nurmijärvi (35%).

Perttula21%39%23%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

33% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.

Perttula15%52%33%
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: €31,791; a year, about €2,649 a month; Nurmijärvi: €30,381
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €64,049; a year, about €5,337 a month; Nurmijärvi: €50,407
University or college degree: 34%; Nurmijärvi: 35%

Jobs

The area has 259 jobs; the largest industry is education (29%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 12% of jobs (Nurmijärvi: 1%).

Largest industries

PerttulaNurmijärvi

Education29%, Nurmijärvi 9%
Construction25%, Nurmijärvi 15%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing12%, Nurmijärvi 1%
Health and social work6%, Nurmijärvi 18%
Professional, scientific and technical6%, Nurmijärvi 4%
Administrative and support services5%, Nurmijärvi 9%

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

Jobs located here: 259
Jobs per resident: 0.13; People working in the area divided by people living there; Nurmijärvi: 0.27

Sectors

Perttula12%27%61%
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 25% since 2014, at the same pace as in Nurmijärvi.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianPerttulaNurmijärviFinland

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).