In brief
Rajamäki (05200) has 7,314 residents, 16% of the population of Nurmijärvi. It is the 3rd largest among the postal code areas of Nurmijärvi. The age structure is close to Nurmijärvi's: 19% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 18% are 65 or over. 33% of households are people living alone and 31% are families with children.
77% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 21% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 94.7 m². 78% of households own their home and 22% rent (Nurmijärvi: 27% rent). This is the 3rd highest renting share among the postal code areas of Nurmijärvi. An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,474 per m² on average. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Nurmijärvi. The price per m² has fallen by 6% since 2020. The price equals 8.5 years of rent at €14.46 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €30,554 a year, about €2,546 a month: about the same as in Nurmijärvi and 16% higher than in Finland. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Nurmijärvi (8%). The area has 2,076 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (37%). Its share is clearly higher than in Nurmijärvi (12%).
The number of residents has grown by 9% since 2014, at the same pace as in Nurmijärvi.
Rank among the city's areas
Students
8%
2nd highest of 12 areas in Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi 7%
Households renting
22%
3rd highest of 12 areas in Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi 27%
Living alone
33%
3rd highest of 12 areas in Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi 36%
Jobs per resident
0.28
3rd highest of 12 areas in Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi 0.27
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €1,474
- -6.2% since 2020
- Nurmijärvi–
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €14.46
- Nurmijärvi€14.46
- Residents
- 7,314
- +8.5% since 2014
- Mean age40.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €30,554
- +24.5% since 2014
- a year, about €2,546 a month
- Nurmijärvi€30,381
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 22%
- of 3,039 households
- Nurmijärvi27%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 33%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Nurmijärvi35%
- Finland36%
Prices, rents and charges
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,474 per m² on average. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Nurmijärvi. The price per m² has fallen by 6% since 2020.
Price per m²
€1,474
Postal code area 05200
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 7 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
- 8.5 years
- Nurmijärvi: –
- Gross rental yield
- 11.8%
- 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
Yearly average price of old flats in blocks of flats in this postal code area. Gaps are years with too few sales to publish. Source: Statistics Finland.
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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Nurmijärvi in 1 of 9 figures: households renting.
Price per m², 1 bedroom3/3
€1,474Rajamäki€2,186Klaukkala KeskusRajamäki €1,474€1,474Rajamäki€2,186Klaukkala KeskusMedian disposable income8/12
€27,411Kiljava€32,970KlaukkalaNurmijärvi €30,381Rajamäki €30,554€27,411Kiljava€32,970KlaukkalaHouseholds renting3/12
2%Lepsämä43%Klaukkala KeskusNurmijärvi 27%Rajamäki 22%2%Lepsämä43%Klaukkala KeskusAged 16 to 346/12
16%Perttula24%Klaukkala KeskusNurmijärvi 20%Rajamäki 19%16%Perttula24%Klaukkala KeskusAged 65 or over6/12
14%Klaukkala24%KiljavaNurmijärvi 18%Rajamäki 18%14%Klaukkala24%KiljavaFamilies with children5/12
21%Nurmijärvi Keskus34%HaikalaNurmijärvi 27%Rajamäki 31%21%Nurmijärvi Keskus34%HaikalaUniversity or college degree7/12
30%Kiljava44%KlaukkalaNurmijärvi 35%Rajamäki 33%30%Kiljava44%KlaukkalaUnemployment5/12
5%Palojoki10%Klaukkala KeskusNurmijärvi 8%Rajamäki 8%5%Palojoki10%Klaukkala KeskusAverage home size9/12
75.5 m²Klaukkala Keskus126.8 m²LepsämäNurmijärvi 92.7 m²Rajamäki 94.7 m²75.5 m²Klaukkala Keskus126.8 m²Lepsämä
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Nurmijärvi's: 19% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 18% are 65 or over.
RajamäkiNurmijärvi
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Children under 15 make up 22% of residents, more than in Nurmijärvi (18%).
- Rajamäki45%19%22%
- 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
- 40.0
- Nurmijärvi: 42.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 8%
- Nurmijärvi: 8%
- Household size
- 2.4
- Nurmijärvi: 2.2
- Floor area per person
- 40.1 m²
- Nurmijärvi: 42.7 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
78% of households own their home and 22% rent (Nurmijärvi: 27% rent). This is the 3rd highest renting share among the postal code areas of Nurmijärvi.
- Rajamäki78%22%
- Nurmijärvi72%27%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
77% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 21% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 94.7 m².
- Rajamäki21%77%
- Nurmijärvi31%68%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
33% of households are people living alone and 31% are families with children.
RajamäkiNurmijärvi
- Living alone33%, Nurmijärvi 36%
- Living alone, under 355%, Nurmijärvi 8%
- Couple under 35, no children3%, Nurmijärvi 3%
- With children31%, Nurmijärvi 27%
- With a child under 36%, Nurmijärvi 6%
- Single parent5%, Nurmijärvi 5%
- All members aged 18–6440%, Nurmijärvi 44%
- At least one member 65 or over30%, Nurmijärvi 29%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 94.7 m²
- Nurmijärvi: 92.7 m²
- Dwellings
- 3,286
- Summer cottages
- 70
Education and income
Highest qualification
33% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Nurmijärvi (35%).
- Rajamäki21%40%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
27% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Rajamäki14%59%27%
- 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
- €30,554
- a year, about €2,546 a month
- Nurmijärvi: €30,381
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €52,311
- a year, about €4,359 a month
- Nurmijärvi: €50,407
- University or college degree
- 33%
- Nurmijärvi: 35%
Jobs
The area has 2,076 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (37%). Its share is clearly higher than in Nurmijärvi (12%).
Largest industries
RajamäkiNurmijärvi
- Manufacturing37%, Nurmijärvi 12%
- Education12%, Nurmijärvi 9%
- Construction11%, Nurmijärvi 15%
- Health and social work9%, Nurmijärvi 18%
- Wholesale and retail trade8%, Nurmijärvi 14%
- Transport and storage7%, Nurmijärvi 6%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 2,076
- Jobs per resident
- 0.28
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Nurmijärvi: 0.27
Sectors
- Rajamäki50%50%
- Nurmijärvi28%70%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 9% since 2014, at the same pace as in Nurmijärvi. Median income has risen by 25% since 2014, at the same pace as in Nurmijärvi.
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).