Hirvas

97130 · Rovaniemi · Lappi

97130 Hirvas

In brief

Hirvas (97130) has 911 residents, 1% of the population of Rovaniemi. Families stand out: 34% of households have children (Rovaniemi: 20%). 34% of households are families with children (Rovaniemi: 20%) and 25% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (93%). Homes are larger on average than in Rovaniemi (99.7 m² compared with 74.4 m²). 85% of households own their home and 14% rent (Rovaniemi: 41% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €2,022 per m² is that of price area Rovaniemi. The price equals 10.3 years of rent at €16.40 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €28,707 a year, about €2,392 a month: 9% higher than in Rovaniemi and 9% higher than in Finland. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Rovaniemi (9%). The area has 94 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (21%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 6% of jobs (Rovaniemi: 2%).

The number of residents has grown by 11% since 2014, faster than in Rovaniemi.

Rank among the city's areas

Families with children
34%
5th highest of 33 areas in Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi 20%
Average home size
99.7 m²
6th largest of 33 areas in Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi 74.4 m²

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,022; Figure for Rovaniemi; Rovaniemi€2,061

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €16.40; Figure for Rovaniemi; Rovaniemi€15.67

Residents: 911; +11.0% since 2014; Mean age40.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €28,707; +25.1% since 2014; a year, about €2,392 a month; Rovaniemi€26,370; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 14%; of 366 households; Rovaniemi41%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 34%; of residents aged 18 or over; Rovaniemi37%; Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €2,022 per m² is that of price area Rovaniemi. The price equals 10.3 years of rent at €16.40 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€2,022

Figure for Rovaniemi
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 92 sales

Rent per m² a month

€16.40

Figure for Rovaniemi
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Rovaniemi: €15.67

Price-to-rent ratio: 10.3 years; Rovaniemi: 11.0
Gross rental yield: 9.7%; Rovaniemi: 9.1%
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice+0.9%+2.7%Rent+1.8%+2.3%; Average of the price index (Rovaniemi) and rent index (Rovaniemi)

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 Rovaniemi.

Median disposable income9/33
€19,981Juotas
Rovaniemi €26,370Hirvas €28,707
€31,525Koskenkylä
€19,981Juotas€31,525Koskenkylä
Households renting18/33
1%Narkaus - Kämät
Rovaniemi 41%Hirvas 14%
69%Niemelänkangas - Korvanniemi
1%Narkaus - Kämät69%Niemelänkangas - Korvanniemi
Aged 16 to 3412/33
6%Marraskoski
Rovaniemi 26%Hirvas 20%
48%Niemelänkangas - Korvanniemi
6%Marraskoski48%Niemelänkangas - Korvanniemi
Aged 65 or over26/33
4%Someroharju
Rovaniemi 21%Hirvas 17%
56%Autti
4%Someroharju56%Autti
Families with children5/33
3%Juotas
Rovaniemi 20%Hirvas 34%
40%Ylikylä - Patosaari
3%Juotas40%Ylikylä - Patosaari
University or college degree15/33
16%Someroharju
Rovaniemi 37%Hirvas 34%
55%Pöykkölä
16%Someroharju55%Pöykkölä
Unemployment17/33
4%Rautionsaari
Rovaniemi 9%Hirvas 9%
33%Juotas
4%Rautionsaari33%Juotas
Average home size6/33
55.2 m²Rovaniemi Keskus
Rovaniemi 74.4 m²Hirvas 99.7 m²
115.2 m²Koskenkylä
55.2 m²Rovaniemi Keskus115.2 m²Koskenkylä

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 34% of households have children (Rovaniemi: 20%).

HirvasRovaniemi

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 21% of residents, more than in Rovaniemi (15%).

Hirvas46%19%21%
Rovaniemi46%24%15%
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; Rovaniemi: 42.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 9%; Rovaniemi: 9%
Household size: 2.5; Rovaniemi: 1.9
Floor area per person: 41.2 m²; Rovaniemi: 40.6 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

85% of households own their home and 14% rent (Rovaniemi: 41% rent).

Hirvas85%14%
Rovaniemi57%41%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (93%). Homes are larger on average than in Rovaniemi (99.7 m² compared with 74.4 m²).

Hirvas93%
Rovaniemi51%47%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

34% of households are families with children (Rovaniemi: 20%) and 25% live alone.

HirvasRovaniemi

Living alone25%, Rovaniemi 49%
Living alone, under 354%, Rovaniemi 16%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Rovaniemi 5%
With children34%, Rovaniemi 20%
With a child under 36%, Rovaniemi 4%
Single parent5%, Rovaniemi 5%
All members aged 18–6435%, Rovaniemi 50%
At least one member 65 or over31%, Rovaniemi 30%

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

Average dwelling size: 99.7 m²; Rovaniemi: 74.4 m²
Dwellings: 413
Summer cottages: 28

Education and income

Highest qualification

34% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Rovaniemi (37%).

Hirvas14%50%25%
Rovaniemi16%40%25%12%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

16% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 19% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Hirvas16%66%19%
Rovaniemi18%65%17%
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: €28,707; a year, about €2,392 a month; Rovaniemi: €26,370
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €53,813; a year, about €4,484 a month; Rovaniemi: €35,687
University or college degree: 34%; Rovaniemi: 37%

Jobs

The area has 94 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (21%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 6% of jobs (Rovaniemi: 2%).

Largest industries

HirvasRovaniemi

Health and social work21%, Rovaniemi 25%
Transport and storage17%, Rovaniemi 5%
Education16%, Rovaniemi 8%
Construction13%, Rovaniemi 7%
Administrative and support services12%, Rovaniemi 10%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing6%, Rovaniemi 2%

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

Jobs located here: 94
Jobs per resident: 0.10; People working in the area divided by people living there; Rovaniemi: 0.45

Sectors

Hirvas15%79%
Rovaniemi13%86%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 11% since 2014, faster than in Rovaniemi. Median income has risen by 25% since 2014, slower than in Rovaniemi (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianHirvasRovaniemiFinland

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).