In brief
Syväsenvaara (96910) has 2,737 residents, 4% of the population of Rovaniemi. The age structure is close to Rovaniemi's: 20% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 25% are 65 or over. 39% of households are people living alone and 21% are families with children.
80% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 19% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Rovaniemi (88.9 m² compared with 74.4 m²). 79% of households own their home and 19% rent (Rovaniemi: 41% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,046 per m² on average, 49% less than the average in Rovaniemi. The price is the 3rd lowest among the postal code areas of Rovaniemi. The price per m² has fallen by 18% since 2017. The price equals 5.3 years of rent at €16.40 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €28,229 a year, about €2,352 a month: 7% higher than in Rovaniemi and 7% higher than in Finland. 7% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Rovaniemi (9%). The area has 707 jobs; the largest industry is administrative and support services (20%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 17% of jobs (Rovaniemi: 5%).
The number of residents has fallen by 5% since 2014, while it has grown in Rovaniemi.
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €1,046
- -17.5% since 2017
- Rovaniemi€2,061
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €16.40
- Figure for Rovaniemi
- Rovaniemi€15.67
- Residents
- 2,737
- -4.9% since 2014
- Mean age45.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €28,229
- +28.8% since 2014
- a year, about €2,352 a month
- Rovaniemi€26,370
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 19%
- of 1,334 households
- Rovaniemi41%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 36%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Rovaniemi37%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,046 per m² on average, 49% less than the average in Rovaniemi. The price is the 3rd lowest among the postal code areas of Rovaniemi. The price per m² has fallen by 18% since 2017.
Price per m²
€1,046
Postal code area 96910
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 13 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
- 5.3 years
- Rovaniemi: 11.0
- Gross rental yield
- 18.8%
- 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
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.
Compared with the other areas
The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Rovaniemi in 1 of 9 figures: price per m², 1 bedroom.
Price per m², 1 bedroom6/8
€818Ounasrinne€2,890Lapinrinne - AhokangasRovaniemi €2,061Syväsenvaara €1,046€818Ounasrinne€2,890Lapinrinne - AhokangasMedian disposable income11/33
€19,981Juotas€31,525KoskenkyläRovaniemi €26,370Syväsenvaara €28,229€19,981Juotas€31,525KoskenkyläHouseholds renting12/33
1%Narkaus - Kämät69%Niemelänkangas - KorvanniemiRovaniemi 41%Syväsenvaara 19%1%Narkaus - Kämät69%Niemelänkangas - KorvanniemiAged 16 to 3413/33
6%Marraskoski48%Niemelänkangas - KorvanniemiRovaniemi 26%Syväsenvaara 20%6%Marraskoski48%Niemelänkangas - KorvanniemiAged 65 or over18/33
4%Someroharju56%AuttiRovaniemi 21%Syväsenvaara 25%4%Someroharju56%AuttiFamilies with children13/33
3%Juotas40%Ylikylä - PatosaariRovaniemi 20%Syväsenvaara 21%3%Juotas40%Ylikylä - PatosaariUniversity or college degree10/33
16%Someroharju55%PöykköläRovaniemi 37%Syväsenvaara 36%16%Someroharju55%PöykköläUnemployment25/33
4%Rautionsaari33%JuotasRovaniemi 9%Syväsenvaara 7%4%Rautionsaari33%JuotasAverage home size16/33
55.2 m²Rovaniemi Keskus115.2 m²KoskenkyläRovaniemi 74.4 m²Syväsenvaara 88.9 m²55.2 m²Rovaniemi Keskus115.2 m²Koskenkylä
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Rovaniemi's: 20% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 25% are 65 or over.
SyväsenvaaraRovaniemi
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 27% of residents, more than in Rovaniemi (24%).
- Syväsenvaara46%27%16%
- 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
- 45.0
- Rovaniemi: 42.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 7%
- Rovaniemi: 9%
- Household size
- 2.1
- Rovaniemi: 1.9
- Floor area per person
- 44.0 m²
- Rovaniemi: 40.6 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
79% of households own their home and 19% rent (Rovaniemi: 41% rent).
- Syväsenvaara79%19%
- Rovaniemi57%41%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
80% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 19% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Rovaniemi (88.9 m² compared with 74.4 m²).
- Syväsenvaara19%80%
- Rovaniemi51%47%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
39% of households are people living alone and 21% are families with children.
SyväsenvaaraRovaniemi
- Living alone39%, Rovaniemi 49%
- Living alone, under 358%, Rovaniemi 16%
- Couple under 35, no children3%, Rovaniemi 5%
- With children21%, Rovaniemi 20%
- With a child under 34%, Rovaniemi 4%
- Single parent5%, Rovaniemi 5%
- All members aged 18–6443%, Rovaniemi 50%
- At least one member 65 or over36%, Rovaniemi 30%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 88.9 m²
- Rovaniemi: 74.4 m²
- Dwellings
- 1,449
- Summer cottages
- 2
Education and income
Highest qualification
36% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Rovaniemi (37%).
- Syväsenvaara15%47%27%
- Rovaniemi16%40%25%12%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
13% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 17% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Syväsenvaara13%71%17%
- 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
- €28,229
- a year, about €2,352 a month
- Rovaniemi: €26,370
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €43,636
- a year, about €3,636 a month
- Rovaniemi: €35,687
- University or college degree
- 36%
- Rovaniemi: 37%
Jobs
The area has 707 jobs; the largest industry is administrative and support services (20%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 17% of jobs (Rovaniemi: 5%).
Largest industries
SyväsenvaaraRovaniemi
- Administrative and support services20%, Rovaniemi 10%
- Construction20%, Rovaniemi 7%
- Transport and storage17%, Rovaniemi 5%
- Manufacturing7%, Rovaniemi 4%
- Accommodation and food services6%, Rovaniemi 5%
- Professional, scientific and technical6%, Rovaniemi 5%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 707
- Jobs per resident
- 0.26
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Rovaniemi: 0.45
Sectors
- Syväsenvaara29%68%
- Rovaniemi13%86%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 5% since 2014, while it has grown in Rovaniemi. Median income has risen by 29% since 2014, at the same pace as in Rovaniemi.
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).