Alakylä-Jouppi

60320 · Seinäjoki · Etelä-Pohjanmaa

60320 Alakylä-Jouppi

In brief

Alakylä-Jouppi (60320) has 7,518 residents, 11% of the population of Seinäjoki. The age structure is close to Seinäjoki's: 28% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over. 42% of households are people living alone and 23% are families with children.

71% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 28% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 83.1 m². 59% of households own their home and 40% rent (Seinäjoki: 37% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,835 per m² is that of price area Seinäjoki. The price equals 11.1 years of rent at €13.81 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €26,662 a year, about €2,222 a month: about the same as in Seinäjoki and about the same as in Finland. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Seinäjoki (9%). The area has 4,129 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (19%). More common than usual is public administration and defence: 15% of jobs (Seinäjoki: 4%).

The number of residents has grown by 8% since 2014, at the same pace as in Seinäjoki.

Rank among the city's areas

Students
10%
2nd highest of 25 areas in Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki 8%
Aged 16 to 34
28%
2nd highest of 25 areas in Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki 26%
Residents
7,518
4th highest of 25 areas in Seinäjoki
Homes in small houses
71%
5th lowest of 25 areas in Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki 61%

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,835; Figure for Seinäjoki; Seinäjoki€1,959

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €13.81; Figure for Seinäjoki; Seinäjoki€13.40

Residents: 7,518; +7.5% since 2014; Mean age41.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €26,662; +20.6% since 2014; a year, about €2,222 a month; Seinäjoki€26,630; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 40%; of 3,688 households; Seinäjoki37%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 39%; of residents aged 18 or over; Seinäjoki36%; Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,835 per m² is that of price area Seinäjoki. The price equals 11.1 years of rent at €13.81 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€1,835

Figure for Seinäjoki
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 22 sales

Rent per m² a month

€13.81

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

Seinäjoki: €13.40

Price-to-rent ratio: 11.1 years; Seinäjoki: 12.2
Gross rental yield: 9.0%; Seinäjoki: 8.2%
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-2.0%-0.1%Rent+0.7%+1.0%; Average of the price index (Seinäjoki) and rent index (Seinäjoki)

Source: Statistics Finland

Price per m² by flat sizeStudio1 bedroom

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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Compared with the other areas

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Seinäjoki in 1 of 8 figures: aged 16 to 34.

Median disposable income10/25
€22,293Kalakoski
Seinäjoki €26,630Alakylä-Jouppi €26,662
€31,605Impivaara
€22,293Kalakoski€31,605Impivaara
Households renting5/25
1%Louko
Seinäjoki 37%Alakylä-Jouppi 40%
59%Seinäjoki Keskus
1%Louko59%Seinäjoki Keskus
Aged 16 to 342/25
10%Hanhikoski
Seinäjoki 26%Alakylä-Jouppi 28%
35%Seinäjoki Keskus
10%Hanhikoski35%Seinäjoki Keskus
Aged 65 or over19/25
10%Impivaara
Seinäjoki 21%Alakylä-Jouppi 19%
37%Untamala
10%Impivaara37%Untamala
Families with children13/25
9%Seinäjoki Keskus
Seinäjoki 21%Alakylä-Jouppi 23%
44%Impivaara
9%Seinäjoki Keskus44%Impivaara
University or college degree5/25
15%Kalakoski
Seinäjoki 36%Alakylä-Jouppi 39%
50%Impivaara
15%Kalakoski50%Impivaara
Unemployment9/25
2%Vuolle
Seinäjoki 9%Alakylä-Jouppi 9%
15%Kasperi
2%Vuolle15%Kasperi
Average home size21/25
60.3 m²Seinäjoki Keskus
Seinäjoki 81.4 m²Alakylä-Jouppi 83.1 m²
125.7 m²Impivaara
60.3 m²Seinäjoki Keskus125.7 m²Impivaara

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Seinäjoki's: 28% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over.

Alakylä-JouppiSeinäjoki

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

Main activity

Students make up 10% of residents, more than in Seinäjoki (8%).

Alakylä-Jouppi46%10%21%15%
Seinäjoki46%23%16%
Finland43%26%15%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.

Mean age: 41.0; Seinäjoki: 42.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 9%; Seinäjoki: 9%
Household size: 2.0; Seinäjoki: 2.0
Floor area per person: 42.1 m²; Seinäjoki: 42.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

59% of households own their home and 40% rent (Seinäjoki: 37% rent).

Alakylä-Jouppi59%40%
Seinäjoki62%37%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

71% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 28% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 83.1 m².

Alakylä-Jouppi28%71%
Seinäjoki38%61%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

42% of households are people living alone and 23% are families with children.

Alakylä-JouppiSeinäjoki

Living alone42%, Seinäjoki 47%
Living alone, under 3517%, Seinäjoki 16%
Couple under 35, no children6%, Seinäjoki 5%
With children23%, Seinäjoki 21%
With a child under 34%, Seinäjoki 5%
Single parent5%, Seinäjoki 4%
All members aged 18–6452%, Seinäjoki 49%
At least one member 65 or over26%, Seinäjoki 30%

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

Average dwelling size: 83.1 m²; Seinäjoki: 81.4 m²
Dwellings: 3,978
Summer cottages: 2

Education and income

Highest qualification

39% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Seinäjoki (36%).

Alakylä-Jouppi16%38%28%11%
Seinäjoki18%40%27%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

20% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 18% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Alakylä-Jouppi20%62%18%
Seinäjoki18%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: €26,662; a year, about €2,222 a month; Seinäjoki: €26,630
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €38,878; a year, about €3,240 a month; Seinäjoki: €36,858
University or college degree: 39%; Seinäjoki: 36%

Jobs

The area has 4,129 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (19%). More common than usual is public administration and defence: 15% of jobs (Seinäjoki: 4%).

Largest industries

Alakylä-JouppiSeinäjoki

Wholesale and retail trade19%, Seinäjoki 12%
Manufacturing17%, Seinäjoki 15%
Education16%, Seinäjoki 6%
Public administration and defence15%, Seinäjoki 4%
Health and social work7%, Seinäjoki 26%
Professional, scientific and technical7%, Seinäjoki 5%

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

Jobs located here: 4,129
Jobs per resident: 0.55; People working in the area divided by people living there; Seinäjoki: 0.51

Sectors

Alakylä-Jouppi19%80%
Seinäjoki22%76%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 8% since 2014, at the same pace as in Seinäjoki. Median income has risen by 21% since 2014, slower than in Seinäjoki (27%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianAlakylä-JouppiSeinäjokiFinland

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).