In brief
Kasperi (60150) has 4,495 residents, 7% of the population of Seinäjoki. The age structure is close to Seinäjoki's: 24% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 24% are 65 or over. 49% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.
52% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 48% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 80.0 m². 55% of households own their home and 45% rent (Seinäjoki: 37% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,139 per m² on average, 42% less than the average in Seinäjoki. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Seinäjoki. The price per m² has stayed about the same since 2020. The price equals 6.9 years of rent at €13.81 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €24,581 a year, about €2,048 a month: 8% lower than in Seinäjoki and 7% lower than in Finland. 15% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Seinäjoki (9%). The area has 896 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (40%). More common than usual is administrative and support services: 20% of jobs (Seinäjoki: 6%).
The number of residents has fallen by 3% since 2014, while it has grown in Seinäjoki.
Rank among the city's areas
Unemployment
15%
The highest of 25 areas in Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki 9%
Price per m², 1 bedroom
€1,139
The lowest of 6 areas in Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki €1,959
Households renting
45%
4th highest of 25 areas in Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki 37%
Homes in small houses
52%
4th 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
- €1,139
- +0.4% since 2020
- Seinäjoki€1,959
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €13.81
- Figure for Seinäjoki
- Seinäjoki€13.40
- Residents
- 4,495
- -3.4% since 2014
- Mean age43.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €24,581
- +26.5% since 2014
- a year, about €2,048 a month
- Seinäjoki€26,630
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 45%
- of 2,375 households
- Seinäjoki37%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 29%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Seinäjoki36%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,139 per m² on average, 42% less than the average in Seinäjoki. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Seinäjoki. The price per m² has stayed about the same since 2020.
Price per m²
€1,139
Postal code area 60150
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 11 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
- 6.9 years
- Seinäjoki: 12.2
- Gross rental yield
- 14.5%
- 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
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 Seinäjoki in 1 of 9 figures: unemployment.
Price per m², 1 bedroom6/6
€1,139Kasperi€2,365PohjaSeinäjoki €1,959Kasperi €1,139€1,139Kasperi€2,365PohjaMedian disposable income20/25
€22,293Kalakoski€31,605ImpivaaraSeinäjoki €26,630Kasperi €24,581€22,293Kalakoski€31,605ImpivaaraHouseholds renting4/25
1%Louko59%Seinäjoki KeskusSeinäjoki 37%Kasperi 45%1%Louko59%Seinäjoki KeskusAged 16 to 347/25
10%Hanhikoski35%Seinäjoki KeskusSeinäjoki 26%Kasperi 24%10%Hanhikoski35%Seinäjoki KeskusAged 65 or over15/25
10%Impivaara37%UntamalaSeinäjoki 21%Kasperi 24%10%Impivaara37%UntamalaFamilies with children15/25
9%Seinäjoki Keskus44%ImpivaaraSeinäjoki 21%Kasperi 20%9%Seinäjoki Keskus44%ImpivaaraUniversity or college degree15/25
15%Kalakoski50%ImpivaaraSeinäjoki 36%Kasperi 29%15%Kalakoski50%ImpivaaraUnemployment1/25
2%Vuolle15%KasperiSeinäjoki 9%Kasperi 15%2%Vuolle15%KasperiAverage home size22/25
60.3 m²Seinäjoki Keskus125.7 m²ImpivaaraSeinäjoki 81.4 m²Kasperi 80.0 m²60.3 m²Seinäjoki Keskus125.7 m²Impivaara
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Seinäjoki's: 24% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 24% are 65 or over.
KasperiSeinäjoki
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Employed people make up 40% of residents, less than in Seinäjoki (46%).
- Kasperi40%27%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
- 43.0
- Seinäjoki: 42.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 15%
- Seinäjoki: 9%
- Household size
- 1.9
- Seinäjoki: 2.0
- Floor area per person
- 43.0 m²
- Seinäjoki: 42.7 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
55% of households own their home and 45% rent (Seinäjoki: 37% rent).
- Kasperi55%45%
- Seinäjoki62%37%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
52% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 48% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 80.0 m².
- Kasperi48%52%
- Seinäjoki38%61%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
49% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.
KasperiSeinäjoki
- Living alone49%, Seinäjoki 47%
- Living alone, under 3513%, Seinäjoki 16%
- Couple under 35, no children4%, Seinäjoki 5%
- With children20%, Seinäjoki 21%
- With a child under 34%, Seinäjoki 5%
- Single parent4%, Seinäjoki 4%
- All members aged 18–6448%, Seinäjoki 49%
- At least one member 65 or over32%, Seinäjoki 30%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 80.0 m²
- Seinäjoki: 81.4 m²
- Dwellings
- 2,540
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
29% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Seinäjoki (36%).
- Kasperi23%44%24%
- Seinäjoki18%40%27%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
19% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 10% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Kasperi19%70%10%
- 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
- €24,581
- a year, about €2,048 a month
- Seinäjoki: €26,630
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €33,126
- a year, about €2,760 a month
- Seinäjoki: €36,858
- University or college degree
- 29%
- Seinäjoki: 36%
Jobs
The area has 896 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (40%). More common than usual is administrative and support services: 20% of jobs (Seinäjoki: 6%).
Largest industries
KasperiSeinäjoki
- Manufacturing40%, Seinäjoki 15%
- Administrative and support services20%, Seinäjoki 6%
- Health and social work16%, Seinäjoki 26%
- Construction7%, Seinäjoki 7%
- Education5%, Seinäjoki 6%
- Wholesale and retail trade4%, Seinäjoki 12%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 896
- Jobs per resident
- 0.20
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Seinäjoki: 0.51
Sectors
- Kasperi47%53%
- Seinäjoki22%76%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 3% since 2014, while it has grown in Seinäjoki. Median income has risen by 27% since 2014, at the same pace as in Seinäjoki.
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).