Nurmo Keskus

60550 · Seinäjoki · Etelä-Pohjanmaa

60550 Nurmo Keskus

In brief

Nurmo Keskus (60550) has 4,277 residents, 6% of the population of Seinäjoki. Families stand out: 27% of households have children (Seinäjoki: 21%). 27% of households are families with children (Seinäjoki: 21%) and 34% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (90%). Homes are larger on average than in Seinäjoki (98.9 m² compared with 81.4 m²). 83% of households own their home and 17% 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 €27,873 a year, about €2,323 a month: 5% higher than in Seinäjoki and 6% higher than in Finland. 7% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Seinäjoki (9%). The area has 2,741 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (73%). Its share is clearly higher than in Seinäjoki (15%).

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014.

Rank among the city's areas

Jobs per resident
0.64
4th highest of 25 areas in Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki 0.51

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: 4,277; +0.6% since 2014; Mean age42.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €27,873; +25.5% since 2014; a year, about €2,323 a month; Seinäjoki€26,630; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 17%; of 1,854 households; Seinäjoki37%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 32%; 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

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 Seinäjoki.

Median disposable income9/25
€22,293Kalakoski
Seinäjoki €26,630Nurmo Keskus €27,873
€31,605Impivaara
€22,293Kalakoski€31,605Impivaara
Households renting10/25
1%Louko
Seinäjoki 37%Nurmo Keskus 17%
59%Seinäjoki Keskus
1%Louko59%Seinäjoki Keskus
Aged 16 to 349/25
10%Hanhikoski
Seinäjoki 26%Nurmo Keskus 21%
35%Seinäjoki Keskus
10%Hanhikoski35%Seinäjoki Keskus
Aged 65 or over17/25
10%Impivaara
Seinäjoki 21%Nurmo Keskus 22%
37%Untamala
10%Impivaara37%Untamala
Families with children10/25
9%Seinäjoki Keskus
Seinäjoki 21%Nurmo Keskus 27%
44%Impivaara
9%Seinäjoki Keskus44%Impivaara
University or college degree10/25
15%Kalakoski
Seinäjoki 36%Nurmo Keskus 32%
50%Impivaara
15%Kalakoski50%Impivaara
Unemployment14/25
2%Vuolle
Seinäjoki 9%Nurmo Keskus 7%
15%Kasperi
2%Vuolle15%Kasperi
Average home size11/25
60.3 m²Seinäjoki Keskus
Seinäjoki 81.4 m²Nurmo Keskus 98.9 m²
125.7 m²Impivaara
60.3 m²Seinäjoki Keskus125.7 m²Impivaara

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 27% of households have children (Seinäjoki: 21%).

Nurmo KeskusSeinäjoki

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 19% of residents, more than in Seinäjoki (16%).

Nurmo Keskus45%24%19%
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: 42.0; Seinäjoki: 42.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 7%; Seinäjoki: 9%
Household size: 2.3; Seinäjoki: 2.0
Floor area per person: 44.6 m²; Seinäjoki: 42.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

83% of households own their home and 17% rent (Seinäjoki: 37% rent).

Nurmo Keskus83%17%
Seinäjoki62%37%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (90%). Homes are larger on average than in Seinäjoki (98.9 m² compared with 81.4 m²).

Nurmo Keskus90%
Seinäjoki38%61%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

27% of households are families with children (Seinäjoki: 21%) and 34% live alone.

Nurmo KeskusSeinäjoki

Living alone34%, Seinäjoki 47%
Living alone, under 358%, Seinäjoki 16%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Seinäjoki 5%
With children27%, Seinäjoki 21%
With a child under 35%, Seinäjoki 5%
Single parent5%, Seinäjoki 4%
All members aged 18–6439%, Seinäjoki 49%
At least one member 65 or over34%, Seinäjoki 30%

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

Average dwelling size: 98.9 m²; Seinäjoki: 81.4 m²
Dwellings: 2,070
Summer cottages: 37

Education and income

Highest qualification

32% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Seinäjoki (36%).

Nurmo Keskus18%46%24%
Seinäjoki18%40%27%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

15% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 19% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Nurmo Keskus15%66%19%
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: €27,873; a year, about €2,323 a month; Seinäjoki: €26,630
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €46,993; a year, about €3,916 a month; Seinäjoki: €36,858
University or college degree: 32%; Seinäjoki: 36%

Jobs

The area has 2,741 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (73%). Its share is clearly higher than in Seinäjoki (15%).

Largest industries

Nurmo KeskusSeinäjoki

Manufacturing73%, Seinäjoki 15%
Health and social work8%, Seinäjoki 26%
Education5%, Seinäjoki 6%
Professional, scientific and technical3%, Seinäjoki 5%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing2%, Seinäjoki 2%
Construction2%, Seinäjoki 7%

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

Jobs located here: 2,741
Jobs per resident: 0.64; People working in the area divided by people living there; Seinäjoki: 0.51

Sectors

Nurmo Keskus76%22%
Seinäjoki22%76%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014. Median income has risen by 26% since 2014, at the same pace as in Seinäjoki.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianNurmo KeskusSeinäjokiFinland

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).