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Ylistaro Asemanseutu

61410 · Seinäjoki · Etelä-Pohjanmaa

61410 Ylistaro Asemanseutu

In brief

Ylistaro Asemanseutu (61410) has 700 residents, 1% of the population of Seinäjoki. The age structure is close to Seinäjoki's: 18% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 25% are 65 or over. 33% of households are people living alone and 25% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Seinäjoki (99.6 m² compared with 81.4 m²). 88% of households own their home and 9% 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 €26,573 a year, about €2,214 a month: about the same as in Seinäjoki and about the same as in Finland. 11% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Seinäjoki (9%). The area has 113 jobs; the largest industry is construction (31%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 27% of jobs (Seinäjoki: 2%).

The number of residents has fallen by 17% since 2014, while it has grown in Seinäjoki.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Unemployment

    11%

    5th highest of 25 areas in Seinäjoki

    Seinäjoki 9%

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
700
-16.8% since 2014
Mean age45.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€26,573
+33.6% since 2014
a year, about €2,214 a month
Seinäjoki€26,630
Finland€26,351
Households renting
9%
of 317 households
Seinäjoki37%
Finland38%
University or college degree
27%
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 income11/25

    €22,293Kalakoski
    Seinäjoki €26,630Ylistaro Asemanseutu €26,573
    €31,605Impivaara
    €22,293Kalakoski€31,605Impivaara
  • Households renting13/25

    1%Louko
    Seinäjoki 37%Ylistaro Asemanseutu 9%
    59%Seinäjoki Keskus
    1%Louko59%Seinäjoki Keskus
  • Aged 16 to 3412/25

    10%Hanhikoski
    Seinäjoki 26%Ylistaro Asemanseutu 18%
    35%Seinäjoki Keskus
    10%Hanhikoski35%Seinäjoki Keskus
  • Aged 65 or over13/25

    10%Impivaara
    Seinäjoki 21%Ylistaro Asemanseutu 25%
    37%Untamala
    10%Impivaara37%Untamala
  • Families with children11/25

    9%Seinäjoki Keskus
    Seinäjoki 21%Ylistaro Asemanseutu 25%
    44%Impivaara
    9%Seinäjoki Keskus44%Impivaara
  • University or college degree17/25

    15%Kalakoski
    Seinäjoki 36%Ylistaro Asemanseutu 27%
    50%Impivaara
    15%Kalakoski50%Impivaara
  • Unemployment5/25

    2%Vuolle
    Seinäjoki 9%Ylistaro Asemanseutu 11%
    15%Kasperi
    2%Vuolle15%Kasperi
  • Average home size10/25

    60.3 m²Seinäjoki Keskus
    Seinäjoki 81.4 m²Ylistaro Asemanseutu 99.6 m²
    125.7 m²Impivaara
    60.3 m²Seinäjoki Keskus125.7 m²Impivaara

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Seinäjoki's: 18% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 25% are 65 or over.

Ylistaro AsemanseutuSeinäjoki

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 28% of residents, more than in Seinäjoki (23%).

  • Ylistaro Asemanseutu44%28%16%
  • 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
45.0
Seinäjoki: 42.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
11%
Seinäjoki: 9%
Household size
2.2
Seinäjoki: 2.0
Floor area per person
47.6 m²
Seinäjoki: 42.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

88% of households own their home and 9% rent (Seinäjoki: 37% rent).

  • Ylistaro Asemanseutu88%
  • 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 (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Seinäjoki (99.6 m² compared with 81.4 m²).

  • Ylistaro Asemanseutu98%
  • Seinäjoki38%61%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

33% of households are people living alone and 25% are families with children.

Ylistaro AsemanseutuSeinäjoki

  • Living alone33%, Seinäjoki 47%
  • Living alone, under 353%, Seinäjoki 16%
  • Couple under 35, no children2%, Seinäjoki 5%
  • With children25%, Seinäjoki 21%
  • With a child under 36%, Seinäjoki 5%
  • Single parent3%, Seinäjoki 4%
  • All members aged 18–6437%, Seinäjoki 49%
  • At least one member 65 or over39%, Seinäjoki 30%

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

Average dwelling size
99.6 m²
Seinäjoki: 81.4 m²
Dwellings
408
Summer cottages
52

Education and income

Highest qualification

27% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Seinäjoki (36%).

  • Ylistaro Asemanseutu23%48%23%
  • 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 17% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Ylistaro Asemanseutu19%64%17%
  • 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
€26,573
a year, about €2,214 a month
Seinäjoki: €26,630
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€44,006
a year, about €3,667 a month
Seinäjoki: €36,858
University or college degree
27%
Seinäjoki: 36%

Jobs

The area has 113 jobs; the largest industry is construction (31%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 27% of jobs (Seinäjoki: 2%).

Largest industries

Ylistaro AsemanseutuSeinäjoki

  • Construction31%, Seinäjoki 7%
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing27%, Seinäjoki 2%
  • Manufacturing15%, Seinäjoki 15%
  • Wholesale and retail trade11%, Seinäjoki 12%
  • Education5%, Seinäjoki 6%
  • Transport and storage4%, Seinäjoki 6%

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

Jobs located here
113
Jobs per resident
0.16
People working in the area divided by people living there
Seinäjoki: 0.51

Sectors

  • Ylistaro Asemanseutu27%48%25%
  • Seinäjoki22%76%
  • Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 17% since 2014, while it has grown in Seinäjoki. Median income has risen by 34% since 2014, faster than in Seinäjoki (27%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianYlistaro AsemanseutuSeinäjokiFinland

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).