In brief
Paippinen (04170) has 1,280 residents, 6% of the population of Sipoo. Families stand out: 33% of households have children (Sipoo: 26%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Sipoo. 33% of households are families with children (Sipoo: 26%) and 23% live alone.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (100%). Homes are larger on average than in Sipoo (120.5 m² compared with 96.3 m²). 95% of households own their home and 2% rent (Sipoo: 27% rent). This is the lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Sipoo. There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €2,697 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 15.5 years of rent at €14.46 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €31,986 a year, about €2,666 a month: 4% higher than in Sipoo and 21% higher than in Finland. 7% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Sipoo (8%). The area has 182 jobs; the largest industry is construction (18%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 13% of jobs (Sipoo: 2%).
The number of residents has grown by 3% since 2014, slower than in Sipoo. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has fallen by 3%.
Rank among the city's areas
Households renting
2%
The lowest of 9 areas in Sipoo
Sipoo 27%
Homes in small houses
100%
The highest of 9 areas in Sipoo
Sipoo 64%
Families with children
33%
The highest of 9 areas in Sipoo
Sipoo 26%
University or college degree
35%
The lowest of 9 areas in Sipoo
Sipoo 40%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,697
- Figure for Sipoo
- Sipoo–
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €14.46
- Sipoo€14.46
- Residents
- 1,280
- +2.6% since 2014
- Mean age43.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €31,986
- +31.7% since 2014
- a year, about €2,666 a month
- Sipoo€30,893
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 2%
- of 504 households
- Sipoo27%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 35%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Sipoo40%
- Finland36%
Prices, rents and charges
There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €2,697 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 15.5 years of rent at €14.46 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€2,697
Sipoo, all flat sizes
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 102 sales
Rent per m² a month
€14.46
Figure for Helsinki satellite municipalities
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Sipoo: €14.46
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 15.5 years
- Sipoo: –
- Gross rental yield
- 6.4%
- Sipoo: –
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-0.2%-3.3%Rent+0.6%+0.1%
- Average of the price index (Uusimaa) and rent index (Uusimaa)
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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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Sipoo in 5 of 8 figures: households renting, aged 65 or over, families with children, university or college degree, average home size.
Median disposable income4/9
€29,112Martinkylä€33,731VästerskogSipoo €30,893Paippinen €31,986€29,112Martinkylä€33,731VästerskogHouseholds renting9/9
2%Paippinen40%SöderkullaSipoo 27%Paippinen 2%2%Paippinen40%SöderkullaAged 16 to 345/9
13%Kärrby24%SöderkullaSipoo 20%Paippinen 16%13%Kärrby24%SöderkullaAged 65 or over7/9
16%Söderkulla26%KärrbySipoo 19%Paippinen 20%16%Söderkulla26%KärrbyFamilies with children1/9
21%Martinkylä33%PaippinenSipoo 26%Paippinen 33%21%Martinkylä33%PaippinenUniversity or college degree9/9
35%Paippinen46%KalkkirantaSipoo 40%Paippinen 35%35%Paippinen46%KalkkirantaUnemployment6/9
5%Kalkkiranta8%MartinkyläSipoo 8%Paippinen 7%5%Kalkkiranta8%MartinkyläAverage home size3/9
86.8 m²Söderkulla128.0 m²KalkkirantaSipoo 96.3 m²Paippinen 120.5 m²86.8 m²Söderkulla128.0 m²Kalkkiranta
Residents
Age
Families stand out: 33% of households have children (Sipoo: 26%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Sipoo.
PaippinenSipoo
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Residents' main activities are much like Sipoo's: 49% are employed.
- Paippinen49%20%18%
- Sipoo49%20%17%
- 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
- Sipoo: 43.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 7%
- Sipoo: 8%
- Household size
- 2.5
- Sipoo: 2.2
- Floor area per person
- 48.4 m²
- Sipoo: 45.3 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
95% of households own their home and 2% rent (Sipoo: 27% rent). This is the lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Sipoo.
- Paippinen95%
- Sipoo71%27%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (100%). Homes are larger on average than in Sipoo (120.5 m² compared with 96.3 m²).
- Paippinen100%
- Sipoo35%64%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
33% of households are families with children (Sipoo: 26%) and 23% live alone.
PaippinenSipoo
- Living alone23%, Sipoo 37%
- Living alone, under 352%, Sipoo 9%
- Couple under 35, no children2%, Sipoo 3%
- With children33%, Sipoo 26%
- With a child under 34%, Sipoo 5%
- Single parent4%, Sipoo 5%
- All members aged 18–6433%, Sipoo 46%
- At least one member 65 or over35%, Sipoo 29%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 120.5 m²
- Sipoo: 96.3 m²
- Dwellings
- 551
- Summer cottages
- 38
Education and income
Highest qualification
35% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Sipoo (40%). This is the lowest share among the postal code areas of Sipoo.
- Paippinen19%40%25%10%
- Sipoo20%33%25%15%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
31% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Paippinen14%55%31%
- Sipoo15%54%31%
- 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
- €31,986
- a year, about €2,666 a month
- Sipoo: €30,893
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €62,713
- a year, about €5,226 a month
- Sipoo: €50,976
- University or college degree
- 35%
- Sipoo: 40%
Jobs
The area has 182 jobs; the largest industry is construction (18%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 13% of jobs (Sipoo: 2%).
Largest industries
PaippinenSipoo
- Construction18%, Sipoo 11%
- Transport and storage14%, Sipoo 22%
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing13%, Sipoo 2%
- Accommodation and food services10%, Sipoo 3%
- Education9%, Sipoo 7%
- Manufacturing8%, Sipoo 10%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 182
- Jobs per resident
- 0.14
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Sipoo: 0.32
Sectors
- Paippinen13%26%62%
- Sipoo22%77%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 3% since 2014, slower than in Sipoo. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has fallen by 3%. Median income has risen by 32% since 2014, faster than in Sipoo (25%).
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).