In brief
Söderkulla (01150) has 7,288 residents, 32% of the population of Sipoo. It is the 2nd largest among the postal code areas of Sipoo. The age structure is close to Sipoo's: 24% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 16% are 65 or over. 42% of households are people living alone and 26% are families with children.
51% of homes are in blocks of flats and 48% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Sipoo (86.8 m² compared with 96.3 m²). 59% of households own their home and 40% rent (Sipoo: 27% rent). This is the highest renting share among the postal code areas of Sipoo. An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,979 per m² on average. The price is the highest among the postal code areas of Sipoo. The price per m² has risen by 7% since 2020. The price equals 17.2 years of rent at €14.46 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €31,244 a year, about €2,604 a month: about the same as in Sipoo and 19% higher than in Finland. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Sipoo (8%). The area has 1,704 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (32%). Its share is clearly higher than in Sipoo (10%).
The number of residents has grown by 51% since 2014, faster than in Sipoo.
Rank among the city's areas
Households renting
40%
The highest of 9 areas in Sipoo
Sipoo 27%
Homes in small houses
48%
The lowest of 9 areas in Sipoo
Sipoo 64%
Aged 16 to 34
24%
The highest of 9 areas in Sipoo
Sipoo 20%
Living alone
42%
The highest of 9 areas in Sipoo
Sipoo 37%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,979
- +7.0% since 2020
- Sipoo–
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €14.46
- Sipoo€14.46
- Residents
- 7,288
- +50.7% since 2014
- Mean age40.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €31,244
- +19.4% since 2014
- a year, about €2,604 a month
- Sipoo€30,893
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 40%
- of 3,438 households
- Sipoo27%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 43%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Sipoo40%
- Finland36%
Prices, rents and charges
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,979 per m² on average. The price is the highest among the postal code areas of Sipoo. The price per m² has risen by 7% since 2020.
Price per m²
€2,979
Postal code area 01150
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 20 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
- 17.2 years
- Sipoo: –
- Gross rental yield
- 5.8%
- 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
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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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Sipoo in 6 of 8 figures: households renting, aged 16 to 34, aged 65 or over, families with children, university or college degree, average home size.
Median disposable income5/9
€29,112Martinkylä€33,731VästerskogSipoo €30,893Söderkulla €31,244€29,112Martinkylä€33,731VästerskogHouseholds renting1/9
2%Paippinen40%SöderkullaSipoo 27%Söderkulla 40%2%Paippinen40%SöderkullaAged 16 to 341/9
13%Kärrby24%SöderkullaSipoo 20%Söderkulla 24%13%Kärrby24%SöderkullaAged 65 or over9/9
16%Söderkulla26%KärrbySipoo 19%Söderkulla 16%16%Söderkulla26%KärrbyFamilies with children3/9
21%Martinkylä33%PaippinenSipoo 26%Söderkulla 26%21%Martinkylä33%PaippinenUniversity or college degree3/9
35%Paippinen46%KalkkirantaSipoo 40%Söderkulla 43%35%Paippinen46%KalkkirantaUnemployment4/9
5%Kalkkiranta8%MartinkyläSipoo 8%Söderkulla 8%5%Kalkkiranta8%MartinkyläAverage home size9/9
86.8 m²Söderkulla128.0 m²KalkkirantaSipoo 96.3 m²Söderkulla 86.8 m²86.8 m²Söderkulla128.0 m²Kalkkiranta
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Sipoo's: 24% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 16% are 65 or over.
SöderkullaSipoo
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 16% of residents, less than in Sipoo (20%).
- Söderkulla51%16%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
- 40.0
- Sipoo: 43.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 8%
- Sipoo: 8%
- Household size
- 2.1
- Sipoo: 2.2
- Floor area per person
- 42.1 m²
- Sipoo: 45.3 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
59% of households own their home and 40% rent (Sipoo: 27% rent). This is the highest renting share among the postal code areas of Sipoo.
- Söderkulla59%40%
- Sipoo71%27%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
51% of homes are in blocks of flats and 48% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Sipoo (86.8 m² compared with 96.3 m²).
- Söderkulla51%48%
- Sipoo35%64%
- 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 26% are families with children.
SöderkullaSipoo
- Living alone42%, Sipoo 37%
- Living alone, under 3514%, Sipoo 9%
- Couple under 35, no children4%, Sipoo 3%
- With children26%, Sipoo 26%
- With a child under 35%, Sipoo 5%
- Single parent6%, Sipoo 5%
- All members aged 18–6452%, Sipoo 46%
- At least one member 65 or over22%, Sipoo 29%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 86.8 m²
- Sipoo: 96.3 m²
- Dwellings
- 3,774
- Summer cottages
- 435
Education and income
Highest qualification
43% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Sipoo (40%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Sipoo.
- Söderkulla20%30%27%16%
- Sipoo20%33%25%15%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
32% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Söderkulla15%52%32%
- 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
- €31,244
- a year, about €2,604 a month
- Sipoo: €30,893
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €46,549
- a year, about €3,879 a month
- Sipoo: €50,976
- University or college degree
- 43%
- Sipoo: 40%
Jobs
The area has 1,704 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (32%). Its share is clearly higher than in Sipoo (10%).
Largest industries
SöderkullaSipoo
- Manufacturing32%, Sipoo 10%
- Health and social work15%, Sipoo 15%
- Wholesale and retail trade13%, Sipoo 8%
- Construction10%, Sipoo 11%
- Education8%, Sipoo 7%
- Professional, scientific and technical5%, Sipoo 7%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 1,704
- Jobs per resident
- 0.23
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Sipoo: 0.32
Sectors
- Söderkulla43%56%
- Sipoo22%77%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 51% since 2014, faster than in Sipoo. Median income has risen by 19% since 2014, slower 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).