In brief
Västerskog (01120) has 1,406 residents, 6% of the population of Sipoo. It is the 3rd largest among the postal code areas of Sipoo. The age structure is close to Sipoo's: 15% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over. 25% of households are people living alone and 25% are families with children.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (90%). Homes are larger on average than in Sipoo (124.9 m² compared with 96.3 m²). 91% of households own their home and 6% rent (Sipoo: 27% rent). This is the 3rd highest 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 €33,731 a year, about €2,811 a month: 9% higher than in Sipoo and 28% higher than in Finland. It is the highest among the postal code areas of Sipoo. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Sipoo (8%). The area has 208 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (13%). More common than usual is accommodation and food services: 13% of jobs (Sipoo: 3%).
The number of residents has grown by 6% since 2014, slower than in Sipoo. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has fallen by 4%.
Rank among the city's areas
Median disposable income
€33,731
The highest of 9 areas in Sipoo
Sipoo €30,893
Average home size
124.9 m²
2nd largest of 9 areas in Sipoo
Sipoo 96.3 m²
University or college degree
45%
2nd highest 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
- 1,406
- +6.4% since 2014
- Mean age46.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €33,731
- +38.0% since 2014
- a year, about €2,811 a month
- Sipoo€30,893
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 6%
- of 593 households
- Sipoo27%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 45%
- 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: median income, households renting, university or college degree, unemployment, average home size.
Median disposable income1/9
€29,112Martinkylä€33,731VästerskogSipoo €30,893Västerskog €33,731€29,112Martinkylä€33,731VästerskogHouseholds renting3/9
2%Paippinen40%SöderkullaSipoo 27%Västerskog 6%2%Paippinen40%SöderkullaAged 16 to 346/9
13%Kärrby24%SöderkullaSipoo 20%Västerskog 15%13%Kärrby24%SöderkullaAged 65 or over6/9
16%Söderkulla26%KärrbySipoo 19%Västerskog 22%16%Söderkulla26%KärrbyFamilies with children4/9
21%Martinkylä33%PaippinenSipoo 26%Västerskog 25%21%Martinkylä33%PaippinenUniversity or college degree2/9
35%Paippinen46%KalkkirantaSipoo 40%Västerskog 45%35%Paippinen46%KalkkirantaUnemployment3/9
5%Kalkkiranta8%MartinkyläSipoo 8%Västerskog 8%5%Kalkkiranta8%MartinkyläAverage home size2/9
86.8 m²Söderkulla128.0 m²KalkkirantaSipoo 96.3 m²Västerskog 124.9 m²86.8 m²Söderkulla128.0 m²Kalkkiranta
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Sipoo's: 15% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over.
VästerskogSipoo
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 22% of residents, more than in Sipoo (20%).
- Västerskog50%22%15%
- 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
- 46.0
- Sipoo: 43.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 8%
- Sipoo: 8%
- Household size
- 2.4
- Sipoo: 2.2
- Floor area per person
- 53.3 m²
- Sipoo: 45.3 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
91% of households own their home and 6% rent (Sipoo: 27% rent). This is the 3rd highest renting share among the postal code areas of Sipoo.
- Västerskog91%
- 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 (90%). Homes are larger on average than in Sipoo (124.9 m² compared with 96.3 m²).
- Västerskog90%
- Sipoo35%64%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
25% of households are people living alone and 25% are families with children.
VästerskogSipoo
- Living alone25%, Sipoo 37%
- Living alone, under 352%, Sipoo 9%
- Couple under 35, no children2%, Sipoo 3%
- With children25%, Sipoo 26%
- With a child under 34%, Sipoo 5%
- Single parent4%, Sipoo 5%
- All members aged 18–6441%, Sipoo 46%
- At least one member 65 or over36%, Sipoo 29%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 124.9 m²
- Sipoo: 96.3 m²
- Dwellings
- 661
- Summer cottages
- 874
Education and income
Highest qualification
45% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Sipoo (40%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Sipoo.
- Västerskog20%27%29%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
39% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Västerskog16%44%39%
- 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
- €33,731
- a year, about €2,811 a month
- Sipoo: €30,893
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €67,660
- a year, about €5,638 a month
- Sipoo: €50,976
- University or college degree
- 45%
- Sipoo: 40%
Jobs
The area has 208 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (13%). More common than usual is accommodation and food services: 13% of jobs (Sipoo: 3%).
Largest industries
VästerskogSipoo
- Wholesale and retail trade13%, Sipoo 8%
- Accommodation and food services13%, Sipoo 3%
- Health and social work13%, Sipoo 15%
- Construction13%, Sipoo 11%
- Administrative and support services10%, Sipoo 7%
- Professional, scientific and technical9%, Sipoo 7%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 208
- Jobs per resident
- 0.15
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Sipoo: 0.32
Sectors
- Västerskog18%78%
- Sipoo22%77%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 6% since 2014, slower than in Sipoo. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has fallen by 4%. Median income has risen by 38% 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).