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Epilä

33270 · Tampere · Pirkanmaa

33270 Epilä

In brief

Epilä (33270) has 7,330 residents, 3% of the population of Tampere. Families stand out: 21% of households have children (Tampere: 16%). 50% of households are people living alone and 21% are families with children.

66% of homes are in blocks of flats and 33% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Tampere (70.5 m² against 63.0 m²). 53% of households own their home and 46% rent (Tampere: 55% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,497 per m² on average, 15% less than the average in Tampere. The price per m² has fallen by 3% since 2020. The price equals 13.0 years of rent at €16.04 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,420 a year, about €2,285 a month: 10% higher than in Tampere and 4% higher than in Finland. 14% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Tampere (13%). The area has 1,547 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (32%). More common than usual is information and communication: 24% of jobs (Tampere: 9%).

The number of residents has fallen by 3% since 2014, while it has grown in Tampere.

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€2,497
-3.1% since 2020
Tampere€2,945
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€16.04
Figure for Tampere 2
Tampere€16.85
Residents
7,330
-2.9% since 2014
Mean age43.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€27,420
+32.1% since 2014
a year, about €2,285 a month
Tampere€25,038
Finland€26,351
Households renting
46%
of 3,889 households
Tampere55%
Finland38%
University or college degree
44%
of residents aged 18 or over
Tampere41%
Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,497 per m² on average, 15% less than the average in Tampere. The price per m² has fallen by 3% since 2020.

Price per m²

€2,497

Postal code area 33270
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 11 sales

Rent per m² a month

€16.04

Figure for Tampere 2
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Tampere: €16.85

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Epilä€2,497Tampere €2,945
€2,255 – €3,837Figure for Tampere, 2026 Q2
Price-to-rent ratio
13.0 years
Tampere: 14.6
Gross rental yield
7.7%
Tampere: 6.9%
Middle half of rents, € a month
687–€830
Figure for Tampere 2, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge
€4.55
Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year
10 yrs5 yrsPrice+0.1%-1.6%Rent+1.5%+1.5%
Average of the price index (Tampere 2) and rent index (Tampere)

Source: Statistics Finland

Price per m² by flat sizeStudio1 bedroom2+ bedrooms

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.

Rent, right of occupancy or buy?Enter a flat in this area and see which option comes out ahead, year by year.Compare here

Compared with the other areas

In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Tampere.

  • Price per m², 1 bedroom18/28

    €1,357Multisilta
    Tampere €2,945Epilä €2,497
    €5,355Lapinniemi-Käpylä
    €1,357Multisilta€5,355Lapinniemi-Käpylä
  • Median disposable income14/36

    €20,252Hervanta
    Tampere €25,038Epilä €27,420
    €31,609Tahmela
    €20,252Hervanta€31,609Tahmela
  • Households renting22/36

    2%Velaatta
    Tampere 55%Epilä 46%
    72%Hervanta
    2%Velaatta72%Hervanta
  • Aged 16 to 3427/36

    12%Terälahti
    Tampere 33%Epilä 22%
    53%Kaleva
    12%Terälahti53%Kaleva
  • Aged 65 or over15/36

    5%Vuores
    Tampere 19%Epilä 21%
    29%Terälahti
    5%Vuores29%Terälahti
  • Families with children14/36

    8%Tampere Keskus Läntinen
    Tampere 16%Epilä 21%
    30%Olkahinen-Tasanne
    8%Tampere Keskus Läntinen30%Olkahinen-Tasanne
  • University or college degree15/36

    22%Multisilta
    Tampere 41%Epilä 44%
    61%Tahmela
    22%Multisilta61%Tahmela
  • Unemployment11/36

    6%Messukylä
    Tampere 13%Epilä 14%
    22%Tesoma
    6%Messukylä22%Tesoma
  • Average home size14/36

    47.8 m²Kaleva
    Tampere 63.0 m²Epilä 70.5 m²
    119.8 m²Aitolahti
    47.8 m²Kaleva119.8 m²Aitolahti

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 21% of households have children (Tampere: 16%).

EpiläTampere

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

Main activity

Students make up 8% of residents, less than in Tampere (11%).

  • Epilä44%23%15%
  • Tampere45%11%21%12%
  • Finland43%26%15%

  • Employed44%
  • Unemployed7%
  • Students8%
  • Pensioners23%
  • Children aged 0–1415%
  • Other3%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.

Mean age
43.0
Tampere: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
14%
Tampere: 13%
Household size
1.8
Tampere: 1.7
Floor area per person
38.6 m²
Tampere: 36.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

53% of households own their home and 46% rent (Tampere: 55% rent).

  • Epilä53%46%
  • Tampere44%55%
  • Finland61%38%

  • Owner-occupied53%
  • Rented46%
  • Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

66% of homes are in blocks of flats and 33% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Tampere (70.5 m² against 63.0 m²).

  • Epilä66%33%
  • Tampere77%21%
  • Finland48%50%

  • Blocks of flats66%
  • Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses33%
  • Other buildings1%

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

Household types

50% of households are people living alone and 21% are families with children.

EpiläTampere

  • Living alone50%, Tampere 54%
  • Living alone, under 3512%, Tampere 23%
  • Couple under 35, no children5%, Tampere 7%
  • With children21%, Tampere 16%
  • With a child under 35%, Tampere 4%
  • Single parent6%, Tampere 4%
  • All members aged 18–6451%, Tampere 60%
  • At least one member 65 or over28%, Tampere 24%

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

Average dwelling size
70.5 m²
Tampere: 63.0 m²
Dwellings
4,240
Summer cottages
0

Education and income

Highest qualification

44% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Tampere (41%).

  • Epilä17%33%26%18%
  • Tampere17%11%30%24%17%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

  • Basic education or unknown17%
  • Matriculation examination7%
  • Vocational qualification33%
  • Bachelor's or lowest tertiary26%
  • Master's or higher18%

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

Income groups

17% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 22% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Epilä17%61%22%
  • Tampere23%59%18%
  • Finland20%60%20%

  • Lowest 20% in Finland17%
  • Middle 60%61%
  • Highest 20%22%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in the national income tenths. In Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20%.

Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median
€27,420
a year, about €2,285 a month
Tampere: €25,038
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€36,572
a year, about €3,048 a month
Tampere: €32,451
University or college degree
44%
Tampere: 41%

Jobs

The area has 1,547 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (32%). More common than usual is information and communication: 24% of jobs (Tampere: 9%).

Largest industries

EpiläTampere

  • Health and social work32%, Tampere 19%
  • Information and communication24%, Tampere 9%
  • Education8%, Tampere 8%
  • Professional, scientific and technical7%, Tampere 9%
  • Wholesale and retail trade6%, Tampere 10%
  • Construction5%, Tampere 4%

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

Jobs located here
1,547
Jobs per resident
0.21
People working in the area divided by people living there
Tampere: 0.54

Sectors

  • Epilä12%87%
  • Tampere17%83%
  • Finland20%77%

  • Primary production0%
  • Industry and construction12%
  • Services87%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 3% since 2014, while it has grown in Tampere. Median income has risen by 32% since 2014, at the same pace as in Tampere.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianEpiläTampereFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, transfers received included. 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 money income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, entrepreneurial and property income and received transfers, minus taxes and other paid transfers. In euros of the 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).