In brief
Hervanta (33720) has 29,518 residents, 11% of the population of Tampere. It is the largest among the postal code areas of Tampere. Young adults stand out: 43% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Tampere: 33%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Tampere. 58% of households are people living alone and 14% are families with children.
Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (91%). Homes are smaller on average than in Tampere (56.2 m² against 63.0 m²). 72% of households rent their home, more than in Tampere (55%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Tampere. An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,155 per m² on average, 27% less than the average in Tampere. The price per m² has stayed about the same since 2020. The price equals 12.7 years of rent at €14.11 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €20,252 a year, about €1,688 a month: 19% lower than in Tampere and 23% lower than in Finland. It is the lowest among the postal code areas of Tampere. 17% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Tampere (13%). The area has 13,302 jobs; the largest industry is education (24%). More common than usual is finance and insurance: 10% of jobs (Tampere: 2%).
The number of residents has grown by 21% since 2014, faster than in Tampere.
Rank among the city's areas
Households renting
72%
The highest of 36 areas in Tampere
Tampere 55%
Median disposable income
€20,252
The lowest of 36 areas in Tampere
Tampere €25,038
Residents
29,518
The highest of 36 areas in Tampere
Students
18%
2nd highest of 36 areas in Tampere
Tampere 11%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,155
- +0.7% since 2020
- Tampere€2,945
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €14.11
- Figure for Tampere 3
- Tampere€16.85
- Residents
- 29,518
- +21.4% since 2014
- Mean age37.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €20,252
- +27.2% since 2014
- a year, about €1,688 a month
- Tampere€25,038
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 72%
- of 17,267 households
- Tampere55%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 33%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Tampere41%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,155 per m² on average, 27% less than the average in Tampere. The price per m² has stayed about the same since 2020.
Price per m²
€2,155
Postal code area 33720
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 27 sales
Rent per m² a month
€14.11
Figure for Tampere 3
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Tampere: €16.85
Middle half of sales, € per m²
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 12.7 years
- Tampere: 14.6
- Gross rental yield
- 7.9%
- Tampere: 6.9%
- Middle half of rents, € a month
- 670–€820
- Figure for Tampere 3, 2026 Q3
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-1.0%-3.8%Rent+1.5%+1.5%
- Average of the price index (Tampere 3) and rent index (Tampere)
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.
Compared with the other areas
The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Tampere in 4 of 9 figures: median income, households renting, aged 16 to 34, unemployment.
Price per m², 1 bedroom21/28
€1,357Multisilta€5,355Lapinniemi-KäpyläTampere €2,945Hervanta €2,155€1,357Multisilta€5,355Lapinniemi-KäpyläMedian disposable income36/36
€20,252Hervanta€31,609TahmelaTampere €25,038Hervanta €20,252€20,252Hervanta€31,609TahmelaHouseholds renting1/36
2%Velaatta72%HervantaTampere 55%Hervanta 72%2%Velaatta72%HervantaAged 16 to 343/36
12%Terälahti53%KalevaTampere 33%Hervanta 43%12%Terälahti53%KalevaAged 65 or over31/36
5%Vuores29%TerälahtiTampere 19%Hervanta 15%5%Vuores29%TerälahtiFamilies with children25/36
8%Tampere Keskus Läntinen30%Olkahinen-TasanneTampere 16%Hervanta 14%8%Tampere Keskus Läntinen30%Olkahinen-TasanneUniversity or college degree31/36
22%Multisilta61%TahmelaTampere 41%Hervanta 33%22%Multisilta61%TahmelaUnemployment3/36
6%Messukylä22%TesomaTampere 13%Hervanta 17%6%Messukylä22%TesomaAverage home size31/36
47.8 m²Kaleva119.8 m²AitolahtiTampere 63.0 m²Hervanta 56.2 m²47.8 m²Kaleva119.8 m²Aitolahti
Residents
Age
Young adults stand out: 43% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Tampere: 33%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Tampere.
HervantaTampere
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Students make up 18% of residents, more than in Tampere (11%).
- Hervanta39%18%18%12%
- Tampere45%11%21%12%
- Finland43%26%15%
- Employed39%
- Unemployed8%
- Students18%
- Pensioners18%
- Children aged 0–1412%
- Other6%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 37.0
- Tampere: 41.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 17%
- Tampere: 13%
- Household size
- 1.7
- Tampere: 1.7
- Floor area per person
- 33.3 m²
- Tampere: 36.7 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
72% of households rent their home, more than in Tampere (55%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Tampere.
- Hervanta28%72%
- Tampere44%55%
- Finland61%38%
- Owner-occupied28%
- Rented72%
- Other or unknown0%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (91%). Homes are smaller on average than in Tampere (56.2 m² against 63.0 m²).
- Hervanta91%
- Tampere77%21%
- Finland48%50%
- Blocks of flats91%
- Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses9%
- Other buildings0%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
58% of households are people living alone and 14% are families with children.
HervantaTampere
- Living alone58%, Tampere 54%
- Living alone, under 3530%, Tampere 23%
- Couple under 35, no children8%, Tampere 7%
- With children14%, Tampere 16%
- With a child under 34%, Tampere 4%
- Single parent4%, Tampere 4%
- All members aged 18–6466%, Tampere 60%
- At least one member 65 or over20%, Tampere 24%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 56.2 m²
- Tampere: 63.0 m²
- Dwellings
- 18,345
- Summer cottages
- 22
Education and income
Highest qualification
33% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Tampere (41%).
- Hervanta25%16%27%19%14%
- Tampere17%11%30%24%17%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
- Basic education or unknown25%
- Matriculation examination16%
- Vocational qualification27%
- Bachelor's or lowest tertiary19%
- Master's or higher14%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
35% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland (20%).
- Hervanta35%56%
- Tampere23%59%18%
- Finland20%60%20%
- Lowest 20% in Finland35%
- Middle 60%56%
- Highest 20%9%
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
- €20,252
- a year, about €1,688 a month
- Tampere: €25,038
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €26,283
- a year, about €2,190 a month
- Tampere: €32,451
- University or college degree
- 33%
- Tampere: 41%
Jobs
The area has 13,302 jobs; the largest industry is education (24%). More common than usual is finance and insurance: 10% of jobs (Tampere: 2%).
Largest industries
HervantaTampere
- Education24%, Tampere 8%
- Manufacturing13%, Tampere 12%
- Information and communication12%, Tampere 9%
- Finance and insurance10%, Tampere 2%
- Health and social work9%, Tampere 19%
- Professional, scientific and technical9%, Tampere 9%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 13,302
- Jobs per resident
- 0.45
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Tampere: 0.54
Sectors
- Hervanta18%82%
- Tampere17%83%
- Finland20%77%
- Primary production0%
- Industry and construction18%
- Services82%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 21% since 2014, faster than in Tampere. Median income has risen by 27% since 2014, at the same pace as in Tampere.
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
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).