In brief
Tampere Keskus (33100) has 18,057 residents, 7% of the population of Tampere. It is the 3rd largest among the postal code areas of Tampere. Young adults stand out: 41% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Tampere: 33%). 60% of households are people living alone and 9% are families with children.
Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (93%). Homes are smaller on average than in Tampere (56.2 m² against 63.0 m²). 59% of households rent their home, more than in Tampere (55%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,691 per m² on average, 25% more than the average in Tampere. The price per m² has fallen by 3% since 2020. The price equals 17.6 years of rent at €17.48 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €25,290 a year, about €2,108 a month: about the same as in Tampere and 4% lower than in Finland. 12% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Tampere (13%). The area is a place of work: it has 35,761 jobs, 1.98 for every resident.
The number of residents has grown by 8% since 2014, slower than in Tampere.
Rank among the city's areas
Jobs per resident
1.98
2nd highest of 36 areas in Tampere
Tampere 0.54
Families with children
9%
2nd lowest of 36 areas in Tampere
Tampere 16%
Residents
18,057
3rd highest of 36 areas in Tampere
Aged 16 to 34
41%
4th highest of 36 areas in Tampere
Tampere 33%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €3,691
- -2.9% since 2020
- Tampere€2,945
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €17.48
- Figure for Tampere 1
- Tampere€16.85
- Residents
- 18,057
- +8.4% since 2014
- Mean age42.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €25,290
- +31.3% since 2014
- a year, about €2,108 a month
- Tampere€25,038
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 59%
- of 11,441 households
- Tampere55%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 49%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Tampere41%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,691 per m² on average, 25% more than the average in Tampere. The price per m² has fallen by 3% since 2020.
Price per m²
€3,691
Postal code area 33100
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 32 sales
Rent per m² a month
€17.48
Figure for Tampere 1
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Tampere: €16.85
Middle half of sales, € per m²
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 17.6 years
- Tampere: 14.6
- Gross rental yield
- 5.7%
- Tampere: 6.9%
- Middle half of rents, € a month
- 726–€899
- Figure for Tampere 1, 2026 Q3
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice+0.9%-2.6%Rent+1.5%+1.5%
- Average of the price index (Tampere 1) 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 1 of 9 figures: families with children.
Price per m², 1 bedroom4/28
€1,357Multisilta€5,355Lapinniemi-KäpyläTampere €2,945Tampere Keskus €3,691€1,357Multisilta€5,355Lapinniemi-KäpyläMedian disposable income23/36
€20,252Hervanta€31,609TahmelaTampere €25,038Tampere Keskus €25,290€20,252Hervanta€31,609TahmelaHouseholds renting10/36
2%Velaatta72%HervantaTampere 55%Tampere Keskus 59%2%Velaatta72%HervantaAged 16 to 344/36
12%Terälahti53%KalevaTampere 33%Tampere Keskus 41%12%Terälahti53%KalevaAged 65 or over19/36
5%Vuores29%TerälahtiTampere 19%Tampere Keskus 20%5%Vuores29%TerälahtiFamilies with children35/36
8%Tampere Keskus Läntinen30%Olkahinen-TasanneTampere 16%Tampere Keskus 9%8%Tampere Keskus Läntinen30%Olkahinen-TasanneUniversity or college degree6/36
22%Multisilta61%TahmelaTampere 41%Tampere Keskus 49%22%Multisilta61%TahmelaUnemployment18/36
6%Messukylä22%TesomaTampere 13%Tampere Keskus 12%6%Messukylä22%TesomaAverage home size30/36
47.8 m²Kaleva119.8 m²AitolahtiTampere 63.0 m²Tampere Keskus 56.2 m²47.8 m²Kaleva119.8 m²Aitolahti
Residents
Age
Young adults stand out: 41% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Tampere: 33%).
Tampere KeskusTampere
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Children under 15 make up 7% of residents, less than in Tampere (12%).
- Tampere Keskus50%13%21%
- Tampere45%11%21%12%
- Finland43%26%15%
- Employed50%
- Unemployed7%
- Students13%
- Pensioners21%
- Children aged 0–147%
- Other3%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 42.0
- Tampere: 41.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 12%
- Tampere: 13%
- Household size
- 1.5
- Tampere: 1.7
- Floor area per person
- 36.7 m²
- Tampere: 36.7 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
59% of households rent their home, more than in Tampere (55%).
- Tampere Keskus41%59%
- Tampere44%55%
- Finland61%38%
- Owner-occupied41%
- Rented59%
- Other or unknown1%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (93%). Homes are smaller on average than in Tampere (56.2 m² against 63.0 m²).
- Tampere Keskus93%
- Tampere77%21%
- Finland48%50%
- Blocks of flats93%
- Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses4%
- Other buildings3%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
60% of households are people living alone and 9% are families with children.
Tampere KeskusTampere
- Living alone60%, Tampere 54%
- Living alone, under 3528%, Tampere 23%
- Couple under 35, no children9%, Tampere 7%
- With children9%, Tampere 16%
- With a child under 32%, Tampere 4%
- Single parent2%, Tampere 4%
- All members aged 18–6469%, Tampere 60%
- At least one member 65 or over23%, 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
- 13,155
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
49% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Tampere (41%).
- Tampere Keskus13%16%22%27%22%
- Tampere17%11%30%24%17%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
- Basic education or unknown13%
- Matriculation examination16%
- Vocational qualification22%
- Bachelor's or lowest tertiary27%
- Master's or higher22%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
24% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 20% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Tampere Keskus24%56%20%
- Tampere23%59%18%
- Finland20%60%20%
- Lowest 20% in Finland24%
- Middle 60%56%
- Highest 20%20%
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
- €25,290
- a year, about €2,108 a month
- Tampere: €25,038
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €32,121
- a year, about €2,677 a month
- Tampere: €32,451
- University or college degree
- 49%
- Tampere: 41%
Jobs
The area is a place of work: it has 35,761 jobs, 1.98 for every resident.
Largest industries
Tampere KeskusTampere
- Information and communication17%, Tampere 9%
- Professional, scientific and technical15%, Tampere 9%
- Public administration and defence10%, Tampere 4%
- Health and social work8%, Tampere 19%
- Manufacturing8%, Tampere 12%
- Wholesale and retail trade7%, Tampere 10%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 35,761
- Jobs per resident
- 1.98
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Tampere: 0.54
Sectors
- Tampere Keskus12%88%
- Tampere17%83%
- Finland20%77%
- Primary production0%
- Industry and construction12%
- Services88%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 8% since 2014, slower than in Tampere. Median income has risen by 31% 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).