In brief
Jokela (05400) has 6,644 residents, 16% of the population of Tuusula. It is the 2nd largest among the postal code areas of Tuusula. The age structure is close to Tuusula's: 19% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over. 33% of households are people living alone and 28% are families with children.
71% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 27% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 92.5 m². 75% of households own their home and 24% rent (Tuusula: 31% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,798 per m² on average. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Tuusula. The price per m² has fallen by 6% since 2020. The price equals 10.4 years of rent at €14.46 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €29,959 a year, about €2,497 a month: about the same as in Tuusula and 14% higher than in Finland. It is the 2nd lowest among the postal code areas of Tuusula. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Tuusula (9%). The area has 910 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (22%). More common than usual is public administration and defence: 12% of jobs (Tuusula: 3%).
The number of residents has grown by 3% since 2014, slower than in Tuusula.
Rank among the city's areas
Students
8%
2nd highest of 13 areas in Tuusula
Tuusula 7%
Residents
6,644
2nd highest of 13 areas in Tuusula
Median disposable income
€29,959
2nd lowest of 13 areas in Tuusula
Tuusula €30,476
Families with children
28%
3rd highest of 13 areas in Tuusula
Tuusula 26%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €1,798
- -5.6% since 2020
- Tuusula–
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €14.46
- Tuusula€14.46
- Residents
- 6,644
- +3.0% since 2014
- Mean age42.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €29,959
- +22.4% since 2014
- a year, about €2,497 a month
- Tuusula€30,476
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 24%
- of 2,920 households
- Tuusula31%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 37%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Tuusula36%
- Finland36%
Prices, rents and charges
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,798 per m² on average. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Tuusula. The price per m² has fallen by 6% since 2020.
Price per m²
€1,798
Postal code area 05400
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 10 sales
Rent per m² a month
€14.46
Figure for Helsinki satellite municipalities
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Tuusula: €14.46
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 10.4 years
- Tuusula: –
- Gross rental yield
- 9.7%
- Tuusula: –
- 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 Tuusula in 2 of 9 figures: median income, families with children.
Price per m², 1 bedroom3/3
€1,798Jokela€2,856HyryläJokela €1,798€1,798Jokela€2,856HyryläMedian disposable income12/13
€29,752Ruotsinkylä-Kiilinmäki€34,737LahelaTuusula €30,476Jokela €29,959€29,752Ruotsinkylä-Kiilinmäki€34,737LahelaHouseholds renting4/13
2%Jäniksenlinna48%HyryläTuusula 31%Jokela 24%2%Jäniksenlinna48%HyryläAged 16 to 345/13
13%Nuppulinna24%HyryläTuusula 20%Jokela 19%13%Nuppulinna24%HyryläAged 65 or over9/13
11%Lahela24%RusutjärviTuusula 19%Jokela 19%11%Lahela24%RusutjärviFamilies with children3/13
22%Mattila37%LahelaTuusula 26%Jokela 28%22%Mattila37%LahelaUniversity or college degree6/13
29%Ruotsinkylä-Kiilinmäki49%Tuusula KirkonkyläTuusula 36%Jokela 37%29%Ruotsinkylä-Kiilinmäki49%Tuusula KirkonkyläUnemployment5/13
5%Rusutjärvi9%HyryläTuusula 9%Jokela 9%5%Rusutjärvi9%HyryläAverage home size10/13
76.2 m²Hyrylä133.2 m²NahkelaTuusula 90.0 m²Jokela 92.5 m²76.2 m²Hyrylä133.2 m²Nahkela
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Tuusula's: 19% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over.
JokelaTuusula
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Residents' main activities are much like Tuusula's: 47% are employed.
- Jokela47%20%18%
- Tuusula48%21%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
- 42.0
- Tuusula: 42.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 9%
- Tuusula: 9%
- Household size
- 2.3
- Tuusula: 2.2
- Floor area per person
- 41.3 m²
- Tuusula: 42.5 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
75% of households own their home and 24% rent (Tuusula: 31% rent).
- Jokela75%24%
- Tuusula68%31%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
71% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 27% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 92.5 m².
- Jokela27%71%
- Tuusula36%63%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
33% of households are people living alone and 28% are families with children.
JokelaTuusula
- Living alone33%, Tuusula 37%
- Living alone, under 355%, Tuusula 8%
- Couple under 35, no children3%, Tuusula 3%
- With children28%, Tuusula 26%
- With a child under 36%, Tuusula 5%
- Single parent5%, Tuusula 5%
- All members aged 18–6441%, Tuusula 45%
- At least one member 65 or over31%, Tuusula 29%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 92.5 m²
- Tuusula: 90.0 m²
- Dwellings
- 3,130
- Summer cottages
- 14
Education and income
Highest qualification
37% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Tuusula (36%).
- Jokela21%37%25%12%
- Tuusula22%36%24%12%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
26% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Jokela14%60%26%
- Tuusula14%58%28%
- 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
- €29,959
- a year, about €2,497 a month
- Tuusula: €30,476
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €50,729
- a year, about €4,227 a month
- Tuusula: €49,744
- University or college degree
- 37%
- Tuusula: 36%
Jobs
The area has 910 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (22%). More common than usual is public administration and defence: 12% of jobs (Tuusula: 3%).
Largest industries
JokelaTuusula
- Health and social work22%, Tuusula 15%
- Construction15%, Tuusula 17%
- Education15%, Tuusula 7%
- Wholesale and retail trade12%, Tuusula 16%
- Public administration and defence12%, Tuusula 3%
- Manufacturing9%, Tuusula 13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 910
- Jobs per resident
- 0.14
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Tuusula: 0.33
Sectors
- Jokela25%74%
- Tuusula31%68%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 3% since 2014, slower than in Tuusula. Median income has risen by 22% since 2014, at the same pace as in Tuusula.
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).