In brief
Rusutjärvi (04370) has 731 residents, 2% of the population of Tuusula. The age structure is close to Tuusula's: 15% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 24% are 65 or over. 23% of households are people living alone and 26% are families with children.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Tuusula (123.0 m² compared with 90.0 m²). 95% of households own their home and 2% rent (Tuusula: 31% rent). This is the 2nd lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Tuusula. There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €1,948 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 11.2 years of rent at €14.46 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €31,269 a year, about €2,606 a month: about the same as in Tuusula and 19% higher than in Finland. 5% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Tuusula (9%). The area has 97 jobs; the largest industry is construction (37%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 15% of jobs (Tuusula: 1%).
The number of residents has fallen by 8% since 2014, while it has grown in Tuusula.
Rank among the city's areas
Unemployment
5%
The lowest of 13 areas in Tuusula
Tuusula 9%
Aged 65 or over
24%
The highest of 13 areas in Tuusula
Tuusula 19%
Households renting
2%
2nd lowest of 13 areas in Tuusula
Tuusula 31%
Jobs per resident
0.13
3rd lowest of 13 areas in Tuusula
Tuusula 0.33
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €1,948
- Figure for Tuusula
- Tuusula–
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €14.46
- Tuusula€14.46
- Residents
- 731
- -7.6% since 2014
- Mean age46.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €31,269
- +19.0% since 2014
- a year, about €2,606 a month
- Tuusula€30,476
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 2%
- of 299 households
- Tuusula31%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 34%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Tuusula36%
- Finland36%
Prices, rents and charges
There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €1,948 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 11.2 years of rent at €14.46 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€1,948
Tuusula, all flat sizes
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 147 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
- 11.2 years
- Tuusula: –
- Gross rental yield
- 8.9%
- 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
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 Tuusula in 5 of 8 figures: households renting, aged 16 to 34, aged 65 or over, unemployment, average home size.
Median disposable income6/13
€29,752Ruotsinkylä-Kiilinmäki€34,737LahelaTuusula €30,476Rusutjärvi €31,269€29,752Ruotsinkylä-Kiilinmäki€34,737LahelaHouseholds renting12/13
2%Jäniksenlinna48%HyryläTuusula 31%Rusutjärvi 2%2%Jäniksenlinna48%HyryläAged 16 to 3411/13
13%Nuppulinna24%HyryläTuusula 20%Rusutjärvi 15%13%Nuppulinna24%HyryläAged 65 or over1/13
11%Lahela24%RusutjärviTuusula 19%Rusutjärvi 24%11%Lahela24%RusutjärviFamilies with children5/13
22%Mattila37%LahelaTuusula 26%Rusutjärvi 26%22%Mattila37%LahelaUniversity or college degree8/13
29%Ruotsinkylä-Kiilinmäki49%Tuusula KirkonkyläTuusula 36%Rusutjärvi 34%29%Ruotsinkylä-Kiilinmäki49%Tuusula KirkonkyläUnemployment13/13
5%Rusutjärvi9%HyryläTuusula 9%Rusutjärvi 5%5%Rusutjärvi9%HyryläAverage home size3/13
76.2 m²Hyrylä133.2 m²NahkelaTuusula 90.0 m²Rusutjärvi 123.0 m²76.2 m²Hyrylä133.2 m²Nahkela
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Tuusula's: 15% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 24% are 65 or over.
RusutjärviTuusula
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 24% of residents, more than in Tuusula (21%).
- Rusutjärvi48%24%15%
- 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
- 46.0
- Tuusula: 42.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 5%
- Tuusula: 9%
- Household size
- 2.4
- Tuusula: 2.2
- Floor area per person
- 52.3 m²
- Tuusula: 42.5 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
95% of households own their home and 2% rent (Tuusula: 31% rent). This is the 2nd lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Tuusula.
- Rusutjärvi95%
- Tuusula68%31%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Tuusula (123.0 m² compared with 90.0 m²).
- Rusutjärvi98%
- Tuusula36%63%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
23% of households are people living alone and 26% are families with children.
RusutjärviTuusula
- Living alone23%, Tuusula 37%
- Living alone, under 352%, Tuusula 8%
- Couple under 35, no children1%, Tuusula 3%
- With children26%, Tuusula 26%
- With a child under 32%, Tuusula 5%
- Single parent3%, Tuusula 5%
- All members aged 18–6436%, Tuusula 45%
- At least one member 65 or over38%, Tuusula 29%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 123.0 m²
- Tuusula: 90.0 m²
- Dwellings
- 332
- Summer cottages
- 139
Education and income
Highest qualification
34% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Tuusula (36%).
- Rusutjärvi20%39%25%
- Tuusula22%36%24%12%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
33% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Rusutjärvi13%54%33%
- 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
- €31,269
- a year, about €2,606 a month
- Tuusula: €30,476
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €63,666
- a year, about €5,306 a month
- Tuusula: €49,744
- University or college degree
- 34%
- Tuusula: 36%
Jobs
The area has 97 jobs; the largest industry is construction (37%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 15% of jobs (Tuusula: 1%).
Largest industries
RusutjärviTuusula
- Construction37%, Tuusula 17%
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing15%, Tuusula 1%
- Administrative and support services15%, Tuusula 8%
- Education10%, Tuusula 7%
- Wholesale and retail trade5%, Tuusula 16%
- Transport and storage5%, Tuusula 6%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 97
- Jobs per resident
- 0.13
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Tuusula: 0.33
Sectors
- Rusutjärvi15%40%44%
- Tuusula31%68%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 8% since 2014, while it has grown in Tuusula. Median income has risen by 19% since 2014, slower than in Tuusula (23%).
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).