In brief
Askisto (01680) has 2,082 residents, 1% of the population of Vantaa. Families stand out: 34% of households have children (Vantaa: 23%). 34% of households are families with children (Vantaa: 23%) and 19% live alone.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (93%). Homes are larger on average than in Vantaa (103.4 m² against 68.8 m²). 72% of households own their home and 27% rent (Vantaa: 49% rent). There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €2,059 per m² is that of price area Vantaa 3. The price equals 11.4 years of rent at €15.11 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €32,811 a year, about €2,734 a month: 18% higher than in Vantaa and 25% higher than in Finland. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Vantaa (13%). The area has 294 jobs; the largest industry is transport and storage (26%). More common than usual is construction: 20% of jobs (Vantaa: 10%).
The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, slower than in Vantaa.
Rank among the city's areas
Living alone
19%
4th lowest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 45%
Residents
2,082
5th lowest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Average home size
103.4 m²
6th largest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 68.8 m²
Aged 16 to 34
18%
7th lowest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 26%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,059
- Figure for Vantaa 3
- Vantaa€2,694
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €15.11
- Figure for Vantaa 3
- Vantaa€16.85
- Residents
- 2,082
- +2.2% since 2014
- Mean age40.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €32,811
- +24.7% since 2014
- a year, about €2,734 a month
- Vantaa€27,721
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 27%
- of 811 households
- Vantaa49%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 42%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Vantaa33%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €2,059 per m² is that of price area Vantaa 3. The price equals 11.4 years of rent at €15.11 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€2,059
Figure for Vantaa 3
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 80 sales
Rent per m² a month
€15.11
Figure for Vantaa 3
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Vantaa: €16.85
Middle half of sales, € per m²
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 11.4 years
- Vantaa: 13.3
- Gross rental yield
- 8.8%
- Vantaa: 7.5%
- Middle half of rents, € a month
- 765–€890
- Figure for Vantaa 3, 2026 Q3
- Maintenance charge
- €5.90
- Average per m² a month, Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-3.1%-5.9%Rent+0.5%-0.3%
- Average of the price index (Vantaa 3) and rent index (Vantaa)
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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In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Vantaa.
Median disposable income7/35
€23,609Koivukylä-Havukoski€37,792YlästöVantaa €27,721Askisto €32,811€23,609Koivukylä-Havukoski€37,792YlästöHouseholds renting21/35
5%Keimola96%VeromiehenkyläVantaa 49%Askisto 27%5%Keimola96%VeromiehenkyläAged 16 to 3429/35
14%Tuupakan teollisuusalue48%VeromiehenkyläVantaa 26%Askisto 18%14%Tuupakan teollisuusalue48%VeromiehenkyläAged 65 or over24/35
3%Veromiehenkylä26%Tuupakan teollisuusalueVantaa 16%Askisto 15%3%Veromiehenkylä26%Tuupakan teollisuusalueFamilies with children5/35
15%Kaivoksela46%YlästöVantaa 23%Askisto 34%15%Kaivoksela46%YlästöUniversity or college degree8/35
15%Veromiehenkylä57%YlästöVantaa 33%Askisto 42%15%Veromiehenkylä57%YlästöUnemployment25/35
5%Ylästö20%HakunilaVantaa 13%Askisto 8%5%Ylästö20%HakunilaAverage home size6/35
50.9 m²Veromiehenkylä121.1 m²KeimolaVantaa 68.8 m²Askisto 103.4 m²50.9 m²Veromiehenkylä121.1 m²Keimola
Residents
Age
Families stand out: 34% of households have children (Vantaa: 23%).
AskistoVantaa
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Employed people make up 50% of residents, more than in Vantaa (47%).
- Askisto50%16%20%
- Vantaa47%17%16%
- Finland43%26%15%
- Employed50%
- Unemployed4%
- Students8%
- Pensioners16%
- Children aged 0–1420%
- Other2%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 40.0
- Vantaa: 40.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 8%
- Vantaa: 13%
- Household size
- 2.6
- Vantaa: 2.0
- Floor area per person
- 41.0 m²
- Vantaa: 34.7 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
72% of households own their home and 27% rent (Vantaa: 49% rent).
- Askisto72%27%
- Vantaa51%49%
- Finland61%38%
- Owner-occupied72%
- Rented27%
- Other or unknown1%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (93%). Homes are larger on average than in Vantaa (103.4 m² against 68.8 m²).
- Askisto93%
- Vantaa68%32%
- Finland48%50%
- Blocks of flats7%
- Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses93%
- Other buildings0%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
34% of households are families with children (Vantaa: 23%) and 19% live alone.
AskistoVantaa
- Living alone19%, Vantaa 45%
- Living alone, under 353%, Vantaa 14%
- Couple under 35, no children4%, Vantaa 5%
- With children34%, Vantaa 23%
- With a child under 36%, Vantaa 6%
- Single parent5%, Vantaa 6%
- All members aged 18–6441%, Vantaa 53%
- At least one member 65 or over26%, Vantaa 24%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 103.4 m²
- Vantaa: 68.8 m²
- Dwellings
- 866
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
42% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Vantaa (33%).
- Askisto21%31%26%16%
- Vantaa29%31%21%12%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
- Basic education or unknown21%
- Matriculation examination7%
- Vocational qualification31%
- Bachelor's or lowest tertiary26%
- Master's or higher16%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
34% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland (20%).
- Askisto13%53%34%
- Vantaa20%58%22%
- Finland20%60%20%
- Lowest 20% in Finland13%
- Middle 60%53%
- Highest 20%34%
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
- €32,811
- a year, about €2,734 a month
- Vantaa: €27,721
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €65,853
- a year, about €5,488 a month
- Vantaa: €39,903
- University or college degree
- 42%
- Vantaa: 33%
Jobs
The area has 294 jobs; the largest industry is transport and storage (26%). More common than usual is construction: 20% of jobs (Vantaa: 10%).
Largest industries
AskistoVantaa
- Transport and storage26%, Vantaa 16%
- Construction20%, Vantaa 10%
- Health and social work16%, Vantaa 11%
- Wholesale and retail trade11%, Vantaa 18%
- Professional, scientific and technical7%, Vantaa 5%
- Education7%, Vantaa 4%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 294
- Jobs per resident
- 0.14
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Vantaa: 0.51
Sectors
- Askisto22%78%
- Vantaa22%78%
- Finland20%77%
- Primary production0%
- Industry and construction22%
- Services78%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, slower than in Vantaa. Median income has risen by 25% since 2014, faster than in Vantaa (20%).
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).