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Hiekkaharju

01350 · Vantaa · Uusimaa

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01350 Hiekkaharju

In brief

Hiekkaharju (01350) has 10,533 residents, 4% of the population of Vantaa. The age structure is close to Vantaa's: 25% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 15% are 65 or over. 47% of households are people living alone and 23% are families with children.

74% of homes are in blocks of flats and 26% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Vantaa (66.3 m² against 68.8 m²). 52% of households own their home and 47% rent (Vantaa: 49% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,678 per m² on average, about the same as in Vantaa. The price per m² has fallen by 11% since 2020. The price equals 13.4 years of rent at €16.67 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €28,108 a year, about €2,342 a month: about the same as in Vantaa and 7% higher than in Finland. 13% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Vantaa (13%). The area has 1,061 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (36%). More common than usual is education: 18% of jobs (Vantaa: 4%).

The number of residents has grown by 11% since 2014, slower than in Vantaa.

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€2,678
-10.6% since 2020
Vantaa€2,694
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€16.67
Figure for Vantaa 2
Vantaa€16.85
Residents
10,533
+11.2% since 2014
Mean age40.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€28,108
+23.7% since 2014
a year, about €2,342 a month
Vantaa€27,721
Finland€26,351
Households renting
47%
of 5,331 households
Vantaa49%
Finland38%
University or college degree
32%
of residents aged 18 or over
Vantaa33%
Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,678 per m² on average, about the same as in Vantaa. The price per m² has fallen by 11% since 2020.

Price per m²

€2,678

Postal code area 01350
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 10 sales

Rent per m² a month

€16.67

Figure for Vantaa 2
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Vantaa: €16.85

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Hiekkaharju€2,678Vantaa €2,694
€1,658 – €3,074Figure for Vantaa, 2026 Q2
Price-to-rent ratio
13.4 years
Vantaa: 13.3
Gross rental yield
7.5%
Vantaa: 7.5%
Middle half of rents, € a month
759–€895
Figure for Vantaa 2, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge
€5.90
Average per m² a month, Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year
10 yrs5 yrsPrice-2.7%-4.8%Rent+0.5%-0.3%
Average of the price index (Vantaa 2) and rent index (Vantaa)

Source: Statistics Finland

Price per m² by flat sizeStudio1 bedroom2+ bedrooms

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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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Vantaa.

  • Price per m², 1 bedroom8/20

    €1,264Länsimäki
    Vantaa €2,694Hiekkaharju €2,678
    €3,995Tammisto
    €1,264Länsimäki€3,995Tammisto

  • Median disposable income20/35

    €23,609Koivukylä-Havukoski
    Vantaa €27,721Hiekkaharju €28,108
    €37,792Ylästö
    €23,609Koivukylä-Havukoski€37,792Ylästö

  • Households renting14/35

    5%Keimola
    Vantaa 49%Hiekkaharju 47%
    96%Veromiehenkylä
    5%Keimola96%Veromiehenkylä

  • Aged 16 to 3412/35

    14%Tuupakan teollisuusalue
    Vantaa 26%Hiekkaharju 25%
    48%Veromiehenkylä
    14%Tuupakan teollisuusalue48%Veromiehenkylä

  • Aged 65 or over23/35

    3%Veromiehenkylä
    Vantaa 16%Hiekkaharju 15%
    26%Tuupakan teollisuusalue
    3%Veromiehenkylä26%Tuupakan teollisuusalue

  • Families with children23/35

    15%Kaivoksela
    Vantaa 23%Hiekkaharju 23%
    46%Ylästö
    15%Kaivoksela46%Ylästö

  • University or college degree23/35

    15%Veromiehenkylä
    Vantaa 33%Hiekkaharju 32%
    57%Ylästö
    15%Veromiehenkylä57%Ylästö

  • Unemployment12/35

    5%Ylästö
    Vantaa 13%Hiekkaharju 13%
    20%Hakunila
    5%Ylästö20%Hakunila

  • Average home size23/35

    50.9 m²Veromiehenkylä
    Vantaa 68.8 m²Hiekkaharju 66.3 m²
    121.1 m²Keimola
    50.9 m²Veromiehenkylä121.1 m²Keimola

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Vantaa's: 25% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 15% are 65 or over.

HiekkaharjuVantaa

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.

Main activity

What residents do is close to Vantaa's: 47% are employed.

  • Hiekkaharju47%17%17%
  • Vantaa47%17%16%
  • Finland43%26%15%

  • Employed47%
  • Unemployed7%
  • Students7%
  • Pensioners17%
  • Children aged 0–1417%
  • Other4%

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
13%
Vantaa: 13%
Household size
2.0
Vantaa: 2.0
Floor area per person
34.3 m²
Vantaa: 34.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

52% of households own their home and 47% rent (Vantaa: 49% rent).

  • Hiekkaharju52%47%
  • Vantaa51%49%
  • Finland61%38%

  • Owner-occupied52%
  • Rented47%
  • Other or unknown1%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.

Dwellings

74% of homes are in blocks of flats and 26% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Vantaa (66.3 m² against 68.8 m²).

  • Hiekkaharju74%26%
  • Vantaa68%32%
  • Finland48%50%

  • Blocks of flats74%
  • Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses26%
  • Other buildings0%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.

Household types

47% of households are people living alone and 23% are families with children.

HiekkaharjuVantaa

  • Living alone47%, Vantaa 45%
  • Living alone, under 3514%, Vantaa 14%
  • Couple under 35, no children4%, Vantaa 5%
  • With children23%, Vantaa 23%
  • With a child under 36%, Vantaa 6%
  • Single parent7%, Vantaa 6%
  • All members aged 18–6454%, Vantaa 53%
  • At least one member 65 or over23%, Vantaa 24%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.

Average dwelling size
66.3 m²
Vantaa: 68.8 m²
Dwellings
5,857
Summer cottages
1

Education and income

Highest qualification

32% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Vantaa (33%).

  • Hiekkaharju27%33%21%11%
  • Vantaa29%31%21%12%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

  • Basic education or unknown27%
  • Matriculation examination7%
  • Vocational qualification33%
  • Bachelor's or lowest tertiary21%
  • Master's or higher11%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.

Income groups

18% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 22% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Hiekkaharju18%61%22%
  • Vantaa20%58%22%
  • Finland20%60%20%

  • Lowest 20% in Finland18%
  • Middle 60%61%
  • Highest 20%22%

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
€28,108
a year, about €2,342 a month
Vantaa: €27,721
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€38,116
a year, about €3,176 a month
Vantaa: €39,903
University or college degree
32%
Vantaa: 33%

Jobs

The area has 1,061 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (36%). More common than usual is education: 18% of jobs (Vantaa: 4%).

Largest industries

HiekkaharjuVantaa

  • Health and social work36%, Vantaa 11%
  • Education18%, Vantaa 4%
  • Construction8%, Vantaa 10%
  • Professional, scientific and technical7%, Vantaa 5%
  • Administrative and support services6%, Vantaa 11%
  • Information and communication5%, Vantaa 1%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.

Jobs located here
1,061
Jobs per resident
0.10
People working in the area divided by people living there
Vantaa: 0.51

Sectors

  • Hiekkaharju91%
  • Vantaa22%78%
  • Finland20%77%

  • Primary production0%
  • Industry and construction8%
  • Services91%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 11% since 2014, slower than in Vantaa. Median income has risen by 24% since 2014, faster than in Vantaa (20%).

Residents

Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Disposable monetary income, medianHiekkaharjuVantaaFinland

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).