In brief
Kivistö (01700) has 13,583 residents, 5% of the population of Vantaa. Young adults stand out: 41% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Vantaa: 26%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Vantaa. 53% of households are people living alone and 22% are families with children.
Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (82%). Homes are smaller on average than in Vantaa (56.6 m² against 68.8 m²). 71% of households rent their home, more than in Vantaa (49%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Vantaa. An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,778 per m² on average, 40% more than the average in Vantaa. The price is the 2nd highest among the postal code areas of Vantaa. The price per m² has fallen by 14% since 2020. The price equals 17.1 years of rent at €18.38 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,568 a year, about €2,297 a month: about the same as in Vantaa and 5% higher than in Finland. 13% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Vantaa (13%). The area has 1,327 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (31%). Its share is clearly higher than in Vantaa (11%).
The number of residents has grown by 297% since 2014, faster than in Vantaa.
Rank among the city's areas
Aged 65 or over
6%
2nd lowest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 16%
Price per m², 1 bedroom
€3,778
2nd highest of 20 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa €2,694
Households renting
71%
3rd highest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 49%
Living alone
53%
3rd highest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 45%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €3,778
- -14.1% since 2020
- Vantaa€2,694
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €18.38
- Figure for Vantaa 1
- Vantaa€16.85
- Residents
- 13,583
- +297.3% since 2014
- Mean age33.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €27,568
- -4.3% since 2014
- a year, about €2,297 a month
- Vantaa€27,721
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 71%
- of 7,404 households
- Vantaa49%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 34%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Vantaa33%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,778 per m² on average, 40% more than the average in Vantaa. The price is the 2nd highest among the postal code areas of Vantaa. The price per m² has fallen by 14% since 2020.
Price per m²
€3,778
Postal code area 01700
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 72 sales
Rent per m² a month
€18.38
Figure for Vantaa 1
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Vantaa: €16.85
Middle half of sales, € per m²
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 17.1 years
- Vantaa: 13.3
- Gross rental yield
- 5.8%
- Vantaa: 7.5%
- Middle half of rents, € a month
- 799–€945
- Figure for Vantaa 1, 2026 Q3
- Maintenance charge
- €5.90
- Average per m² a month, Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-0.7%-4.8%Rent+0.5%-0.3%
- Average of the price index (Vantaa 1) and rent index (Vantaa)
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 Vantaa in 5 of 9 figures: price per m², 1 bedroom, households renting, aged 16 to 34, aged 65 or over, average home size.
Price per m², 1 bedroom2/20
€1,264Länsimäki€3,995TammistoVantaa €2,694Kivistö €3,778€1,264Länsimäki€3,995TammistoMedian disposable income25/35
€23,609Koivukylä-Havukoski€37,792YlästöVantaa €27,721Kivistö €27,568€23,609Koivukylä-Havukoski€37,792YlästöHouseholds renting3/35
5%Keimola96%VeromiehenkyläVantaa 49%Kivistö 71%5%Keimola96%VeromiehenkyläAged 16 to 342/35
14%Tuupakan teollisuusalue48%VeromiehenkyläVantaa 26%Kivistö 41%14%Tuupakan teollisuusalue48%VeromiehenkyläAged 65 or over34/35
3%Veromiehenkylä26%Tuupakan teollisuusalueVantaa 16%Kivistö 6%3%Veromiehenkylä26%Tuupakan teollisuusalueFamilies with children28/35
15%Kaivoksela46%YlästöVantaa 23%Kivistö 22%15%Kaivoksela46%YlästöUniversity or college degree21/35
15%Veromiehenkylä57%YlästöVantaa 33%Kivistö 34%15%Veromiehenkylä57%YlästöUnemployment14/35
5%Ylästö20%HakunilaVantaa 13%Kivistö 13%5%Ylästö20%HakunilaAverage home size33/35
50.9 m²Veromiehenkylä121.1 m²KeimolaVantaa 68.8 m²Kivistö 56.6 m²50.9 m²Veromiehenkylä121.1 m²Keimola
Residents
Age
Young adults stand out: 41% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Vantaa: 26%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Vantaa.
KivistöVantaa
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 7% of residents, less than in Vantaa (17%).
- Kivistö54%17%
- Vantaa47%17%16%
- Finland43%26%15%
- Employed54%
- Unemployed8%
- Students10%
- Pensioners7%
- 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
- 33.0
- Vantaa: 40.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 13%
- Vantaa: 13%
- Household size
- 1.8
- Vantaa: 2.0
- Floor area per person
- 31.5 m²
- Vantaa: 34.7 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
71% of households rent their home, more than in Vantaa (49%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Vantaa.
- Kivistö28%71%
- Vantaa51%49%
- Finland61%38%
- Owner-occupied28%
- Rented71%
- Other or unknown1%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (82%). Homes are smaller on average than in Vantaa (56.6 m² against 68.8 m²).
- Kivistö82%18%
- Vantaa68%32%
- Finland48%50%
- Blocks of flats82%
- Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses18%
- Other buildings0%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
53% of households are people living alone and 22% are families with children.
KivistöVantaa
- Living alone53%, Vantaa 45%
- Living alone, under 3531%, Vantaa 14%
- Couple under 35, no children8%, Vantaa 5%
- With children22%, Vantaa 23%
- With a child under 36%, Vantaa 6%
- Single parent6%, Vantaa 6%
- All members aged 18–6469%, Vantaa 53%
- At least one member 65 or over8%, Vantaa 24%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 56.6 m²
- Vantaa: 68.8 m²
- Dwellings
- 8,374
- Summer cottages
- 2
Education and income
Highest qualification
34% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Vantaa (33%).
- Kivistö27%30%22%12%
- Vantaa29%31%21%12%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
- Basic education or unknown27%
- Matriculation examination9%
- Vocational qualification30%
- Bachelor's or lowest tertiary22%
- Master's or higher12%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
20% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 22% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Kivistö20%57%22%
- Vantaa20%58%22%
- Finland20%60%20%
- Lowest 20% in Finland20%
- Middle 60%57%
- 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
- €27,568
- a year, about €2,297 a month
- Vantaa: €27,721
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €33,548
- a year, about €2,796 a month
- Vantaa: €39,903
- University or college degree
- 34%
- Vantaa: 33%
Jobs
The area has 1,327 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (31%). Its share is clearly higher than in Vantaa (11%).
Largest industries
KivistöVantaa
- Health and social work31%, Vantaa 11%
- Construction14%, Vantaa 10%
- Wholesale and retail trade11%, Vantaa 18%
- Education10%, Vantaa 4%
- Transport and storage8%, Vantaa 16%
- Accommodation and food services7%, Vantaa 4%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 1,327
- Jobs per resident
- 0.10
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Vantaa: 0.51
Sectors
- Kivistö16%83%
- Vantaa22%78%
- Finland20%77%
- Primary production1%
- Industry and construction16%
- Services83%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 297% since 2014, faster than in Vantaa. Median income has fallen by 4% since 2014, slower 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).