Länsimäki

01280 · Vantaa · Uusimaa

01280 Länsimäki

In brief

Länsimäki (01280) has 9,979 residents, 4% of the population of Vantaa. The age structure is close to Vantaa's: 22% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 18% are 65 or over. 42% of households are people living alone and 24% are families with children.

60% of homes are in blocks of flats and 40% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. The average home is 69.8 m². 56% of households own their home and 43% rent (Vantaa: 49% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,264 per m² on average, 53% less than the average in Vantaa. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Vantaa. The price per m² has fallen by 24% since 2020. The price equals 7.0 years of rent at €15.11 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €26,673 a year, about €2,223 a month: 4% lower than in Vantaa and about the same as in Finland. 14% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Vantaa (13%). The area has 793 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (25%). More common than usual is education: 17% of jobs (Vantaa: 4%).

The number of residents has grown by 6% since 2014, slower than in Vantaa.

Rank among the city's areas

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€1,264
The lowest of 20 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa €2,694
Jobs per resident
0.08
3rd lowest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 0.51
University or college degree
27%
4th lowest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 33%
Unemployment
14%
7th highest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 13%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,264; -24.3% since 2020; Vantaa€2,694
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €15.11; Figure for Vantaa 3; Vantaa€16.85
Residents: 9,979; +6.0% since 2014; Mean age41.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €26,673; +19.3% since 2014; a year, about €2,223 a month; Vantaa€27,721; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 43%; of 4,643 households; Vantaa49%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 27%; of residents aged 18 or over; Vantaa33%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,264 per m² on average, 53% less than the average in Vantaa. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Vantaa. The price per m² has fallen by 24% since 2020.

Price per m²

€1,264

Postal code area 01280
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 10 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

Länsimäki€1,264Vantaa €2,694

€1,658 – €3,074Figure for Vantaa, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 7.0 years; Vantaa: 13.3
Gross rental yield: 14.3%; 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

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

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Vantaa in 1 of 9 figures: price per m², 1 bedroom.

Price per m², 1 bedroom20/20
€1,264Länsimäki
Vantaa €2,694Länsimäki €1,264
€3,995Tammisto
€1,264Länsimäki€3,995Tammisto
Median disposable income29/35
€23,609Koivukylä-Havukoski
Vantaa €27,721Länsimäki €26,673
€37,792Ylästö
€23,609Koivukylä-Havukoski€37,792Ylästö
Households renting16/35
5%Keimola
Vantaa 49%Länsimäki 43%
96%Veromiehenkylä
5%Keimola96%Veromiehenkylä
Aged 16 to 3418/35
14%Tuupakan teollisuusalue
Vantaa 26%Länsimäki 22%
48%Veromiehenkylä
14%Tuupakan teollisuusalue48%Veromiehenkylä
Aged 65 or over16/35
3%Veromiehenkylä
Vantaa 16%Länsimäki 18%
26%Tuupakan teollisuusalue
3%Veromiehenkylä26%Tuupakan teollisuusalue
Families with children19/35
15%Kaivoksela
Vantaa 23%Länsimäki 24%
46%Ylästö
15%Kaivoksela46%Ylästö
University or college degree32/35
15%Veromiehenkylä
Vantaa 33%Länsimäki 27%
57%Ylästö
15%Veromiehenkylä57%Ylästö
Unemployment7/35
5%Ylästö
Vantaa 13%Länsimäki 14%
20%Hakunila
5%Ylästö20%Hakunila
Average home size21/35
50.9 m²Veromiehenkylä
Vantaa 68.8 m²Länsimäki 69.8 m²
121.1 m²Keimola
50.9 m²Veromiehenkylä121.1 m²Keimola

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Vantaa's: 22% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 18% are 65 or over.

LänsimäkiVantaa

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 44% of residents, less than in Vantaa (47%).

Länsimäki44%19%17%
Vantaa47%17%16%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed44%
Unemployed7%
Students7%
Pensioners19%
Children aged 0–1417%
Other6%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.

Mean age: 41.0; Vantaa: 40.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 14%; Vantaa: 13%
Household size: 2.1; Vantaa: 2.0
Floor area per person: 33.3 m²; Vantaa: 34.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

56% of households own their home and 43% rent (Vantaa: 49% rent).

Länsimäki56%43%
Vantaa51%49%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied56%
Rented43%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

60% of homes are in blocks of flats and 40% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. The average home is 69.8 m².

Länsimäki60%40%
Vantaa68%32%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats60%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses40%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

42% of households are people living alone and 24% are families with children.

LänsimäkiVantaa

Living alone42%, Vantaa 45%
Living alone, under 358%, Vantaa 14%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Vantaa 5%
With children24%, Vantaa 23%
With a child under 36%, Vantaa 6%
Single parent6%, Vantaa 6%
All members aged 18–6448%, Vantaa 53%
At least one member 65 or over28%, Vantaa 24%

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

Average dwelling size: 69.8 m²; Vantaa: 68.8 m²
Dwellings: 5,007
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

27% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Vantaa (33%).

Länsimäki35%32%18%
Vantaa29%31%21%12%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown35%
Matriculation examination6%
Vocational qualification32%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary18%
Master's or higher9%

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

Income groups

21% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 17% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Länsimäki21%62%17%
Vantaa20%58%22%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland21%
Middle 60%62%
Highest 20%17%

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: €26,673; a year, about €2,223 a month; Vantaa: €27,721
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €40,051; a year, about €3,338 a month; Vantaa: €39,903
University or college degree: 27%; Vantaa: 33%

Jobs

The area has 793 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (25%). More common than usual is education: 17% of jobs (Vantaa: 4%).

Largest industries

LänsimäkiVantaa

Health and social work25%, Vantaa 11%
Education17%, Vantaa 4%
Construction14%, Vantaa 10%
Accommodation and food services11%, Vantaa 4%
Transport and storage8%, Vantaa 16%
Administrative and support services6%, Vantaa 11%

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

Jobs located here: 793
Jobs per resident: 0.08; People working in the area divided by people living there; Vantaa: 0.51

Sectors

Länsimäki15%85%
Vantaa22%78%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction15%
Services85%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 6% since 2014, slower than in Vantaa. Median income has risen by 19% since 2014, at the same pace as in Vantaa.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianLänsimäkiVantaaFinland

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).