Leinelä

01340 · Vantaa · Uusimaa

01340 Leinelä

In brief

Leinelä (01340) has 2,544 residents, 1% of the population of Vantaa. Young adults stand out: 39% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Vantaa: 26%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Vantaa. 51% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (100%). Homes are smaller on average than in Vantaa (53.4 m² against 68.8 m²). 79% of households rent their home, more than in Vantaa (49%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Vantaa. An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,703 per m² on average, 37% more than the average in Vantaa. The price per m² has fallen by 12% since 2020. The price equals 16.8 years of rent at €18.38 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,104 a year, about €2,259 a month: about the same as in Vantaa and about the same as in Finland. 13% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Vantaa (13%). The area has 139 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (45%). More common than usual is other services: 9% of jobs (Vantaa: 2%).

The number of residents has grown by 274% since 2014, faster than in Vantaa.

Rank among the city's areas

Homes in small houses
0%
The lowest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 32%
Jobs per resident
0.05
The lowest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 0.51
Households renting
79%
2nd highest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 49%
Aged 16 to 34
39%
3rd highest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 26%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €3,703; -11.9% since 2020; Vantaa€2,694
Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €18.38; Figure for Vantaa 1; Vantaa€16.85
Residents: 2,544; +273.6% since 2014; Mean age37.0
Disposable monetary income, median: €27,104; +22.9% since 2014; a year, about €2,259 a month; Vantaa€27,721; Finland€26,351
Households renting: 79%; of 1,458 households; Vantaa49%; Finland38%
University or college degree: 31%; of residents aged 18 or over; Vantaa33%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,703 per m² on average, 37% more than the average in Vantaa. The price per m² has fallen by 12% since 2020.

Price per m²

€3,703

Postal code area 01340
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 24 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

Leinelä€3,703Vantaa €2,694

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 16.8 years; Vantaa: 13.3
Gross rental yield: 6.0%; 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

Price per m² by flat size1 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 3 of 9 figures: households renting, aged 16 to 34, average home size.

Price per m², 1 bedroom4/20
€1,264Länsimäki
Vantaa €2,694Leinelä €3,703
€3,995Tammisto
€1,264Länsimäki€3,995Tammisto
Median disposable income27/35
€23,609Koivukylä-Havukoski
Vantaa €27,721Leinelä €27,104
€37,792Ylästö
€23,609Koivukylä-Havukoski€37,792Ylästö
Households renting2/35
5%Keimola
Vantaa 49%Leinelä 79%
96%Veromiehenkylä
5%Keimola96%Veromiehenkylä
Aged 16 to 343/35
14%Tuupakan teollisuusalue
Vantaa 26%Leinelä 39%
48%Veromiehenkylä
14%Tuupakan teollisuusalue48%Veromiehenkylä
Aged 65 or over28/35
3%Veromiehenkylä
Vantaa 16%Leinelä 12%
26%Tuupakan teollisuusalue
3%Veromiehenkylä26%Tuupakan teollisuusalue
Families with children32/35
15%Kaivoksela
Vantaa 23%Leinelä 19%
46%Ylästö
15%Kaivoksela46%Ylästö
University or college degree27/35
15%Veromiehenkylä
Vantaa 33%Leinelä 31%
57%Ylästö
15%Veromiehenkylä57%Ylästö
Unemployment13/35
5%Ylästö
Vantaa 13%Leinelä 13%
20%Hakunila
5%Ylästö20%Hakunila
Average home size34/35
50.9 m²Veromiehenkylä
Vantaa 68.8 m²Leinelä 53.4 m²
121.1 m²Keimola
50.9 m²Veromiehenkylä121.1 m²Keimola

Residents

Age

Young adults stand out: 39% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Vantaa: 26%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Vantaa.

LeineläVantaa

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 52% of residents, more than in Vantaa (47%).

Leinelä52%13%15%
Vantaa47%17%16%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed52%
Unemployed8%
Students8%
Pensioners13%
Children aged 0–1415%
Other3%

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

Mean age: 37.0; Vantaa: 40.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 13%; Vantaa: 13%
Household size: 1.7; Vantaa: 2.0
Floor area per person: 30.8 m²; Vantaa: 34.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

79% of households rent their home, more than in Vantaa (49%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Vantaa.

Leinelä20%79%
Vantaa51%49%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied20%
Rented79%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (100%). Homes are smaller on average than in Vantaa (53.4 m² against 68.8 m²).

Leinelä100%
Vantaa68%32%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats100%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses0%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

51% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.

LeineläVantaa

Living alone51%, Vantaa 45%
Living alone, under 3520%, Vantaa 14%
Couple under 35, no children10%, Vantaa 5%
With children19%, Vantaa 23%
With a child under 36%, Vantaa 6%
Single parent8%, Vantaa 6%
All members aged 18–6465%, Vantaa 53%
At least one member 65 or over16%, Vantaa 24%

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

Average dwelling size: 53.4 m²; Vantaa: 68.8 m²
Dwellings: 1,660
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

31% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Vantaa (33%).

Leinelä27%33%22%
Vantaa29%31%21%12%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown27%
Matriculation examination9%
Vocational qualification33%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary22%
Master's or higher9%

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

Income groups

16% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 16% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Leinelä16%68%16%
Vantaa20%58%22%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland16%
Middle 60%68%
Highest 20%16%

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: €27,104; a year, about €2,259 a month; Vantaa: €27,721
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €35,786; a year, about €2,982 a month; Vantaa: €39,903
University or college degree: 31%; Vantaa: 33%

Jobs

The area has 139 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (45%). More common than usual is other services: 9% of jobs (Vantaa: 2%).

Largest industries

LeineläVantaa

Health and social work45%, Vantaa 11%
Construction11%, Vantaa 10%
Transport and storage11%, Vantaa 16%
Other services9%, Vantaa 2%
Wholesale and retail trade8%, Vantaa 18%
Information and communication3%, Vantaa 1%

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

Jobs located here: 139
Jobs per resident: 0.05; People working in the area divided by people living there; Vantaa: 0.51

Sectors

Leinelä13%87%
Vantaa22%78%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction13%
Services87%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 274% since 2014, faster than in Vantaa. Median income has risen by 23% 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, medianLeineläVantaaFinland

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).