In brief
Pähkinärinne (01710) has 5,524 residents, 2% of the population of Vantaa. The age structure is close to Vantaa's: 24% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over. 53% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.
Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (87%). Homes are smaller on average than in Vantaa (62.2 m² against 68.8 m²). 55% of households own their home and 45% rent (Vantaa: 49% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,227 per m² on average, 17% less than the average in Vantaa. The price per m² has fallen by 23% since 2020. The price equals 12.3 years of rent at €15.11 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,804 a year, about €2,317 a month: about the same as in Vantaa and 6% higher than in Finland. 14% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Vantaa (13%). The area has 369 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (37%). More common than usual is education: 14% of jobs (Vantaa: 4%).
The number of residents has grown by 15% since 2014, slower than in Vantaa.
Rank among the city's areas
Jobs per resident
0.07
2nd lowest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 0.51
Living alone
53%
4th highest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 45%
Homes in small houses
13%
6th lowest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 32%
Aged 65 or over
19%
7th highest of 35 areas in Vantaa
Vantaa 16%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,227
- -23.4% since 2020
- Vantaa€2,694
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €15.11
- Figure for Vantaa 3
- Vantaa€16.85
- Residents
- 5,524
- +15.4% since 2014
- Mean age42.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €27,804
- +20.3% since 2014
- a year, about €2,317 a month
- Vantaa€27,721
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 45%
- of 3,015 households
- Vantaa49%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 36%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Vantaa33%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,227 per m² on average, 17% less than the average in Vantaa. The price per m² has fallen by 23% since 2020.
Price per m²
€2,227
Postal code area 01710
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 6 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
- 12.3 years
- Vantaa: 13.3
- Gross rental yield
- 8.1%
- 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
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
In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Vantaa.
Price per m², 1 bedroom10/20
€1,264Länsimäki€3,995TammistoVantaa €2,694Pähkinärinne €2,227€1,264Länsimäki€3,995TammistoMedian disposable income23/35
€23,609Koivukylä-Havukoski€37,792YlästöVantaa €27,721Pähkinärinne €27,804€23,609Koivukylä-Havukoski€37,792YlästöHouseholds renting15/35
5%Keimola96%VeromiehenkyläVantaa 49%Pähkinärinne 45%5%Keimola96%VeromiehenkyläAged 16 to 3415/35
14%Tuupakan teollisuusalue48%VeromiehenkyläVantaa 26%Pähkinärinne 24%14%Tuupakan teollisuusalue48%VeromiehenkyläAged 65 or over7/35
3%Veromiehenkylä26%Tuupakan teollisuusalueVantaa 16%Pähkinärinne 19%3%Veromiehenkylä26%Tuupakan teollisuusalueFamilies with children31/35
15%Kaivoksela46%YlästöVantaa 23%Pähkinärinne 20%15%Kaivoksela46%YlästöUniversity or college degree17/35
15%Veromiehenkylä57%YlästöVantaa 33%Pähkinärinne 36%15%Veromiehenkylä57%YlästöUnemployment8/35
5%Ylästö20%HakunilaVantaa 13%Pähkinärinne 14%5%Ylästö20%HakunilaAverage home size27/35
50.9 m²Veromiehenkylä121.1 m²KeimolaVantaa 68.8 m²Pähkinärinne 62.2 m²50.9 m²Veromiehenkylä121.1 m²Keimola
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Vantaa's: 24% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over.
PähkinärinneVantaa
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 20% of residents, more than in Vantaa (17%).
- Pähkinärinne45%20%15%
- Vantaa47%17%16%
- Finland43%26%15%
- Employed45%
- Unemployed7%
- Students8%
- Pensioners20%
- Children aged 0–1415%
- Other4%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 42.0
- Vantaa: 40.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 14%
- Vantaa: 13%
- Household size
- 1.8
- Vantaa: 2.0
- Floor area per person
- 34.3 m²
- Vantaa: 34.7 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
55% of households own their home and 45% rent (Vantaa: 49% rent).
- Pähkinärinne55%45%
- Vantaa51%49%
- Finland61%38%
- Owner-occupied55%
- Rented45%
- Other or unknown0%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (87%). Homes are smaller on average than in Vantaa (62.2 m² against 68.8 m²).
- Pähkinärinne87%13%
- Vantaa68%32%
- Finland48%50%
- Blocks of flats87%
- Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses13%
- 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 20% are families with children.
PähkinärinneVantaa
- Living alone53%, Vantaa 45%
- Living alone, under 3512%, Vantaa 14%
- Couple under 35, no children4%, Vantaa 5%
- With children20%, Vantaa 23%
- With a child under 35%, Vantaa 6%
- Single parent6%, Vantaa 6%
- All members aged 18–6452%, Vantaa 53%
- At least one member 65 or over29%, Vantaa 24%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 62.2 m²
- Vantaa: 68.8 m²
- Dwellings
- 3,263
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
36% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Vantaa (33%).
- Pähkinärinne27%29%24%13%
- Vantaa29%31%21%12%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
- Basic education or unknown27%
- Matriculation examination7%
- Vocational qualification29%
- Bachelor's or lowest tertiary24%
- Master's or higher13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
17% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 20% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Pähkinärinne17%63%20%
- Vantaa20%58%22%
- Finland20%60%20%
- Lowest 20% in Finland17%
- Middle 60%63%
- Highest 20%20%
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
- €27,804
- a year, about €2,317 a month
- Vantaa: €27,721
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €36,315
- a year, about €3,026 a month
- Vantaa: €39,903
- University or college degree
- 36%
- Vantaa: 33%
Jobs
The area has 369 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (37%). More common than usual is education: 14% of jobs (Vantaa: 4%).
Largest industries
PähkinärinneVantaa
- Health and social work37%, Vantaa 11%
- Education14%, Vantaa 4%
- Wholesale and retail trade12%, Vantaa 18%
- Construction11%, Vantaa 10%
- Transport and storage6%, Vantaa 16%
- Professional, scientific and technical4%, Vantaa 5%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 369
- Jobs per resident
- 0.07
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Vantaa: 0.51
Sectors
- Pähkinärinne11%89%
- Vantaa22%78%
- Finland20%77%
- Primary production0%
- Industry and construction11%
- Services89%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 15% since 2014, slower than in Vantaa. Median income has risen by 20% since 2014, at the same pace as in Vantaa.
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).