In brief
Nummela (03100) has 15,681 residents, 54% of the population of Vihti. It is the largest among the postal code areas of Vihti. The age structure is close to Vihti's: 20% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over. 43% of households are people living alone and 23% are families with children.
62% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 37% are in blocks of flats. Homes are smaller on average than in Vihti (82.6 m² compared with 93.6 m²). 65% of households own their home and 34% rent (Vihti: 24% rent). This is the highest renting share among the postal code areas of Vihti. An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,052 per m² on average. The price is the highest among the postal code areas of Vihti. The price per m² has fallen by 4% since 2020. The price equals 11.8 years of rent at €14.46 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €29,032 a year, about €2,419 a month: about the same as in Vihti and 10% higher than in Finland. It is the 3rd lowest among the postal code areas of Vihti. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Vihti (9%). The area has 5,046 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (25%). More common than usual is manufacturing: 14% of jobs (Vihti: 11%).
The number of residents has grown by 5% since 2014, while it has stayed level in Vihti.
Rank among the city's areas
Households renting
34%
The highest of 9 areas in Vihti
Vihti 24%
Jobs per resident
0.32
The highest of 9 areas in Vihti
Vihti 0.27
Homes in small houses
62%
The lowest of 9 areas in Vihti
Vihti 74%
Living alone
43%
The highest of 9 areas in Vihti
Vihti 38%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,052
- -3.7% since 2020
- Vihti–
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €14.46
- Vihti€14.46
- Residents
- 15,681
- +5.2% since 2014
- Mean age44.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €29,032
- +23.8% since 2014
- a year, about €2,419 a month
- Vihti€29,138
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 34%
- of 7,738 households
- Vihti24%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 35%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Vihti34%
- Finland36%
Prices, rents and charges
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,052 per m² on average. The price is the highest among the postal code areas of Vihti. The price per m² has fallen by 4% since 2020.
Price per m²
€2,052
Postal code area 03100
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 57 sales
Rent per m² a month
€14.46
Figure for Helsinki satellite municipalities
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Vihti: €14.46
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 11.8 years
- Vihti: –
- Gross rental yield
- 8.5%
- Vihti: –
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-0.2%-3.3%Rent+0.6%+0.1%
- Average of the price index (Uusimaa) and rent index (Uusimaa)
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.
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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Vihti in 5 of 8 figures: median income, households renting, aged 16 to 34, unemployment, average home size.
Median disposable income7/9
€28,246Selki€31,956OjakkalaVihti €29,138Nummela €29,032€28,246Selki€31,956OjakkalaHouseholds renting1/9
2%Huhmari34%NummelaVihti 24%Nummela 34%2%Huhmari34%NummelaAged 16 to 341/9
14%Huhmari20%NummelaVihti 18%Nummela 20%14%Huhmari20%NummelaAged 65 or over6/9
16%Ojakkala28%TervalampiVihti 22%Nummela 22%16%Ojakkala28%TervalampiFamilies with children5/9
20%Huhmari32%OjakkalaVihti 24%Nummela 23%20%Huhmari32%OjakkalaUniversity or college degree4/9
30%Selki40%HuhmariVihti 34%Nummela 35%30%Selki40%HuhmariUnemployment3/9
7%Ojakkala13%SelkiVihti 9%Nummela 9%7%Ojakkala13%SelkiAverage home size9/9
82.6 m²Nummela119.3 m²TervalampiVihti 93.6 m²Nummela 82.6 m²82.6 m²Nummela119.3 m²Tervalampi
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Vihti's: 20% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over.
NummelaVihti
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Residents' main activities are much like Vihti's: 46% are employed.
- Nummela46%24%16%
- Vihti46%24%16%
- Finland43%26%15%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 44.0
- Vihti: 44.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 9%
- Vihti: 9%
- Household size
- 2.0
- Vihti: 2.1
- Floor area per person
- 41.8 m²
- Vihti: 44.8 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
65% of households own their home and 34% rent (Vihti: 24% rent). This is the highest renting share among the postal code areas of Vihti.
- Nummela65%34%
- Vihti75%24%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
62% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 37% are in blocks of flats. Homes are smaller on average than in Vihti (82.6 m² compared with 93.6 m²).
- Nummela37%62%
- Vihti24%74%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
43% of households are people living alone and 23% are families with children.
NummelaVihti
- Living alone43%, Vihti 38%
- Living alone, under 359%, Vihti 6%
- Couple under 35, no children3%, Vihti 3%
- With children23%, Vihti 24%
- With a child under 34%, Vihti 5%
- Single parent6%, Vihti 5%
- All members aged 18–6445%, Vihti 43%
- At least one member 65 or over32%, Vihti 34%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 82.6 m²
- Vihti: 93.6 m²
- Dwellings
- 8,413
- Summer cottages
- 354
Education and income
Highest qualification
35% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Vihti (34%).
- Nummela23%37%24%11%
- Vihti22%38%23%11%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
25% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Nummela14%61%25%
- Vihti15%59%26%
- Finland20%60%20%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in each national income group. Across Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20% of adults.
- Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median
- €29,032
- a year, about €2,419 a month
- Vihti: €29,138
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €42,729
- a year, about €3,561 a month
- Vihti: €47,123
- University or college degree
- 35%
- Vihti: 34%
Jobs
The area has 5,046 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (25%). More common than usual is manufacturing: 14% of jobs (Vihti: 11%).
Largest industries
NummelaVihti
- Health and social work25%, Vihti 23%
- Wholesale and retail trade17%, Vihti 14%
- Manufacturing14%, Vihti 11%
- Education9%, Vihti 9%
- Construction8%, Vihti 11%
- Professional, scientific and technical4%, Vihti 4%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 5,046
- Jobs per resident
- 0.32
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Vihti: 0.27
Sectors
- Nummela23%77%
- Vihti22%76%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 5% since 2014, while it has stayed level in Vihti. Median income has risen by 24% since 2014, at the same pace as in Vihti.
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
Income after taxes and compulsory payments, including transfers received. 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 monetary income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, business and property income and transfers received, minus taxes and other transfers paid. In euros of each 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).