In brief
Vihtijärvi (03790) has 457 residents, 2% of the population of Vihti. It is the 2nd smallest among the postal code areas of Vihti. The age structure is close to Vihti's: 14% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 24% are 65 or over. 31% of households are people living alone and 22% are families with children.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Vihti (115.8 m² compared with 93.6 m²). 93% of households own their home and 5% rent (Vihti: 24% rent). This is the 3rd lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Vihti. There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €2,020 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 11.6 years of rent at €14.46 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €31,050 a year, about €2,588 a month: 7% higher than in Vihti and 18% higher than in Finland. It is the 3rd highest among the postal code areas of Vihti. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Vihti (9%). The area has 60 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (18%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 18% of jobs (Vihti: 4%).
The number of residents has fallen by 14% since 2014, while it has stayed level in Vihti.
Rank among the city's areas
Students
8%
The highest of 9 areas in Vihti
Vihti 7%
Homes in small houses
98%
2nd highest of 9 areas in Vihti
Vihti 74%
Aged 16 to 34
14%
2nd lowest of 9 areas in Vihti
Vihti 18%
Residents
457
2nd lowest of 9 areas in Vihti
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,020
- Figure for Vihti
- Vihti–
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €14.46
- Vihti€14.46
- Residents
- 457
- -14.3% since 2014
- Mean age47.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €31,050
- +30.5% since 2014
- a year, about €2,588 a month
- Vihti€29,138
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 5%
- of 209 households
- Vihti24%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 34%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Vihti34%
- Finland36%
Prices, rents and charges
There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €2,020 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 11.6 years of rent at €14.46 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€2,020
Vihti, all flat sizes
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 124 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
- 11.6 years
- Vihti: –
- Gross rental yield
- 8.6%
- 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
Statistics Finland has published no yearly prices for this postal code area in recent years, because there were too few sales.
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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, aged 65 or over, unemployment.
Median disposable income3/9
€28,246Selki€31,956OjakkalaVihti €29,138Vihtijärvi €31,050€28,246Selki€31,956OjakkalaHouseholds renting7/9
2%Huhmari34%NummelaVihti 24%Vihtijärvi 5%2%Huhmari34%NummelaAged 16 to 348/9
14%Huhmari20%NummelaVihti 18%Vihtijärvi 14%14%Huhmari20%NummelaAged 65 or over3/9
16%Ojakkala28%TervalampiVihti 22%Vihtijärvi 24%16%Ojakkala28%TervalampiFamilies with children6/9
20%Huhmari32%OjakkalaVihti 24%Vihtijärvi 22%20%Huhmari32%OjakkalaUniversity or college degree5/9
30%Selki40%HuhmariVihti 34%Vihtijärvi 34%30%Selki40%HuhmariUnemployment7/9
7%Ojakkala13%SelkiVihti 9%Vihtijärvi 8%7%Ojakkala13%SelkiAverage home size5/9
82.6 m²Nummela119.3 m²TervalampiVihti 93.6 m²Vihtijärvi 115.8 m²82.6 m²Nummela119.3 m²Tervalampi
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Vihti's: 14% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 24% are 65 or over.
VihtijärviVihti
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Children under 15 make up 13% of residents, less than in Vihti (16%).
- Vihtijärvi48%25%13%
- 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
- 47.0
- Vihti: 44.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 8%
- Vihti: 9%
- Household size
- 2.2
- Vihti: 2.1
- Floor area per person
- 54.6 m²
- Vihti: 44.8 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
93% of households own their home and 5% rent (Vihti: 24% rent). This is the 3rd lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Vihti.
- Vihtijärvi93%
- Vihti75%24%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Vihti (115.8 m² compared with 93.6 m²).
- Vihtijärvi98%
- Vihti24%74%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
31% of households are people living alone and 22% are families with children.
VihtijärviVihti
- Living alone31%, Vihti 38%
- Living alone, under 352%, Vihti 6%
- Couple under 35, no children2%, Vihti 3%
- With children22%, Vihti 24%
- With a child under 33%, Vihti 5%
- Single parent4%, Vihti 5%
- All members aged 18–6440%, Vihti 43%
- At least one member 65 or over38%, Vihti 34%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 115.8 m²
- Vihti: 93.6 m²
- Dwellings
- 244
- Summer cottages
- 330
Education and income
Highest qualification
34% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Vihti (34%).
- Vihtijärvi22%39%22%12%
- Vihti22%38%23%11%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
32% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Vihtijärvi16%53%32%
- 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
- €31,050
- a year, about €2,588 a month
- Vihti: €29,138
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €53,915
- a year, about €4,493 a month
- Vihti: €47,123
- University or college degree
- 34%
- Vihti: 34%
Jobs
The area has 60 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (18%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 18% of jobs (Vihti: 4%).
Largest industries
VihtijärviVihti
- Transport and storage18%, Vihti 4%
- Health and social work18%, Vihti 23%
- Construction17%, Vihti 11%
- Administrative and support services10%, Vihti 7%
- Other services8%, Vihti 3%
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing7%, Vihti 2%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 60
- Jobs per resident
- 0.13
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Vihti: 0.27
Sectors
- Vihtijärvi20%73%
- Vihti22%76%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 14% since 2014, while it has stayed level in Vihti. Median income has risen by 30% since 2014, faster than in Vihti (24%).
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).