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Karhe

Postal code 39340 · Ylöjärvi · Pirkanmaa

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39340 Karhe

In brief

Karhe (39340) has 265 residents, 1% of the population of Ylöjärvi. The age structure is close to Ylöjärvi's: 18% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 23% are 65 or over. 29% of households are people living alone and 24% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Ylöjärvi (112.8 m² compared with 95.2 m²). 87% of households own their home and 11% rent (Ylöjärvi: 19% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €1,978 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 10.5 years of rent at €15.77 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,938 a year, about €2,328 a month: about the same as in Ylöjärvi and 6% higher than in Finland. 7% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Ylöjärvi (8%). The area has 28 jobs; the largest industry is construction (32%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 21% of jobs (Ylöjärvi: 2%).

The number of residents has fallen by 10% since 2014, while it has grown in Ylöjärvi.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Students

    10%

    2nd highest of 17 areas in Ylöjärvi

    Ylöjärvi 7%

  • Homes in small houses

    99%

    4th highest of 17 areas in Ylöjärvi

    Ylöjärvi 80%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€1,978
Figure for Ylöjärvi
Ylöjärvi–
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€15.77
Figure for Pirkanmaa
Ylöjärvi€15.77
Residents
265
-9.6% since 2014
Mean age45.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€27,938
+35.1% since 2014
a year, about €2,328 a month
Ylöjärvi€28,430
Finland€26,351
Households renting
11%
of 117 households
Ylöjärvi19%
Finland38%
University or college degree
30%
of residents aged 18 or over
Ylöjärvi37%
Finland36%

Prices, rents and charges

There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €1,978 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 10.5 years of rent at €15.77 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€1,978

Ylöjärvi, all flat sizes
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 73 sales

Rent per m² a month

€15.77

Figure for Pirkanmaa
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Ylöjärvi: €15.77

Price-to-rent ratio
10.5 years
Ylöjärvi: –
Gross rental yield
9.6%
Ylöjärvi: –
Maintenance charge
€4.55
Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year
10 yrs5 yrsPrice-0.2%-2.7%Rent+1.4%+1.5%
Average of the price index (Pirkanmaa) and rent index (Pirkanmaa)

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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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Ylöjärvi.

  • Median disposable income9/17

    €20,494Itä-Aure
    Ylöjärvi €28,430Karhe €27,938
    €31,647Julkujärvi
    €20,494Itä-Aure€31,647Julkujärvi

  • Households renting6/17

    1%Parkkuu
    Ylöjärvi 19%Karhe 11%
    40%Ylöjärvi Keskus
    1%Parkkuu40%Ylöjärvi Keskus

  • Aged 16 to 349/17

    9%Parkkuu
    Ylöjärvi 19%Karhe 18%
    21%Julkujärvi
    9%Parkkuu21%Julkujärvi

  • Aged 65 or over9/17

    9%Julkujärvi
    Ylöjärvi 21%Karhe 23%
    50%Itä-Aure
    9%Julkujärvi50%Itä-Aure

  • Families with children9/17

    9%Itä-Aure
    Ylöjärvi 29%Karhe 24%
    47%Julkujärvi
    9%Itä-Aure47%Julkujärvi

  • University or college degree9/17

    10%Itä-Aure
    Ylöjärvi 37%Karhe 30%
    47%Siivikkala
    10%Itä-Aure47%Siivikkala

  • Unemployment12/17

    5%Julkujärvi
    Ylöjärvi 8%Karhe 7%
    15%Kuru Keskus
    5%Julkujärvi15%Kuru Keskus

  • Average home size5/17

    76.9 m²Ylöjärvi Keskus
    Ylöjärvi 95.2 m²Karhe 112.8 m²
    130.8 m²Lakiala
    76.9 m²Ylöjärvi Keskus130.8 m²Lakiala

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Ylöjärvi's: 18% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 23% are 65 or over.

KarheYlöjärvi

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 14% of residents, less than in Ylöjärvi (19%).

  • Karhe47%24%14%
  • Ylöjärvi45%22%19%
  • Finland43%26%15%

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

Mean age
45.0
Ylöjärvi: 42.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
7%
Ylöjärvi: 8%
Household size
2.3
Ylöjärvi: 2.3
Floor area per person
51.3 m²
Ylöjärvi: 42.5 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

87% of households own their home and 11% rent (Ylöjärvi: 19% rent).

  • Karhe87%11%
  • Ylöjärvi80%19%
  • Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Ylöjärvi (112.8 m² compared with 95.2 m²).

  • Karhe99%
  • Ylöjärvi18%80%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

29% of households are people living alone and 24% are families with children.

KarheYlöjärvi

  • Living alone29%, Ylöjärvi 33%
  • Living alone, under 356%, Ylöjärvi 5%
  • Couple under 35, no children4%, Ylöjärvi 3%
  • With children24%, Ylöjärvi 29%
  • With a child under 33%, Ylöjärvi 6%
  • Single parent5%, Ylöjärvi 5%
  • All members aged 18–6439%, Ylöjärvi 39%
  • At least one member 65 or over38%, Ylöjärvi 32%

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

Average dwelling size
112.8 m²
Ylöjärvi: 95.2 m²
Dwellings
142
Summer cottages
292

Education and income

Highest qualification

30% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Ylöjärvi (37%).

  • Karhe20%45%21%
  • Ylöjärvi17%42%24%12%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

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

  • Karhe20%59%21%
  • Ylöjärvi15%62%22%
  • 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
€27,938
a year, about €2,328 a month
Ylöjärvi: €28,430
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€48,139
a year, about €4,012 a month
Ylöjärvi: €48,320
University or college degree
30%
Ylöjärvi: 37%

Jobs

The area has 28 jobs; the largest industry is construction (32%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 21% of jobs (Ylöjärvi: 2%).

Largest industries

KarheYlöjärvi

  • Construction32%, Ylöjärvi 10%
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing21%, Ylöjärvi 2%
  • Transport and storage18%, Ylöjärvi 5%
  • Professional, scientific and technical7%, Ylöjärvi 5%
  • Mining and quarrying4%, Ylöjärvi 0%
  • Manufacturing4%, Ylöjärvi 18%

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

Jobs located here
28
Jobs per resident
0.11
People working in the area divided by people living there
Ylöjärvi: 0.31

Sectors

  • Karhe21%39%39%
  • Ylöjärvi29%69%
  • Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 10% since 2014, while it has grown in Ylöjärvi. Median income has risen by 35% since 2014, faster than in Ylöjärvi (29%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianKarheYlöjärviFinland

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).