In brief
Poikelus (34330) has 219 residents, 1% of the population of Ylöjärvi. Older residents stand out: 28% are 65 or over (Ylöjärvi: 21%). 31% of households are people living alone and 15% are families with children.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Ylöjärvi (116.6 m² compared with 95.2 m²). 93% of households own their home and 4% 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 €24,882 a year, about €2,074 a month: 12% lower than in Ylöjärvi and 6% lower than in Finland. It is the 3rd lowest among the postal code areas of Ylöjärvi. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Ylöjärvi (8%). The area has 16 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (56%). Its share is clearly higher than in Ylöjärvi (2%).
The number of residents has fallen by 23% since 2014, while it has grown in Ylöjärvi.
Rank among the city's areas
Jobs per resident
0.07
The lowest of 17 areas in Ylöjärvi
Ylöjärvi 0.31
Average home size
116.6 m²
3rd largest of 17 areas in Ylöjärvi
Ylöjärvi 95.2 m²
Median disposable income
€24,882
3rd lowest of 17 areas in Ylöjärvi
Ylöjärvi €28,430
Households renting
4%
4th lowest of 17 areas in Ylöjärvi
Ylöjärvi 19%
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
- 219
- -23.2% since 2014
- Mean age49.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €24,882
- +34.8% since 2014
- a year, about €2,074 a month
- Ylöjärvi€28,430
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 4%
- of 104 households
- Ylöjärvi19%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 26%
- 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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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Ylöjärvi in 2 of 8 figures: median income, average home size.
Median disposable income15/17
€20,494Itä-Aure€31,647JulkujärviYlöjärvi €28,430Poikelus €24,882€20,494Itä-Aure€31,647JulkujärviHouseholds renting14/17
1%Parkkuu40%Ylöjärvi KeskusYlöjärvi 19%Poikelus 4%1%Parkkuu40%Ylöjärvi KeskusAged 16 to 3411/17
9%Parkkuu21%JulkujärviYlöjärvi 19%Poikelus 16%9%Parkkuu21%JulkujärviAged 65 or over5/17
9%Julkujärvi50%Itä-AureYlöjärvi 21%Poikelus 28%9%Julkujärvi50%Itä-AureFamilies with children14/17
9%Itä-Aure47%JulkujärviYlöjärvi 29%Poikelus 15%9%Itä-Aure47%JulkujärviUniversity or college degree13/17
10%Itä-Aure47%SiivikkalaYlöjärvi 37%Poikelus 26%10%Itä-Aure47%SiivikkalaUnemployment6/17
5%Julkujärvi15%Kuru KeskusYlöjärvi 8%Poikelus 9%5%Julkujärvi15%Kuru KeskusAverage home size3/17
76.9 m²Ylöjärvi Keskus130.8 m²LakialaYlöjärvi 95.2 m²Poikelus 116.6 m²76.9 m²Ylöjärvi Keskus130.8 m²Lakiala
Residents
Age
Older residents stand out: 28% are 65 or over (Ylöjärvi: 21%).
PoikelusYlöjärvi
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 32% of residents, more than in Ylöjärvi (22%).
- Poikelus45%32%11%
- 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
- 49.0
- Ylöjärvi: 42.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 9%
- Ylöjärvi: 8%
- Household size
- 2.1
- Ylöjärvi: 2.3
- Floor area per person
- 55.7 m²
- Ylöjärvi: 42.5 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
93% of households own their home and 4% rent (Ylöjärvi: 19% rent).
- Poikelus93%
- 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 (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Ylöjärvi (116.6 m² compared with 95.2 m²).
- Poikelus98%
- Ylöjärvi18%80%
- 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 15% are families with children.
PoikelusYlöjärvi
- Living alone31%, Ylöjärvi 33%
- Living alone, under 350%, Ylöjärvi 5%
- Couple under 35, no children5%, Ylöjärvi 3%
- With children15%, Ylöjärvi 29%
- With a child under 37%, Ylöjärvi 6%
- Single parent1%, Ylöjärvi 5%
- All members aged 18–6440%, Ylöjärvi 39%
- At least one member 65 or over46%, Ylöjärvi 32%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 116.6 m²
- Ylöjärvi: 95.2 m²
- Dwellings
- 117
- Summer cottages
- 193
Education and income
Highest qualification
26% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Ylöjärvi (37%).
- Poikelus19%51%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
21% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 16% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Poikelus21%63%16%
- 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
- €24,882
- a year, about €2,074 a month
- Ylöjärvi: €28,430
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €46,719
- a year, about €3,893 a month
- Ylöjärvi: €48,320
- University or college degree
- 26%
- Ylöjärvi: 37%
Jobs
The area has 16 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (56%). Its share is clearly higher than in Ylöjärvi (2%).
Largest industries
PoikelusYlöjärvi
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing56%, Ylöjärvi 2%
- Construction19%, Ylöjärvi 10%
- Professional, scientific and technical13%, Ylöjärvi 5%
- Wholesale and retail trade6%, Ylöjärvi 12%
- Information and communication6%, Ylöjärvi 1%
- Mining and quarrying0%, Ylöjärvi 0%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 16
- Jobs per resident
- 0.07
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Ylöjärvi: 0.31
Sectors
- Poikelus56%19%25%
- Ylöjärvi29%69%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 23% since 2014, while it has grown in Ylöjärvi. Median income has risen by 35% since 2014, faster than in Ylöjärvi (29%).
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).