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Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä had 149,194 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €24,711 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 51% of households rented and 49% owned their home. The population has grown by 8.6% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 179 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
149,194residents31 December 2024
€24,711median incomeadults, 2024
51%of households rentingtenure
28%green within 500 maverage
Jyväskylä by postcode area
Map of Jyväskylä: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · Statistics Finland, municipal and regional boundaries 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 36 postcode areas.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Postcode areaResidentsMedian incomeRentingOwning65+Avg. ageUnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
40100 Jyväskylä Keskus17,067€21,39770%30%20%4013.5%20%291
40200 Mannila-Taulumäki4,482€26,58548%52%18%4012.2%27%254
40250 Ritoniemi-Lohikoski6,065€28,24130%69%21%4211.6%33%55
40270 Palokka13,762€28,10837%62%19%4010.8%13%66
40320 Seppälän Teollisuusalue5,272€24,32053%46%21%4216.6%21%103
40340 Huhtasuo6,731€20,17365%34%23%4331.2%47%52
40400 Halssila3,931€26,60635%65%20%4113.4%19%70
40420 Jyskä5,072€28,23437%63%17%4112.7%20%37
40500 Keljo-Ristonmaa3,812€22,33862%38%16%3816.4%34%34
40520 Kuokkala-Ristikivi17,689€24,87562%37%17%4016.5%34%68
40530 Keljonkangas7,135€29,28036%64%16%3810.7%31%46
40600 Mattilanpelto2,189€23,66056%43%17%3917.1%29%166
40620 Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki468€22,31394%6%10%3520.7%20%64
40630 Kypärämäki3,566€26,41241%58%23%4415.0%54%27
40640 Keltinmäki6,155€21,97948%52%20%4323.1%50%33
40660 Länsi-Palokka984€30,9372%98%13%365.8%35%1
40700 Mäki-Matti5,802€20,48072%27%16%3817.3%28%253
40720 Nisula2,831€23,56955%45%23%4317.4%25%297
40740 Kortepohja8,337€20,95870%30%16%3916.8%29%84
40800 Vaajakoski8,066€26,72030%69%25%4512.9%24%54
40820 Vuoritsalo1,053€25,62543%58%17%4015.6%39%6
40900 Säynätsalo3,186€26,05226%74%28%4815.7%28%33
41120 Puuppola2,085€31,4774%95%12%367.7%18%7
41140 Kuikka662€30,0963%96%15%379.5%71%2
41160 Tikkakoski4,672€27,97528%71%20%4112.9%22%32
41450 Leppälahti613€27,7503%96%27%477.3%20%2
41630 Oravasaari391€28,4923%95%21%4211.0%58%1
41710 Rutalahti-Kivisuo223€25,4074%95%33%5115.3%47%4
41800 Korpilahti Keskus3,388€25,18725%74%29%4815.5%19%47
41820 Saakoski273€27,8379%89%25%4712.1%59%2
41840 Moksi73€31,2848%83%16%4017.9%87%0
41860 Rannila303€29,9223%97%16%3910.0%49%6
41870 Putkilahti144€26,7857%90%41%566.6%100%0
41880 Oittila116€24,4772%95%39%538.5%38%1
41930 Kuohu752€27,5298%91%21%4310.5%32%4
41940 Vesanka1,402€28,3142%97%20%4210.7%46%5

Sources: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age at the end of 2024, next to the figure for Central Finland.

15%
aged under 16
14%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–44
21%
aged 45–64
19%
aged 65 and over
41
years, average age

Main activity

Employed42%
Unemployed8%
Students12%
Pensioners21%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

2015137,368
2016138,850
2017140,188
2018141,305
2019142,400
2020143,420
2021144,473
2022145,887
2023147,746
2024149,194

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and education.

Disposable income in 2024 and education at the end of 2024.

€24,711
median income, adults
€27,576
mean income, adults
15.1%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education17%
Matriculation examination10%
Vocational qualification34%
Lower university or polytechnic degree25%
Higher university degree15%

Income is the disposable money income of residents aged 18 and over in 2024: taxable and tax-free income minus taxes and contributions. The median is the middle value, so a few high earners do not pull it up.

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

81,042 households and 89,222 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
38.9 m²
floor area per person
69.0 m²
average home size
65%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied49%
Rented51%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households52%
Young one-person households22%
Households with children18%
Pensioner households26%

Household groups overlap: young one-person households, for example, are also counted as one-person households.

66,900jobs located hereworkplaces
3,677summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
34%of homes in housesdetached, semi-detached, terraced

Statistics Finland withholds a figure when fewer than 30 people are behind it (fewer than 10 for workplaces). Missing figures are shown as a dash and never estimated.

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

101 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 28% green space within 500 metres.

52schoolsOpenStreetMap
67day-care centresOpenStreetMap
102residents per km²1,466.8 km²

Services and green space are measured from each postcode area’s service centre: the point inside the area with the most shops and services within 500 metres. Municipal and regional figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Jyväskylä, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Jyväskeskus ulkoa 2008
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Jyväskeskus ulkoa 2008
Photo: Erkkap · CC BY 3.0
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Jyväskylä-Asemakatu-lyseo
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Jyväskylä-Asemakatu-lyseo
Photo: Rayshade This image was created with Hugin. · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Jyväskylä-downtown-Kauppakatu
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Jyväskylä-downtown-Kauppakatu
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Central Finland.