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Uusimaa

Uusimaa had 1,782,300 residents at the end of 2024, in 26 municipalities. Median disposable income of adults was €29,070 in 2024, 10% above the national level. The population has grown by 10% since 2015.

Region · Code 01 · in Swedish Nyland · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
1,782,300residents31 December 2024
€29,070median incomeadults, 2024
46%of households rentingtenure
26%green within 500 maverage
Uusimaa by postcode area
Map of Uusimaa: 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 26 municipalities.

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

MunicipalityResidentsMedian incomeRentingOwning65+Avg. ageUnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Askola4,651€29,01713%85%23%457.6%15%11
Espoo320,931€30,94647%53%15%3910.2%30%204
Hanko7,702€26,09626%72%35%5210.6%20%70
Helsinki684,018€29,15954%45%18%4112.1%25%343
Hyvinkää47,031€27,55238%61%24%4511.3%26%161
Inkoo5,402€29,28114%84%27%485.5%25%20
Järvenpää46,871€28,99940%60%20%4211.6%12%136
Karkkila8,440€25,21327%72%29%4812.8%28%55
Kauniainen10,253€38,49430%69%24%447.4%30%189
Kerava38,461€27,94746%54%21%4312.3%19%179
Kirkkonummi41,635€30,74535%65%18%429.2%39%71
Lapinjärvi2,429€25,08220%77%32%509.7%18%13
Lohja45,687€27,32229%70%27%4710.7%28%39
Loviisa14,352€25,96827%72%32%4912.1%38%44
Myrskylä1,677€25,23116%81%31%5012.7%16%20
Mäntsälä20,934€28,29521%78%21%438.7%15%42
Nurmijärvi45,048€30,38127%72%18%428.5%27%60
Pornainen4,961€30,1429%90%20%438.4%21%14
Porvoo51,737€29,04132%67%23%4410.1%18%83
Pukkila1,743€25,51216%82%26%4811.5%11%9
Raasepori27,036€25,80828%71%29%488.7%30%47
Sipoo22,826€30,89327%71%19%437.6%32%61
Siuntio6,182€30,09315%84%22%457.0%28%19
Tuusula42,225€30,47631%68%19%428.6%23%68
Vantaa251,269€27,72149%51%16%4013.1%25%158
Vihti28,799€29,13824%75%22%449.1%27%96

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 Finland.

17%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
18%
aged 65 and over
42
years, average age

Main activity

Employed47%
Unemployed6%
Students8%
Pensioners20%
Children aged 0–1415%
Others4%

Population at the end of each year

20151,620,261
20161,638,293
20171,655,624
20181,671,024
20191,689,725
20201,702,678
20211,714,741
20221,733,033
20231,759,537
20241,782,300

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.

€29,070
median income, adults
€33,840
mean income, adults
11.3%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education23%
Matriculation examination9%
Vocational qualification26%
Lower university or polytechnic degree23%
Higher university degree19%

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.

881,000 households and 973,670 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
37.3 m²
floor area per person
72.6 m²
average home size
67%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied54%
Rented46%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households46%
Young one-person households13%
Households with children22%
Pensioner households27%

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

868,675jobs located hereworkplaces
40,377summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
32%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.

217 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 26% green space within 500 metres.

805schoolsOpenStreetMap
1,179day-care centresOpenStreetMap
188residents per km²9,479.0 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 Uusimaa, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Lönnrot statue
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Lönnrot statue
Photo: Stadinsherpa · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Maiden of Lönnrot statue
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Maiden of Lönnrot statue
Photo: Stadinsherpa · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Lonnrotinpatsas2
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Lonnrotinpatsas2
Photo: Stadinsherpa · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Municipalities.