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00610 Käpylä

Postcode area 00610 Käpylä had 7,993 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €30,536 in 2024, 5% above the municipal level. 92% of homes were in blocks of flats. From the area’s service centre, 165 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Postcode area · in Swedish Kottby · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
7,993residents31 December 2024
€30,536median incomeadults, 2024
56%of households rentingtenure
26%green within 500 maverage
00610 Käpylä · Helsinki00610 Käpylä highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Helsinki with 00610 Käpylä highlighted

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)

People.

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

15%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
34%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
19%
aged 65 and over
43
years, average age

Main activity

Employed50%
Unemployed6%
Students7%
Pensioners20%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20158,219
20168,194
20178,266
20188,183
20198,140
20208,156
20217,979
20227,887
20237,992
20247,993

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.

€30,536
median income, adults
€33,250
mean income, adults
10.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education16%
Matriculation examination10%
Vocational qualification21%
Lower university or polytechnic degree24%
Higher university degree30%

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.

4,407 households and 4,703 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
31.8 m²
floor area per person
56.1 m²
average home size
92%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied44%
Rented56%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households53%
Young one-person households13%
Households with children19%
Pensioner households26%

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

2,862jobs located hereworkplaces
3summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
7%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.

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

Supermarkets and convenience shops7
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors and health centres0
Dentists1
Cafés and pubs8
Restaurants14
Parks27
Playgrounds27
Sports pitches24
Gyms and sports centres6
Libraries1
Day-care centres4
Bus stops49
Tram and metro stops11
Railway stations1
5schoolsOpenStreetMap
2day-care centresOpenStreetMap
80 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
3,806residents per km²2.1 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). Within one kilometre.

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