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Kauniainen

Kauniainen had 10,253 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €38,494 in 2024, 32% above the regional level. 30% of households rented and 69% owned their home. The population has grown by 8.1% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 235 · in Swedish Grankulla · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
10,253residents31 December 2024
€38,494median incomeadults, 2024
30%of households rentingtenure
30%green within 500 maverage
Kauniainen by postcode area
Map of Kauniainen: 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)

People.

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

19%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
21%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 45–64
24%
aged 65 and over
44
years, average age

Main activity

Employed43%
Unemployed4%
Students9%
Pensioners24%
Children aged 0–1417%
Others4%

Population at the end of each year

20159,486
20169,397
20179,624
20189,615
20199,797
202010,178
202110,396
202210,284
202310,270
202410,253

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.

€38,494
median income, adults
€62,539
mean income, adults
7.4%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education13%
Matriculation examination10%
Vocational qualification12%
Lower university or polytechnic degree25%
Higher university degree39%

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.

4,434 households and 4,923 homes at the end of 2024.

2.3
people per household
48.2 m²
floor area per person
107.2 m²
average home size
55%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied69%
Rented30%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households35%
Young one-person households7%
Households with children28%
Pensioner households37%

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

2,377jobs located hereworkplaces
0summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
44%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.

189 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 30% green space within 500 metres.

11schoolsOpenStreetMap
15day-care centresOpenStreetMap
1,508residents per km²6.8 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 Kauniainen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Fire engines at Kauniainen railway station
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Fire engines at Kauniainen railway station
Photo: Lauri Rantala from Espoo, Finland · CC BY 2.0
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Kauniainen railway station on fire (1)
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Kauniainen railway station on fire (1)
Photo: Lauri Rantala from Espoo, Finland · CC BY 2.0
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Kauniainen water tower
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Kauniainen water tower
Photo: MKFI · Public domain
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