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Kerava

Kerava had 38,461 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €27,947 in 2024, 4% below the regional level. 46% of households rented and 54% owned their home. The population has grown by 9.0% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 245 · in Swedish Kervo · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
38,461residents31 December 2024
€27,947median incomeadults, 2024
46%of households rentingtenure
19%green within 500 maverage
Kerava by postcode area
Map of Kerava: 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 5 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
04200 Kerava Keskus12,602€27,36246%54%27%4612.7%12%256
04220 Ahjo-Kaskela5,285€29,70049%51%13%3910.9%30%54
04230 Pihkaniitty7,593€30,55130%70%22%437.9%22%181
04250 Alikerava5,701€25,77363%36%18%4116.7%13%235
04260 Savio6,644€28,20540%60%18%4211.9%24%82

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 Uusimaa.

17%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
21%
aged 65 and over
43
years, average age

Main activity

Employed45%
Unemployed6%
Students8%
Pensioners23%
Children aged 0–1415%
Others4%

Population at the end of each year

201535,293
201635,511
201735,554
201836,254
201936,756
202037,105
202137,232
202237,676
202338,211
202438,461

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.

€27,947
median income, adults
€29,924
mean income, adults
12.3%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education26%
Matriculation examination6%
Vocational qualification35%
Lower university or polytechnic degree22%
Higher university degree11%

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.

19,497 households and 21,326 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
37.8 m²
floor area per person
71.8 m²
average home size
66%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied54%
Rented46%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households47%
Young one-person households12%
Households with children21%
Pensioner households30%

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

12,766jobs located hereworkplaces
11summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
33%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.

179 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 19% green space within 500 metres.

19schoolsOpenStreetMap
33day-care centresOpenStreetMap
1,253residents per km²30.7 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 Kerava, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kerava - Kauppakaari 11
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Kerava - Kauppakaari 11
Photo: Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kerava 2
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Kerava 2
Photo: Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kerava - Paasikivenkatu 3
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Kerava - Paasikivenkatu 3
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Uusimaa.