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Nurmijärvi

Nurmijärvi had 45,048 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €30,381 in 2024, 5% above the regional level. 27% of households rented and 72% owned their home. The population has grown by 7.5% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 543 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
45,048residents31 December 2024
€30,381median incomeadults, 2024
27%of households rentingtenure
27%green within 500 maverage
Nurmijärvi by postcode area
Map of Nurmijärvi: 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 12 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
01800 Klaukkala Keskus11,355€29,82243%57%17%409.7%16%86
01810 Luhtajoki673€31,1628%90%16%428.8%22%2
01820 Haikala3,190€32,80016%84%14%406.6%19%28
01830 Lepsämä2,394€32,8092%97%16%416.5%23%15
01840 Klaukkala3,824€32,97016%83%14%415.7%30%87
01860 Perttula1,949€31,7914%95%19%446.9%75%7
01900 Nurmijärvi Keskus9,149€29,07535%64%24%459.5%25%75
01940 Palojoki771€30,2963%94%21%444.5%22%4
05100 Röykkä2,155€30,8789%90%17%429.3%59%37
05200 Rajamäki7,314€30,55422%78%18%408.3%29%53
05250 Kiljava166€27,41116%85%24%455.1%49%9
05450 Nukari989€30,6933%95%20%436.6%34%10

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.

20%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
24%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 45–64
18%
aged 65 and over
42
years, average age

Main activity

Employed48%
Unemployed4%
Students7%
Pensioners20%
Children aged 0–1419%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201541,897
201642,010
201742,159
201842,665
201942,993
202043,663
202144,127
202244,458
202344,785
202445,048

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.

€30,381
median income, adults
€33,601
mean income, adults
8.5%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education22%
Matriculation examination6%
Vocational qualification37%
Lower university or polytechnic degree23%
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.

19,928 households and 21,724 homes at the end of 2024.

2.2
people per household
42.7 m²
floor area per person
92.7 m²
average home size
31%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied72%
Rented27%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households36%
Young one-person households8%
Households with children27%
Pensioner households29%

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

12,312jobs located hereworkplaces
599summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
68%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.

60 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 27% green space within 500 metres.

30schoolsOpenStreetMap
38day-care centresOpenStreetMap
123residents per km²366.4 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 Nurmijärvi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Arkadianyhteislyseo
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Arkadianyhteislyseo
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Kreonace725
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Viirin Kirppis
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Viirin Kirppis
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Uusimaa.