Residential areas of Seinäjoki

Seinäjoki offers its residents a wide range of housing options. You can live in the city centre, in apartment and small-house neighbourhoods around the city, in a village setting or by the water. Housing types are available for all stages of life.

City centre and surrounding areas

Districts: Keskusta, Marttila, Itikka, Uppa, Puukapernaumi and Pohja 

I live almost in the heart of the city in Kapernaumi, yet in a wonderfully peaceful spot. The location is so good that you don’t need a car to get around. You can walk to city services, the train, events and hobbies. There are jogging routes in every direction, so there’s plenty to choose from. – Susanna

Housing options in Seinäjoki’s central area are diverse. Apartment buildings are the most common form of housing, but for example in Puukapernaumi you can live in so-called Terijoki villas and in Pohja there are traditional post-war houses. Near the old water tower in Uppa there is a new, dense, low-rise urban small-house living. The Jeriko and Itikka areas in the northern centre represent new high-quality apartment living.

The railway area of Seinäjoki is being renewed. In addition to the first phase, which includes the new railway station and a family services centre, new apartment buildings will be constructed in the coming years both on the city centre side and on the Pohja side of the rail yard. The tunnel under the yard, once completed, will bring the Pohja area with its own profile into the city centre.

The city centre has shopping centres, specialty shops, restaurants and cafés. The cultural offering is unparalleled. The area hosts the city theatre, a library, museums, the Kalevan Navetta Art and Culture Centre, the concert venue Rytmikorjaamo and the world-famous Alvar Aalto administration and cultural centre. You can educate yourself at the Tammi campus with adult education courses. The Sibelius Academy, the South Ostrobothnia Music Institute and the Rhythm Institute complement music education offerings. A pleasant walk along the riverside brings you past, among other things, the swimming hall-sports hall, a padel court and the Mallaskoski brewery. The Frami area houses Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences and the University Centre as well as numerous companies. Cycle or walk across the river on the Vale-Jaakko bridge!

Western Seinäjoki 

Districts: Jouppi, Jouppila, Alakylä, Katajalaakso, Kultavuori and Huhtala

In western Seinäjoki most people live in detached houses, but the area also has many row houses and apartment buildings.

The year-round outdoor routes on Jouppilanvuori, as well as the ice sports centre, football stadium, indoor ball hall and ski slope, are within reach. Climb the experience stairs to the top of Jouppilanvuori. From there you can see almost the entire city. The more than one hundred shops and numerous events at Ideapark are part of the local services. The Y-building health centre and the central hospital are located on Sairaalanmäki in Huhtala. City centre services are also close by.

Eastern Seinäjoki 

Districts: Hyllykallio, Tanelinranta, Karhuvuori and Kertunlaakso

The predominant housing types in the area are detached and row houses. The oldest areas were built in the 1970s and Karhuvuori is Seinäjoki’s newest residential area. 

Tanelinlampi’s “sunny beach” is popular for its nice swimming beach and ice-swimming sauna. There is even a water sports centre on the small lake where you can wakeboard and stand-up paddle. The area has a good network of outdoor routes. Prisma is the largest nearby store.

Southern Seinäjoki

Districts: Kasperi, Kivistö, Pajuluoma, Hallilanvuori, Törnävä, Kärki, Simuna, Pruukinranta and Soukkajoki 

The location of Kivistö is really excellent. Kivistö is surrounded by grocery stores, hobby opportunities and shopping centres. The best thing about Kivistö is that a park trail starts right outside the building and leads to the Hallilanvuori outdoor area. You live next to the city centre, but still in a quiet spot. – Kirsi

Southern Seinäjoki has large detached-house areas. However, these always also include row houses and apartment buildings. In Pruukinranta, next to the dam of the artificial lake, the housing fair was held in 2016 and the pleasant area is still known as the “housing fair area”. 

In Hallila all services are nearby, a 24h shop, a 25-minute walk to the city and 7 minutes by bike. Peaceful living on large plots. – Erkki

The outdoor routes around Hallilanvuori and Kyrkösjärvi (the artificial lake) on different sides of the area delight outdoor enthusiasts. Kyrkösjärvi also hosts a whole adventure sports world with beaches and canoeing centres. The beautiful Törnävä museum area feeds those hungry for culture and history. Törnävä also hosts one of Finland’s biggest festivals, Provinssi.

The old district hospital area, Piiri, is developing into a creative cluster and residential buildings are being built on the park-like area next to the old majestic hospital buildings.

In Kasperi it’s worth mentioning Toimintojentalo: a former shop turned into a popular meeting place where loitering without purpose has been allowed for over 20 years. Local shops can be found at least in Kasperi, Kivistö, Pajuluoma, Törnävä, Kärki and Simuna.

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Towns and villages

The church villages of Nurmo, Peräseinäjoki and Ylistaro are charming small centres where everyday services—schools, daycares, libraries, shops and sports halls—are all compactly reachable on foot or by bike. These central population areas provide services for their own residents and the surrounding villages.

Nurmo centre

Nurmo centre has formed along the Nurmo River and the railway in the middle of the South Ostrobothnian rural landscape. Standing by the wrestler statue you are at the heart of Nurmo identity. North of Nurmo opens the beautiful Paukaneva hiking area, where unique Finnish mire nature is easily accessible. Seinäjoki city centre or the shopping services in the Kivisaari area are only 5–10 minutes away.

Villages: Keski-Nurmo, Veneskoski, Koura, Ylijoki and Kiikku

In the villages of Nurmo you get the benefits of proximity to the city combined with peaceful riverside Ostrobothnian landscapes. There is space here. And Finland’s only kick-sled factory. How about a round of golf at Ruuhikoski or a canoeing trip on Hirvijärvi, even on an ordinary weekday evening from home? Seinäjoki city centre is an easy bike or 15-minute drive away.

Peräseinäjoki church village

Peräseinäjoki church village and the nearby Kalajärvi form a beautiful rural small town. Housing options can be found even on the shores of a lake or river in an authentic church village community. The village centre, Terästalo, already tells by its name what the people of Peräseinäjoki are made of. The Kalajärvi tourism area is the centre of summer recreation. The city centre is half an hour’s drive away.

Villages: Ämmälänkylä, Honkakylä, Lehtimäenkylä, Riskunmäki-Viitalankylä, Kihniänkylä, Luomankylä, Juupakylä and Haapaluoma

The southern villages of Seinäjoki offer riverside scenery in an authentic village community. Here you’ll find natural peace, space and quality of life. The city is still not far away, only 15–30 minutes.

Ylistaro church village

The landscape of Ylistaro church village is dominated by the rapids of the Kyrönjoki River and the Komia church. Ylistaro’s local services ensure good living conditions. Advantages also include short commuting distances to city centres: to Seinäjoki (25 min.) and Vaasa (35 min.). Kriikku mill with its yard is a unique milieu that tells the history of the parish as a gem of the Kyrönjoki river.

Villages: Asemanseutu, Hanhikoski, Halkosaari, Kitinoja, Untamala and Kainasto

Many villages in the Ylistaro area represent South Ostrobothnia in its most typical form. Vibrancy, neighbourly spirit, child-friendliness and groundedness form the cornerstones of good rural living here. The magnificent Malkakoski background is related to flood protection; now it can be enjoyed as a beautiful local hiking spot. From the villages of Ylistaro you can reach Seinäjoki in 10–35 minutes.

Seinäjoki’s Niemistönmaa

North of Seinäjoki city centre there is an ancient island. Yes, an island, whose shores were still washed by a bay of the sea 4,000 years ago. Today Niemistönmaa offers great village-living options literally on the city’s doorstep. From here you can admire the city in its evening lights across the plains. You can cycle to the centre in about fifteen minutes.

Villages: Aunes, Niemistö and Heikkilänkylä