Kauriala

13130 · Hämeenlinna · Kanta-Häme

13130 Kauriala

In brief

Kauriala (13130) has 6,209 residents, 9% of the population of Hämeenlinna. The age structure is close to Hämeenlinna's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 27% are 65 or over. 58% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.

70% of homes are in blocks of flats and 29% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Hämeenlinna (64.9 m² compared with 77.7 m²). 53% of households own their home and 46% rent (Hämeenlinna: 36% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,789 per m² on average, 8% more than the average in Hämeenlinna. The price per m² has fallen by 2% since 2020. The price equals 10.0 years of rent at €14.94 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €25,396 a year, about €2,116 a month: about the same as in Hämeenlinna and 4% lower than in Finland. 12% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Hämeenlinna (12%). The area has 3,958 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (29%). Its share is clearly higher than in Hämeenlinna (11%).

The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, while it has stayed level in Hämeenlinna.

Rank among the city's areas

Jobs per resident
0.64
4th highest of 25 areas in Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna 0.43
Homes in small houses
29%
4th lowest of 25 areas in Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna 52%
Aged 16 to 34
23%
4th highest of 25 areas in Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna 21%
Residents
6,209
4th highest of 25 areas in Hämeenlinna

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,789; -2.5% since 2020; Hämeenlinna€1,653

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €14.94; Figure for Hämeenlinna 1; Hämeenlinna€14.05

Residents: 6,209; +1.7% since 2014; Mean age46.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €25,396; +31.0% since 2014; a year, about €2,116 a month; Hämeenlinna€26,141; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 46%; of 3,699 households; Hämeenlinna36%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 35%; of residents aged 18 or over; Hämeenlinna35%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,789 per m² on average, 8% more than the average in Hämeenlinna. The price per m² has fallen by 2% since 2020.

Price per m²

€1,789

Postal code area 13130
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 11 sales

Rent per m² a month

€14.94

Figure for Hämeenlinna 1
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Hämeenlinna: €14.05

Price-to-rent ratio: 10.0 years; Hämeenlinna: 9.8
Gross rental yield: 10.0%; Hämeenlinna: 10.2%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 618–€776; Figure for Hämeenlinna 1, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-2.6%-1.6%Rent+0.8%+1.3%; Average of the price index (Hämeenlinna 1) and rent index (Hämeenlinna)

Source: Statistics Finland

Price per m² by flat sizeStudio1 bedroom2+ bedrooms

Yearly average price of old flats in blocks of flats in this postal code area. Gaps are years with too few sales to publish. Source: Statistics Finland.

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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Hämeenlinna.

Price per m², 1 bedroom3/7
€968Jukola
Hämeenlinna €1,653Kauriala €1,789
€2,080Hämeenlinna Keskus
€968Jukola€2,080Hämeenlinna Keskus
Median disposable income13/25
€21,153Juttila
Hämeenlinna €26,141Kauriala €25,396
€32,244Ruununmylly
€21,153Juttila€32,244Ruununmylly
Households renting5/25
5%Rimmilä
Hämeenlinna 36%Kauriala 46%
70%Keinusaari
5%Rimmilä70%Keinusaari
Aged 16 to 344/25
10%Torvoila
Hämeenlinna 21%Kauriala 23%
43%Kantola
10%Torvoila43%Kantola
Aged 65 or over17/25
10%Kantola
Hämeenlinna 27%Kauriala 27%
46%Torvoila
10%Kantola46%Torvoila
Families with children17/25
4%Keinusaari
Hämeenlinna 18%Kauriala 16%
37%Ruununmylly
4%Keinusaari37%Ruununmylly
University or college degree9/25
21%Katuma
Hämeenlinna 35%Kauriala 35%
52%Ruununmylly
21%Katuma52%Ruununmylly
Unemployment13/25
4%Käikälä
Hämeenlinna 12%Kauriala 12%
22%Katuma
4%Käikälä22%Katuma
Average home size21/25
46.8 m²Kantola
Hämeenlinna 77.7 m²Kauriala 64.9 m²
113.7 m²Ruununmylly
46.8 m²Kantola113.7 m²Ruununmylly

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Hämeenlinna's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 27% are 65 or over.

KaurialaHämeenlinna

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.

Main activity

Residents' main activities are much like Hämeenlinna's: 41% are employed.

Kauriala41%30%12%
Hämeenlinna41%30%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.

Mean age: 46.0; Hämeenlinna: 46.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 12%; Hämeenlinna: 12%
Household size: 1.7; Hämeenlinna: 1.9
Floor area per person: 39.9 m²; Hämeenlinna: 42.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

53% of households own their home and 46% rent (Hämeenlinna: 36% rent).

Kauriala53%46%
Hämeenlinna63%36%
Finland61%38%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.

Dwellings

70% of homes are in blocks of flats and 29% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Hämeenlinna (64.9 m² compared with 77.7 m²).

Kauriala70%29%
Hämeenlinna47%52%
Finland48%50%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.

Household types

58% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.

KaurialaHämeenlinna

Living alone58%, Hämeenlinna 49%
Living alone, under 3517%, Hämeenlinna 12%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Hämeenlinna 3%
With children16%, Hämeenlinna 18%
With a child under 33%, Hämeenlinna 4%
Single parent6%, Hämeenlinna 4%
All members aged 18–6450%, Hämeenlinna 46%
At least one member 65 or over34%, Hämeenlinna 37%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.

Average dwelling size: 64.9 m²; Hämeenlinna: 77.7 m²
Dwellings: 4,181
Summer cottages: 2

Education and income

Highest qualification

35% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Hämeenlinna (35%).

Kauriala21%38%24%11%
Hämeenlinna21%38%24%11%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.

Income groups

18% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 16% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Kauriala18%65%16%
Hämeenlinna18%64%18%
Finland20%60%20%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in each national income group. Across Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20% of adults.

Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median: €25,396; a year, about €2,116 a month; Hämeenlinna: €26,141
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €31,065; a year, about €2,589 a month; Hämeenlinna: €36,476
University or college degree: 35%; Hämeenlinna: 35%

Jobs

The area has 3,958 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (29%). Its share is clearly higher than in Hämeenlinna (11%).

Largest industries

KaurialaHämeenlinna

Wholesale and retail trade29%, Hämeenlinna 11%
Education12%, Hämeenlinna 7%
Health and social work11%, Hämeenlinna 23%
Administrative and support services9%, Hämeenlinna 8%
Public administration and defence9%, Hämeenlinna 7%
Construction8%, Hämeenlinna 5%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.

Jobs located here: 3,958
Jobs per resident: 0.64; People working in the area divided by people living there; Hämeenlinna: 0.43

Sectors

Kauriala15%85%
Hämeenlinna20%77%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, while it has stayed level in Hämeenlinna. Median income has risen by 31% since 2014, faster than in Hämeenlinna (27%).

Residents

Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Disposable monetary income, medianKaurialaHämeenlinnaFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, including transfers received. Euros of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Neighbouring areas

Definitions and sources

Residents: People whose permanent home was in the area on 31 December, placed by the coordinates of their building. About 1% of residents have no coordinates and appear only in city figures.
Income: Disposable monetary income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, business and property income and transfers received, minus taxes and other transfers paid. In euros of each year.
Households: People living permanently in the same dwelling. Household types overlap.
Prices: Average debt-free prices per m² of old flats in housing companies. A postal code area with too few sales gets the figure of its price area or city.
Rents: Average rents per m² of non-subsidised flats in new leases, by rent area.
Small areas: Statistics Finland withholds details of areas with fewer than 30 residents, households or adults, with fewer than 10 dwellings or only one building, or with fewer than 10 jobs.

Source: Statistics Finland: postal code area statistics (Paavo) 2024, prices of old dwellings, rents of dwellings (CC BY 4.0).