In brief
Ahveninen (81260) has 149 residents, under 1% of the population of Joensuu. It is the 3rd smallest among the postal code areas of Joensuu. Older residents stand out: 38% are 65 or over (Joensuu: 24%). 38% of households are people living alone and 13% are families with children.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (100%). Homes are larger on average than in Joensuu (104.3 m² compared with 71.3 m²). 92% of households own their home and 4% rent (Joensuu: 46% rent). This is the 2nd lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Joensuu. There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €2,101 per m² is that of price area Joensuu. The price equals 12.5 years of rent at €13.96 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €26,611 a year, about €2,218 a month: 14% higher than in Joensuu and about the same as in Finland. 7% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Joensuu (16%). The area has 25 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (28%). Its share is clearly higher than in Joensuu (2%).
The number of residents has fallen by 10% since 2014, while it has grown in Joensuu.
Rank among the city's areas
Homes in small houses
100%
The highest of 26 areas in Joensuu
Joensuu 48%
Unemployment
7%
The lowest of 26 areas in Joensuu
Joensuu 16%
Households renting
4%
2nd lowest of 26 areas in Joensuu
Joensuu 46%
Students
3%
2nd lowest of 26 areas in Joensuu
Joensuu 12%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,101
- Figure for Joensuu
- Joensuu€1,923
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €13.96
- Figure for Joensuu 2
- Joensuu€15.09
- Residents
- 149
- -9.7% since 2014
- Mean age52.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €26,611
- +27.2% since 2014
- a year, about €2,218 a month
- Joensuu€23,347
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 4%
- of 79 households
- Joensuu46%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 30%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Joensuu35%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €2,101 per m² is that of price area Joensuu. The price equals 12.5 years of rent at €13.96 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€2,101
Figure for Joensuu
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 49 sales
Rent per m² a month
€13.96
Figure for Joensuu 2
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Joensuu: €15.09
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 12.5 years
- Joensuu: 10.6
- Gross rental yield
- 8.0%
- Joensuu: 9.4%
- Middle half of rents, € a month
- 590–€680
- Figure for Joensuu 2, 2026 Q3
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-3.1%-3.9%Rent+0.8%+0.9%
- Average of the price index (Joensuu) and rent index (Joensuu)
Source: Statistics Finland
Statistics Finland has published no yearly prices for this postal code area in recent years, because there were too few sales.
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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Joensuu in 4 of 8 figures: households renting, aged 16 to 34, unemployment, average home size.
Median disposable income5/26
€20,486Ukkola€29,361NiittylahtiJoensuu €23,347Ahveninen €26,611€20,486Ukkola€29,361NiittylahtiHouseholds renting25/26
3%Keskijärvi65%PenttiläJoensuu 46%Ahveninen 4%3%Keskijärvi65%PenttiläAged 16 to 3424/26
6%Marjovaara48%PenttiläJoensuu 29%Ahveninen 9%6%Marjovaara48%PenttiläAged 65 or over10/26
13%Niittylahti50%MarjovaaraJoensuu 24%Ahveninen 38%13%Niittylahti50%MarjovaaraFamilies with children14/26
5%Kovero39%NiittylahtiJoensuu 16%Ahveninen 13%5%Kovero39%NiittylahtiUniversity or college degree13/26
14%Ukkola47%HukanhautaJoensuu 35%Ahveninen 30%14%Ukkola47%HukanhautaUnemployment26/26
7%Ahveninen26%Tuupovaara Keskus-PirttiahoJoensuu 16%Ahveninen 7%7%Ahveninen26%Tuupovaara Keskus-PirttiahoAverage home size2/26
56.0 m²Joensuu Keskus, Pohjoinen113.5 m²NiittylahtiJoensuu 71.3 m²Ahveninen 104.3 m²56.0 m²Joensuu Keskus, Pohjoinen113.5 m²Niittylahti
Residents
Age
Older residents stand out: 38% are 65 or over (Joensuu: 24%).
AhveninenJoensuu
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 37% of residents, more than in Joensuu (26%).
- Ahveninen43%37%11%
- Joensuu40%12%26%13%
- Finland43%26%15%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 52.0
- Joensuu: 43.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 7%
- Joensuu: 16%
- Household size
- 1.9
- Joensuu: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 56.2 m²
- Joensuu: 40.7 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
92% of households own their home and 4% rent (Joensuu: 46% rent). This is the 2nd lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Joensuu.
- Ahveninen92%
- Joensuu53%46%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (100%). Homes are larger on average than in Joensuu (104.3 m² compared with 71.3 m²).
- Ahveninen100%
- Joensuu50%48%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
38% of households are people living alone and 13% are families with children.
AhveninenJoensuu
- Living alone38%, Joensuu 53%
- Living alone, under 351%, Joensuu 20%
- Couple under 35, no children4%, Joensuu 6%
- With children13%, Joensuu 16%
- With a child under 30%, Joensuu 3%
- Single parent4%, Joensuu 4%
- All members aged 18–6435%, Joensuu 54%
- At least one member 65 or over52%, Joensuu 31%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 104.3 m²
- Joensuu: 71.3 m²
- Dwellings
- 98
- Summer cottages
- 217
Education and income
Highest qualification
30% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Joensuu (35%).
- Ahveninen20%48%19%11%
- Joensuu18%37%23%12%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
21% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 22% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Ahveninen21%57%22%
- Joensuu26%60%13%
- 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
- €26,611
- a year, about €2,218 a month
- Joensuu: €23,347
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €42,883
- a year, about €3,574 a month
- Joensuu: €31,054
- University or college degree
- 30%
- Joensuu: 35%
Jobs
The area has 25 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (28%). Its share is clearly higher than in Joensuu (2%).
Largest industries
AhveninenJoensuu
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing28%, Joensuu 2%
- Construction24%, Joensuu 5%
- Administrative and support services12%, Joensuu 7%
- Arts, entertainment and recreation12%, Joensuu 2%
- Manufacturing8%, Joensuu 12%
- Health and social work8%, Joensuu 22%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 25
- Jobs per resident
- 0.17
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Joensuu: 0.45
Sectors
- Ahveninen28%32%40%
- Joensuu18%80%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 10% since 2014, while it has grown in Joensuu. Median income has risen by 27% since 2014, at the same pace as in Joensuu.
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
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).