Hammaslahti

82200 · Joensuu · Pohjois-Karjala

82200 Hammaslahti

In brief

Hammaslahti (82200) has 2,758 residents, 4% of the population of Joensuu. The age structure is close to Joensuu's: 16% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 27% are 65 or over. 43% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Joensuu (88.8 m² compared with 71.3 m²). 77% of households own their home and 21% rent (Joensuu: 46% rent). 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 €23,731 a year, about €1,978 a month: about the same as in Joensuu and 10% lower than in Finland. 18% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Joensuu (16%). The area has 560 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (17%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 11% of jobs (Joensuu: 2%).

The number of residents has fallen by 13% since 2014, while it has grown in Joensuu.

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: 2,758; -13.5% since 2014; Mean age46.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €23,731; +25.8% since 2014; a year, about €1,978 a month; Joensuu€23,347; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 21%; of 1,347 households; Joensuu46%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 23%; 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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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Joensuu.

Median disposable income12/26
€20,486Ukkola
Joensuu €23,347Hammaslahti €23,731
€29,361Niittylahti
€20,486Ukkola€29,361Niittylahti
Households renting14/26
3%Keskijärvi
Joensuu 46%Hammaslahti 21%
65%Penttilä
3%Keskijärvi65%Penttilä
Aged 16 to 3414/26
6%Marjovaara
Joensuu 29%Hammaslahti 16%
48%Penttilä
6%Marjovaara48%Penttilä
Aged 65 or over14/26
13%Niittylahti
Joensuu 24%Hammaslahti 27%
50%Marjovaara
13%Niittylahti50%Marjovaara
Families with children10/26
5%Kovero
Joensuu 16%Hammaslahti 20%
39%Niittylahti
5%Kovero39%Niittylahti
University or college degree19/26
14%Ukkola
Joensuu 35%Hammaslahti 23%
47%Hukanhauta
14%Ukkola47%Hukanhauta
Unemployment9/26
7%Ahveninen
Joensuu 16%Hammaslahti 18%
26%Tuupovaara Keskus-Pirttiaho
7%Ahveninen26%Tuupovaara Keskus-Pirttiaho
Average home size11/26
56.0 m²Joensuu Keskus, Pohjoinen
Joensuu 71.3 m²Hammaslahti 88.8 m²
113.5 m²Niittylahti
56.0 m²Joensuu Keskus, Pohjoinen113.5 m²Niittylahti

Residents

Age

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

HammaslahtiJoensuu

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

Main activity

Students make up 6% of residents, less than in Joensuu (12%).

Hammaslahti37%31%15%
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: 46.0; Joensuu: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 18%; Joensuu: 16%
Household size: 2.0; Joensuu: 1.8
Floor area per person: 45.5 m²; Joensuu: 40.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

77% of households own their home and 21% rent (Joensuu: 46% rent).

Hammaslahti77%21%
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 (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Joensuu (88.8 m² compared with 71.3 m²).

Hammaslahti97%
Joensuu50%48%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

43% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

HammaslahtiJoensuu

Living alone43%, Joensuu 53%
Living alone, under 356%, Joensuu 20%
Couple under 35, no children1%, Joensuu 6%
With children20%, Joensuu 16%
With a child under 34%, Joensuu 3%
Single parent4%, Joensuu 4%
All members aged 18–6441%, Joensuu 54%
At least one member 65 or over40%, Joensuu 31%

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

Average dwelling size: 88.8 m²; Joensuu: 71.3 m²
Dwellings: 1,549
Summer cottages: 340

Education and income

Highest qualification

23% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Joensuu (35%).

Hammaslahti20%55%18%
Joensuu18%37%23%12%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

23% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 12% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Hammaslahti23%65%12%
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: €23,731; a year, about €1,978 a month; Joensuu: €23,347
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €35,940; a year, about €2,995 a month; Joensuu: €31,054
University or college degree: 23%; Joensuu: 35%

Jobs

The area has 560 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (17%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 11% of jobs (Joensuu: 2%).

Largest industries

HammaslahtiJoensuu

Manufacturing17%, Joensuu 12%
Transport and storage16%, Joensuu 4%
Health and social work16%, Joensuu 22%
Public administration and defence14%, Joensuu 6%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing11%, Joensuu 2%
Education6%, Joensuu 11%

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

Jobs located here: 560
Jobs per resident: 0.20; People working in the area divided by people living there; Joensuu: 0.45

Sectors

Hammaslahti11%21%68%
Joensuu18%80%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 13% since 2014, while it has grown in Joensuu. Median income has risen by 26% since 2014, at the same pace as in Joensuu.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianHammaslahtiJoensuuFinland

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).