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Kiihtelysvaara Keskus

82140 · Joensuu · Pohjois-Karjala

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82140 Kiihtelysvaara Keskus

In brief

Kiihtelysvaara Keskus (82140) has 746 residents, 1% of the population of Joensuu. Older residents stand out: 39% are 65 or over (Joensuu: 24%). 50% of households are people living alone and 12% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (96%). Homes are larger on average than in Joensuu (83.2 m² compared with 71.3 m²). 77% of households own their home and 22% 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 €22,711 a year, about €1,893 a month: about the same as in Joensuu and 14% lower than in Finland. 17% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Joensuu (16%). The area has 266 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (52%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 11% of jobs (Joensuu: 2%).

The number of residents has fallen by 23% since 2014, while it has grown in Joensuu.

Rank among the city's areas

  • University or college degree

    20%

    5th lowest of 26 areas in Joensuu

    Joensuu 35%

  • Jobs per resident

    0.36

    5th highest of 26 areas in Joensuu

    Joensuu 0.45

  • Aged 65 or over

    39%

    6th highest of 26 areas in Joensuu

    Joensuu 24%

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
746
-22.9% since 2014
Mean age55.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€22,711
+30.3% since 2014
a year, about €1,893 a month
Joensuu€23,347
Finland€26,351
Households renting
22%
of 402 households
Joensuu46%
Finland38%
University or college degree
20%
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 income15/26

    €20,486Ukkola
    Joensuu €23,347Kiihtelysvaara Keskus €22,711
    €29,361Niittylahti
    €20,486Ukkola€29,361Niittylahti

  • Households renting13/26

    3%Keskijärvi
    Joensuu 46%Kiihtelysvaara Keskus 22%
    65%Penttilä
    3%Keskijärvi65%Penttilä

  • Aged 16 to 3420/26

    6%Marjovaara
    Joensuu 29%Kiihtelysvaara Keskus 10%
    48%Penttilä
    6%Marjovaara48%Penttilä

  • Aged 65 or over6/26

    13%Niittylahti
    Joensuu 24%Kiihtelysvaara Keskus 39%
    50%Marjovaara
    13%Niittylahti50%Marjovaara

  • Families with children15/26

    5%Kovero
    Joensuu 16%Kiihtelysvaara Keskus 12%
    39%Niittylahti
    5%Kovero39%Niittylahti

  • University or college degree22/26

    14%Ukkola
    Joensuu 35%Kiihtelysvaara Keskus 20%
    47%Hukanhauta
    14%Ukkola47%Hukanhauta

  • Unemployment11/26

    7%Ahveninen
    Joensuu 16%Kiihtelysvaara Keskus 17%
    26%Tuupovaara Keskus-Pirttiaho
    7%Ahveninen26%Tuupovaara Keskus-Pirttiaho

  • Average home size13/26

    56.0 m²Joensuu Keskus, Pohjoinen
    Joensuu 71.3 m²Kiihtelysvaara Keskus 83.2 m²
    113.5 m²Niittylahti
    56.0 m²Joensuu Keskus, Pohjoinen113.5 m²Niittylahti

Residents

Age

Older residents stand out: 39% are 65 or over (Joensuu: 24%).

Kiihtelysvaara KeskusJoensuu

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 43% of residents, more than in Joensuu (26%).

  • Kiihtelysvaara Keskus35%43%
  • 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
55.0
Joensuu: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
17%
Joensuu: 16%
Household size
1.8
Joensuu: 1.8
Floor area per person
50.5 m²
Joensuu: 40.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

77% of households own their home and 22% rent (Joensuu: 46% rent).

  • Kiihtelysvaara Keskus77%22%
  • 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 (96%). Homes are larger on average than in Joensuu (83.2 m² compared with 71.3 m²).

  • Kiihtelysvaara Keskus96%
  • Joensuu50%48%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

50% of households are people living alone and 12% are families with children.

Kiihtelysvaara KeskusJoensuu

  • Living alone50%, Joensuu 53%
  • Living alone, under 353%, Joensuu 20%
  • Couple under 35, no children1%, Joensuu 6%
  • With children12%, Joensuu 16%
  • With a child under 32%, Joensuu 3%
  • Single parent2%, Joensuu 4%
  • All members aged 18–6437%, Joensuu 54%
  • At least one member 65 or over51%, Joensuu 31%

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

Average dwelling size
83.2 m²
Joensuu: 71.3 m²
Dwellings
501
Summer cottages
251

Education and income

Highest qualification

20% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Joensuu (35%).

  • Kiihtelysvaara Keskus24%55%15%
  • 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 12% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Kiihtelysvaara Keskus21%67%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
€22,711
a year, about €1,893 a month
Joensuu: €23,347
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€34,673
a year, about €2,889 a month
Joensuu: €31,054
University or college degree
20%
Joensuu: 35%

Jobs

The area has 266 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (52%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 11% of jobs (Joensuu: 2%).

Largest industries

Kiihtelysvaara KeskusJoensuu

  • Health and social work52%, Joensuu 22%
  • Manufacturing11%, Joensuu 12%
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing11%, Joensuu 2%
  • Accommodation and food services4%, Joensuu 4%
  • Water supply and waste4%, Joensuu 1%
  • Wholesale and retail trade4%, Joensuu 12%

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

Jobs located here
266
Jobs per resident
0.36
People working in the area divided by people living there
Joensuu: 0.45

Sectors

  • Kiihtelysvaara Keskus11%18%71%
  • Joensuu18%80%
  • Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 23% since 2014, while it has grown in Joensuu. Median income has risen by 30% 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, medianKiihtelysvaara KeskusJoensuuFinland

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).