In brief
Lehtikangas (87500) has 5,601 residents, 15% of the population of Kajaani. It is the 2nd largest among the postal code areas of Kajaani. The age structure is close to Kajaani's: 21% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 23% are 65 or over. 42% of households are people living alone and 23% are families with children.
Homes are split between blocks of flats (49%) and small houses (50%). Homes are larger on average than in Kajaani (83.2 m² compared with 77.3 m²). 72% of households own their home and 27% rent (Kajaani: 35% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €694 per m² on average, 36% less than the average in Kajaani. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Kajaani. The price per m² has fallen by 13% since 2020. The price equals 4.5 years of rent at €12.99 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €26,312 a year, about €2,193 a month: 3% higher than in Kajaani and about the same as in Finland. 10% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kajaani (12%). The area has 1,488 jobs; the largest industry is public administration and defence (42%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kajaani (10%).
The number of residents has fallen by 7% since 2014, more than in Kajaani.
Rank among the city's areas
Residents
5,601
2nd highest of 18 areas in Kajaani
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €694
- -13.1% since 2020
- Kajaani€1,088
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €12.99
- Figure for Kajaani
- Kajaani€12.88
- Residents
- 5,601
- -7.0% since 2014
- Mean age43.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €26,312
- +29.7% since 2014
- a year, about €2,193 a month
- Kajaani€25,528
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 27%
- of 2,795 households
- Kajaani35%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 35%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Kajaani32%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €694 per m² on average, 36% less than the average in Kajaani. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Kajaani. The price per m² has fallen by 13% since 2020.
Price per m²
€694
Postal code area 87500
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 19 sales
Rent per m² a month
€12.99
Figure for Kajaani
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Kajaani: €12.88
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 4.5 years
- Kajaani: 7.0
- Gross rental yield
- 22.5%
- Kajaani: 14.2%
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-2.9%-3.8%Rent+1.1%+0.9%
- Average of the price index (Kajaani) and rent index (Kajaani)
Source: Statistics Finland
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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In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kajaani.
Price per m², 1 bedroom4/4
€694Lehtikangas€1,223Kajaani KeskusKajaani €1,088Lehtikangas €694€694Lehtikangas€1,223Kajaani KeskusMedian disposable income10/18
€21,901Palokangas€31,127KuluntalahtiKajaani €25,528Lehtikangas €26,312€21,901Palokangas€31,127KuluntalahtiHouseholds renting7/18
2%Salmijärvi57%PalokangasKajaani 35%Lehtikangas 27%2%Salmijärvi57%PalokangasAged 16 to 346/18
14%Kajaani32%Kajaani KeskusKajaani 23%Lehtikangas 21%14%Kajaani32%Kajaani KeskusAged 65 or over11/18
15%Kuluntalahti42%SalmijärviKajaani 25%Lehtikangas 23%15%Kuluntalahti42%SalmijärviFamilies with children8/18
8%Kajaani Keskus39%KuluntalahtiKajaani 19%Lehtikangas 23%8%Kajaani Keskus39%KuluntalahtiUniversity or college degree5/18
17%Otanmäki-Kytökoski46%PaltaniemiKajaani 32%Lehtikangas 35%17%Otanmäki-Kytökoski46%PaltaniemiUnemployment8/18
5%Jormua21%PalokangasKajaani 12%Lehtikangas 10%5%Jormua21%PalokangasAverage home size12/18
55.0 m²Kajaani Keskus118.7 m²KuluntalahtiKajaani 77.3 m²Lehtikangas 83.2 m²55.0 m²Kajaani Keskus118.7 m²Kuluntalahti
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Kajaani's: 21% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 23% are 65 or over.
LehtikangasKajaani
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 25% of residents, less than in Kajaani (28%).
- Lehtikangas44%25%16%
- Kajaani41%28%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
- 43.0
- Kajaani: 44.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 10%
- Kajaani: 12%
- Household size
- 2.0
- Kajaani: 1.9
- Floor area per person
- 42.1 m²
- Kajaani: 42.0 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
72% of households own their home and 27% rent (Kajaani: 35% rent).
- Lehtikangas72%27%
- Kajaani64%35%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Homes are split between blocks of flats (49%) and small houses (50%). Homes are larger on average than in Kajaani (83.2 m² compared with 77.3 m²).
- Lehtikangas49%50%
- Kajaani47%51%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
42% of households are people living alone and 23% are families with children.
LehtikangasKajaani
- Living alone42%, Kajaani 49%
- Living alone, under 3511%, Kajaani 14%
- Couple under 35, no children4%, Kajaani 4%
- With children23%, Kajaani 19%
- With a child under 34%, Kajaani 4%
- Single parent6%, Kajaani 4%
- All members aged 18–6444%, Kajaani 47%
- At least one member 65 or over33%, Kajaani 35%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 83.2 m²
- Kajaani: 77.3 m²
- Dwellings
- 3,012
- Summer cottages
- 69
Education and income
Highest qualification
35% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Kajaani (32%).
- Lehtikangas16%45%27%
- Kajaani20%43%24%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
17% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 15% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Lehtikangas17%68%15%
- Kajaani20%66%14%
- 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
- €26,312
- a year, about €2,193 a month
- Kajaani: €25,528
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €38,421
- a year, about €3,202 a month
- Kajaani: €35,184
- University or college degree
- 35%
- Kajaani: 32%
Jobs
The area has 1,488 jobs; the largest industry is public administration and defence (42%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kajaani (10%).
Largest industries
LehtikangasKajaani
- Public administration and defence42%, Kajaani 10%
- Health and social work9%, Kajaani 23%
- Education9%, Kajaani 8%
- Wholesale and retail trade8%, Kajaani 9%
- Manufacturing6%, Kajaani 8%
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing6%, Kajaani 2%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 1,488
- Jobs per resident
- 0.27
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Kajaani: 0.44
Sectors
- Lehtikangas14%79%
- Kajaani15%83%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 7% since 2014, more than in Kajaani. Median income has risen by 30% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kajaani.
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).