In brief
Lohtaja-Kettu (87700) has 4,220 residents, 12% of the population of Kajaani. It is the 3rd largest among the postal code areas of Kajaani. The age structure is close to Kajaani's: 25% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over. 49% of households are people living alone and 21% are families with children.
61% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 35% are in blocks of flats. Homes are smaller on average than in Kajaani (74.1 m² compared with 77.3 m²). 50% of households own their home and 50% rent (Kajaani: 35% rent). This is the 3rd highest renting share among the postal code areas of Kajaani. There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €954 per m² is that of price area Kajaani. The price equals 6.1 years of rent at €12.99 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €23,744 a year, about €1,979 a month: 7% lower than in Kajaani and 10% lower than in Finland. It is the 3rd lowest among the postal code areas of Kajaani. 17% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Kajaani (12%). The area has 740 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (24%). More common than usual is information and communication: 15% of jobs (Kajaani: 4%).
The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, while it has fallen in Kajaani.
Rank among the city's areas
Unemployment
17%
2nd highest of 18 areas in Kajaani
Kajaani 12%
Households renting
50%
3rd highest of 18 areas in Kajaani
Kajaani 35%
Residents
4,220
3rd highest of 18 areas in Kajaani
Students
11%
4th highest of 18 areas in Kajaani
Kajaani 9%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €954
- Figure for Kajaani
- Kajaani€1,088
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €12.99
- Figure for Kajaani
- Kajaani€12.88
- Residents
- 4,220
- +1.6% since 2014
- Mean age41.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €23,744
- +23.0% since 2014
- a year, about €1,979 a month
- Kajaani€25,528
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 50%
- of 2,139 households
- Kajaani35%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 29%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Kajaani32%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €954 per m² is that of price area Kajaani. The price equals 6.1 years of rent at €12.99 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€954
Figure for Kajaani
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 27 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
- 6.1 years
- Kajaani: 7.0
- Gross rental yield
- 16.3%
- 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
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 Kajaani in 3 of 8 figures: median income, households renting, unemployment.
Median disposable income16/18
€21,901Palokangas€31,127KuluntalahtiKajaani €25,528Lohtaja-Kettu €23,744€21,901Palokangas€31,127KuluntalahtiHouseholds renting3/18
2%Salmijärvi57%PalokangasKajaani 35%Lohtaja-Kettu 50%2%Salmijärvi57%PalokangasAged 16 to 345/18
14%Kajaani32%Kajaani KeskusKajaani 23%Lohtaja-Kettu 25%14%Kajaani32%Kajaani KeskusAged 65 or over15/18
15%Kuluntalahti42%SalmijärviKajaani 25%Lohtaja-Kettu 19%15%Kuluntalahti42%SalmijärviFamilies with children12/18
8%Kajaani Keskus39%KuluntalahtiKajaani 19%Lohtaja-Kettu 21%8%Kajaani Keskus39%KuluntalahtiUniversity or college degree13/18
17%Otanmäki-Kytökoski46%PaltaniemiKajaani 32%Lohtaja-Kettu 29%17%Otanmäki-Kytökoski46%PaltaniemiUnemployment2/18
5%Jormua21%PalokangasKajaani 12%Lohtaja-Kettu 17%5%Jormua21%PalokangasAverage home size15/18
55.0 m²Kajaani Keskus118.7 m²KuluntalahtiKajaani 77.3 m²Lohtaja-Kettu 74.1 m²55.0 m²Kajaani Keskus118.7 m²Kuluntalahti
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Kajaani's: 25% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over.
Lohtaja-KettuKajaani
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 23% of residents, less than in Kajaani (28%).
- Lohtaja-Kettu37%11%23%17%
- 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
- 41.0
- Kajaani: 44.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 17%
- Kajaani: 12%
- Household size
- 1.9
- Kajaani: 1.9
- Floor area per person
- 38.6 m²
- Kajaani: 42.0 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
50% of households own their home and 50% rent (Kajaani: 35% rent). This is the 3rd highest renting share among the postal code areas of Kajaani.
- Lohtaja-Kettu50%50%
- Kajaani64%35%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
61% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 35% are in blocks of flats. Homes are smaller on average than in Kajaani (74.1 m² compared with 77.3 m²).
- Lohtaja-Kettu35%61%
- Kajaani47%51%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
49% of households are people living alone and 21% are families with children.
Lohtaja-KettuKajaani
- Living alone49%, Kajaani 49%
- Living alone, under 3517%, Kajaani 14%
- Couple under 35, no children3%, Kajaani 4%
- With children21%, Kajaani 19%
- With a child under 35%, Kajaani 4%
- Single parent4%, Kajaani 4%
- All members aged 18–6453%, Kajaani 47%
- At least one member 65 or over26%, Kajaani 35%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 74.1 m²
- Kajaani: 77.3 m²
- Dwellings
- 2,291
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
29% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kajaani (32%).
- Lohtaja-Kettu25%41%22%
- Kajaani20%43%24%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
26% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Lohtaja-Kettu26%62%12%
- 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
- €23,744
- a year, about €1,979 a month
- Kajaani: €25,528
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €32,171
- a year, about €2,681 a month
- Kajaani: €35,184
- University or college degree
- 29%
- Kajaani: 32%
Jobs
The area has 740 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (24%). More common than usual is information and communication: 15% of jobs (Kajaani: 4%).
Largest industries
Lohtaja-KettuKajaani
- Health and social work24%, Kajaani 23%
- Wholesale and retail trade18%, Kajaani 9%
- Information and communication15%, Kajaani 4%
- Transport and storage12%, Kajaani 3%
- Professional, scientific and technical8%, Kajaani 5%
- Education5%, Kajaani 8%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 740
- Jobs per resident
- 0.18
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Kajaani: 0.44
Sectors
- Lohtaja-Kettu89%
- Kajaani15%83%
- 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 fallen in Kajaani. Median income has risen by 23% since 2014, slower than in Kajaani (30%).
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).