Otanmäki-Kytökoski

88200 · Kajaani · Kainuu

88200 Otanmäki-Kytökoski

In brief

Otanmäki-Kytökoski (88200) has 1,014 residents, 3% of the population of Kajaani. Older residents stand out: 31% are 65 or over (Kajaani: 25%). 49% of households are people living alone and 12% are families with children.

51% of homes are in blocks of flats and 45% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kajaani (71.7 m² compared with 77.3 m²). 68% of households own their home and 31% rent (Kajaani: 35% rent). 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 €24,413 a year, about €2,034 a month: 4% lower than in Kajaani and 7% lower than in Finland. 10% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kajaani (12%). The area has 496 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (87%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kajaani (8%).

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014.

Rank among the city's areas

University or college degree
17%
The lowest of 18 areas in Kajaani
Kajaani 32%
Students
4%
2nd lowest of 18 areas in Kajaani
Kajaani 9%
Families with children
12%
2nd lowest of 18 areas in Kajaani
Kajaani 19%
Average home size
71.7 m²
3rd smallest of 18 areas in Kajaani
Kajaani 77.3 m²

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: 1,014; +0.4% since 2014; Mean age50.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €24,413; +37.6% since 2014; a year, about €2,034 a month; Kajaani€25,528; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 31%; of 551 households; Kajaani35%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 17%; 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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Compared with the other areas

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kajaani in 3 of 8 figures: families with children, university or college degree, average home size.

Median disposable income14/18
€21,901Palokangas
Kajaani €25,528Otanmäki-Kytökoski €24,413
€31,127Kuluntalahti
€21,901Palokangas€31,127Kuluntalahti
Households renting5/18
2%Salmijärvi
Kajaani 35%Otanmäki-Kytökoski 31%
57%Palokangas
2%Salmijärvi57%Palokangas
Aged 16 to 3414/18
14%Kajaani
Kajaani 23%Otanmäki-Kytökoski 14%
32%Kajaani Keskus
14%Kajaani32%Kajaani Keskus
Aged 65 or over4/18
15%Kuluntalahti
Kajaani 25%Otanmäki-Kytökoski 31%
42%Salmijärvi
15%Kuluntalahti42%Salmijärvi
Families with children17/18
8%Kajaani Keskus
Kajaani 19%Otanmäki-Kytökoski 12%
39%Kuluntalahti
8%Kajaani Keskus39%Kuluntalahti
University or college degree18/18
17%Otanmäki-Kytökoski
Kajaani 32%Otanmäki-Kytökoski 17%
46%Paltaniemi
17%Otanmäki-Kytökoski46%Paltaniemi
Unemployment9/18
5%Jormua
Kajaani 12%Otanmäki-Kytökoski 10%
21%Palokangas
5%Jormua21%Palokangas
Average home size16/18
55.0 m²Kajaani Keskus
Kajaani 77.3 m²Otanmäki-Kytökoski 71.7 m²
118.7 m²Kuluntalahti
55.0 m²Kajaani Keskus118.7 m²Kuluntalahti

Residents

Age

Older residents stand out: 31% are 65 or over (Kajaani: 25%).

Otanmäki-KytökoskiKajaani

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 34% of residents, more than in Kajaani (28%).

Otanmäki-Kytökoski44%34%
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: 50.0; Kajaani: 44.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 10%; Kajaani: 12%
Household size: 1.8; Kajaani: 1.9
Floor area per person: 41.3 m²; Kajaani: 42.0 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

68% of households own their home and 31% rent (Kajaani: 35% rent).

Otanmäki-Kytökoski68%31%
Kajaani64%35%
Finland61%38%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.

Dwellings

51% of homes are in blocks of flats and 45% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kajaani (71.7 m² compared with 77.3 m²).

Otanmäki-Kytökoski51%45%
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 12% are families with children.

Otanmäki-KytökoskiKajaani

Living alone49%, Kajaani 49%
Living alone, under 354%, Kajaani 14%
Couple under 35, no children1%, Kajaani 4%
With children12%, Kajaani 19%
With a child under 31%, Kajaani 4%
Single parent1%, Kajaani 4%
All members aged 18–6445%, Kajaani 47%
At least one member 65 or over43%, Kajaani 35%

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

Average dwelling size: 71.7 m²; Kajaani: 77.3 m²
Dwellings: 721
Summer cottages: 80

Education and income

Highest qualification

17% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kajaani (32%). This is the lowest share among the postal code areas of Kajaani.

Otanmäki-Kytökoski42%39%13%
Kajaani20%43%24%
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 8% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Otanmäki-Kytökoski21%72%
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: €24,413; a year, about €2,034 a month; Kajaani: €25,528
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €35,419; a year, about €2,952 a month; Kajaani: €35,184
University or college degree: 17%; Kajaani: 32%

Jobs

The area has 496 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (87%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kajaani (8%).

Largest industries

Otanmäki-KytökoskiKajaani

Manufacturing87%, Kajaani 8%
Education4%, Kajaani 8%
Wholesale and retail trade3%, Kajaani 9%
Construction2%, Kajaani 6%
Health and social work2%, Kajaani 23%
Real estate1%, Kajaani 1%

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

Jobs located here: 496
Jobs per resident: 0.49; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kajaani: 0.44

Sectors

Otanmäki-Kytökoski89%10%
Kajaani15%83%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014. Median income has risen by 38% since 2014, faster than in Kajaani (30%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianOtanmäki-KytökoskiKajaaniFinland

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).