Petäisenniska

87400 · Kajaani · Kainuu

87400 Petäisenniska

In brief

Petäisenniska (87400) has 1,653 residents, 5% of the population of Kajaani. The age structure is close to Kajaani's: 25% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 27% are 65 or over. 49% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.

61% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 33% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 79.2 m². 70% of households own their home and 29% rent (Kajaani: 35% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €964 per m² on average, 11% less than the average in Kajaani. The price per m² has risen by 7% since 2020. The price equals 6.2 years of rent at €12.99 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €25,252 a year, about €2,104 a month: about the same as in Kajaani and 4% lower than in Finland. 10% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kajaani (12%). The area has 1,555 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (34%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kajaani (8%).

The number of residents has fallen by 10% since 2014, more than in Kajaani.

Rank among the city's areas

Jobs per resident
0.94
3rd highest of 18 areas in Kajaani
Kajaani 0.44
University or college degree
27%
3rd lowest of 18 areas in Kajaani
Kajaani 32%
Living alone
49%
3rd highest of 18 areas in Kajaani
Kajaani 49%
Aged 16 to 34
25%
4th highest of 18 areas in Kajaani
Kajaani 23%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €964; +7.2% since 2020; Kajaani€1,088

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €12.99; Figure for Kajaani; Kajaani€12.88

Residents: 1,653; -10.0% since 2014; Mean age45.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €25,252; +29.7% since 2014; a year, about €2,104 a month; Kajaani€25,528; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 29%; of 904 households; Kajaani35%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 27%; of residents aged 18 or over; Kajaani32%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €964 per m² on average, 11% less than the average in Kajaani. The price per m² has risen by 7% since 2020.

Price per m²

€964

Postal code area 87400
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 6 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: 6.2 years; Kajaani: 7.0
Gross rental yield: 16.2%; 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

Price per m² by flat size1 bedroom2+ bedrooms

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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Compared with the other areas

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kajaani in 1 of 9 figures: university or college degree.

Price per m², 1 bedroom3/4
€694Lehtikangas
Kajaani €1,088Petäisenniska €964
€1,223Kajaani Keskus
€694Lehtikangas€1,223Kajaani Keskus
Median disposable income11/18
€21,901Palokangas
Kajaani €25,528Petäisenniska €25,252
€31,127Kuluntalahti
€21,901Palokangas€31,127Kuluntalahti
Households renting6/18
2%Salmijärvi
Kajaani 35%Petäisenniska 29%
57%Palokangas
2%Salmijärvi57%Palokangas
Aged 16 to 344/18
14%Kajaani
Kajaani 23%Petäisenniska 25%
32%Kajaani Keskus
14%Kajaani32%Kajaani Keskus
Aged 65 or over6/18
15%Kuluntalahti
Kajaani 25%Petäisenniska 27%
42%Salmijärvi
15%Kuluntalahti42%Salmijärvi
Families with children13/18
8%Kajaani Keskus
Kajaani 19%Petäisenniska 18%
39%Kuluntalahti
8%Kajaani Keskus39%Kuluntalahti
University or college degree16/18
17%Otanmäki-Kytökoski
Kajaani 32%Petäisenniska 27%
46%Paltaniemi
17%Otanmäki-Kytökoski46%Paltaniemi
Unemployment10/18
5%Jormua
Kajaani 12%Petäisenniska 10%
21%Palokangas
5%Jormua21%Palokangas
Average home size13/18
55.0 m²Kajaani Keskus
Kajaani 77.3 m²Petäisenniska 79.2 m²
118.7 m²Kuluntalahti
55.0 m²Kajaani Keskus118.7 m²Kuluntalahti

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Kajaani's: 25% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 27% are 65 or over.

PetäisenniskaKajaani

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 30% of residents, more than in Kajaani (28%).

Petäisenniska42%30%13%
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: 45.0; Kajaani: 44.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 10%; Kajaani: 12%
Household size: 1.8; Kajaani: 1.9
Floor area per person: 44.2 m²; Kajaani: 42.0 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

70% of households own their home and 29% rent (Kajaani: 35% rent).

Petäisenniska70%29%
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 33% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 79.2 m².

Petäisenniska33%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 18% are families with children.

PetäisenniskaKajaani

Living alone49%, Kajaani 49%
Living alone, under 3514%, Kajaani 14%
Couple under 35, no children5%, Kajaani 4%
With children18%, Kajaani 19%
With a child under 33%, Kajaani 4%
Single parent4%, Kajaani 4%
All members aged 18–6447%, Kajaani 47%
At least one member 65 or over36%, Kajaani 35%

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

Average dwelling size: 79.2 m²; Kajaani: 77.3 m²
Dwellings: 982
Summer cottages: 2

Education and income

Highest qualification

27% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kajaani (32%). This is the 3rd lowest share among the postal code areas of Kajaani.

Petäisenniska18%49%23%
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 11% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Petäisenniska17%72%11%
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: €25,252; a year, about €2,104 a month; Kajaani: €25,528
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €34,913; a year, about €2,909 a month; Kajaani: €35,184
University or college degree: 27%; Kajaani: 32%

Jobs

The area has 1,555 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (34%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kajaani (8%).

Largest industries

PetäisenniskaKajaani

Manufacturing34%, Kajaani 8%
Wholesale and retail trade18%, Kajaani 9%
Transport and storage11%, Kajaani 3%
Construction9%, Kajaani 6%
Professional, scientific and technical8%, Kajaani 5%
Health and social work6%, Kajaani 23%

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

Jobs located here: 1,555
Jobs per resident: 0.94; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kajaani: 0.44

Sectors

Petäisenniska44%55%
Kajaani15%83%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 10% since 2014, more than in Kajaani. Median income has risen by 30% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kajaani.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianPetäisenniskaKajaaniFinland

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).