In brief
Vitsari (67410) has 761 residents, 2% of the population of Kokkola. The age structure is close to Kokkola's: 17% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 26% are 65 or over. 26% of households are people living alone and 26% are families with children.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Kokkola (119.0 m² compared with 88.8 m²). 96% of households own their home and 3% rent (Kokkola: 30% rent). This is the 2nd lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Kokkola. There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,931 per m² is that of price area Kokkola. The price equals 11.9 years of rent at €13.49 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €26,614 a year, about €2,218 a month: about the same as in Kokkola and about the same as in Finland. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kokkola (9%). The area has 100 jobs; the largest industry is construction (27%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 13% of jobs (Kokkola: 2%).
The number of residents has fallen by 5% since 2014, while it has grown in Kokkola. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 3%.
Rank among the city's areas
Households renting
3%
2nd lowest of 20 areas in Kokkola
Kokkola 30%
Average home size
119.0 m²
4th largest of 20 areas in Kokkola
Kokkola 88.8 m²
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €1,931
- Figure for Kokkola
- Kokkola€1,831
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €13.49
- Figure for Kokkola
- Kokkola€14.32
- Residents
- 761
- -5.0% since 2014
- Mean age44.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €26,614
- +28.6% since 2014
- a year, about €2,218 a month
- Kokkola€25,872
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 3%
- of 302 households
- Kokkola30%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 29%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Kokkola32%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,931 per m² is that of price area Kokkola. The price equals 11.9 years of rent at €13.49 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€1,931
Figure for Kokkola
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 36 sales
Rent per m² a month
€13.49
Figure for Kokkola
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Kokkola: €14.32
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 11.9 years
- Kokkola: 10.7
- Gross rental yield
- 8.4%
- Kokkola: 9.4%
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-0.7%-2.9%Rent+1.0%+1.3%
- Average of the price index (Finland) and rent index (Kokkola)
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 Kokkola in 1 of 8 figures: households renting.
Median disposable income9/20
€22,016Koivuhaka€29,453RytimäkiKokkola €25,872Vitsari €26,614€22,016Koivuhaka€29,453RytimäkiHouseholds renting19/20
2%Karhi51%Kokkola KeskusKokkola 30%Vitsari 3%2%Karhi51%Kokkola KeskusAged 16 to 3414/20
12%Yli-Ullava30%Kokkola KeskusKokkola 22%Vitsari 17%12%Yli-Ullava30%Kokkola KeskusAged 65 or over10/20
16%Kirkonmäki-Isokylä33%RahkonenKokkola 23%Vitsari 26%16%Kirkonmäki-Isokylä33%RahkonenFamilies with children9/20
14%Kokkola Keskus38%RytimäkiKokkola 23%Vitsari 26%14%Kokkola Keskus38%RytimäkiUniversity or college degree9/20
15%Yli-Ullava40%RytimäkiKokkola 32%Vitsari 29%15%Yli-Ullava40%RytimäkiUnemployment8/20
2%Rahkonen18%KoivuhakaKokkola 9%Vitsari 8%2%Rahkonen18%KoivuhakaAverage home size4/20
66.5 m²Kokkola Keskus120.9 m²KarhiKokkola 88.8 m²Vitsari 119.0 m²66.5 m²Kokkola Keskus120.9 m²Karhi
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Kokkola's: 17% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 26% are 65 or over.
VitsariKokkola
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Children under 15 make up 21% of residents, more than in Kokkola (18%).
- Vitsari40%27%21%
- Kokkola42%25%18%
- Finland43%26%15%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 44.0
- Kokkola: 43.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 8%
- Kokkola: 9%
- Household size
- 2.5
- Kokkola: 2.1
- Floor area per person
- 48.4 m²
- Kokkola: 43.0 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
96% of households own their home and 3% rent (Kokkola: 30% rent). This is the 2nd lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Kokkola.
- Vitsari96%
- Kokkola69%30%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Kokkola (119.0 m² compared with 88.8 m²).
- Vitsari98%
- Kokkola34%63%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
26% of households are people living alone and 26% are families with children.
VitsariKokkola
- Living alone26%, Kokkola 40%
- Living alone, under 351%, Kokkola 11%
- Couple under 35, no children2%, Kokkola 4%
- With children26%, Kokkola 23%
- With a child under 37%, Kokkola 5%
- Single parent2%, Kokkola 4%
- All members aged 18–6428%, Kokkola 42%
- At least one member 65 or over45%, Kokkola 35%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 119.0 m²
- Kokkola: 88.8 m²
- Dwellings
- 331
- Summer cottages
- 49
Education and income
Highest qualification
29% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kokkola (32%).
- Vitsari22%47%23%
- Kokkola21%43%23%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
15% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 15% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Vitsari15%70%15%
- Kokkola19%64%17%
- 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
- €26,614
- a year, about €2,218 a month
- Kokkola: €25,872
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €54,150
- a year, about €4,512 a month
- Kokkola: €40,525
- University or college degree
- 29%
- Kokkola: 32%
Jobs
The area has 100 jobs; the largest industry is construction (27%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 13% of jobs (Kokkola: 2%).
Largest industries
VitsariKokkola
- Construction27%, Kokkola 6%
- Wholesale and retail trade24%, Kokkola 12%
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing13%, Kokkola 2%
- Manufacturing13%, Kokkola 17%
- Administrative and support services8%, Kokkola 6%
- Transport and storage7%, Kokkola 5%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 100
- Jobs per resident
- 0.13
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Kokkola: 0.44
Sectors
- Vitsari13%40%47%
- Kokkola24%74%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 5% since 2014, while it has grown in Kokkola. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 3%. Median income has risen by 29% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kokkola.
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).