In brief
Katariina (48130) has 689 residents, 1% of the population of Kotka. The age structure is close to Kotka's: 20% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 25% are 65 or over. 49% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.
61% of homes are in blocks of flats and 39% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. The average home is 73.4 m². 71% of households own their home and 25% rent (Kotka: 38% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €679 per m² is that of price area Kotka 2. The price equals 5.1 years of rent at €11.16 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €26,379 a year, about €2,198 a month: 7% higher than in Kotka and about the same as in Finland. 17% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kotka (16%). The area has 156 jobs; the largest industry is education (35%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kotka (6%).
The number of residents has fallen by 1% since 2014, less than in Kotka.
Rank among the city's areas
Students
10%
3rd highest of 24 areas in Kotka
Kotka 7%
University or college degree
42%
3rd highest of 24 areas in Kotka
Kotka 30%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €679
- Figure for Kotka 2
- Kotka€988
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €11.16
- Figure for Kotka 2
- Kotka€12.27
- Residents
- 689
- -1.1% since 2014
- Mean age46.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €26,379
- +25.6% since 2014
- a year, about €2,198 a month
- Kotka€24,628
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 25%
- of 366 households
- Kotka38%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 42%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Kotka30%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €679 per m² is that of price area Kotka 2. The price equals 5.1 years of rent at €11.16 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€679
Figure for Kotka 2
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 34 sales
Rent per m² a month
€11.16
Figure for Kotka 2
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Kotka: €12.27
Middle half of sales, € per m²
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 5.1 years
- Kotka: 6.7
- Gross rental yield
- 19.7%
- Kotka: 14.9%
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-0.4%-0.3%Rent+0.9%+1.0%
- Average of the price index (Kotka) and rent index (Kotka)
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 Kotka in 1 of 8 figures: university or college degree.
Median disposable income11/24
€18,442Karhuvuori€31,200MussaloKotka €24,628Katariina €26,379€18,442Karhuvuori€31,200MussaloHouseholds renting10/24
2%Tavastila68%HovinsaariKotka 38%Katariina 25%2%Tavastila68%HovinsaariAged 16 to 346/24
9%Huruksela28%HovinsaariKotka 20%Katariina 20%9%Huruksela28%HovinsaariAged 65 or over19/24
20%Mussalo38%KotkansaariKotka 29%Katariina 25%20%Mussalo38%KotkansaariFamilies with children13/24
7%Kotkansaari28%MussaloKotka 16%Katariina 18%7%Kotkansaari28%MussaloUniversity or college degree3/24
15%Karhuvuori48%MussaloKotka 30%Katariina 42%15%Karhuvuori48%MussaloUnemployment8/24
6%Huruksela39%KarhuvuoriKotka 16%Katariina 17%6%Huruksela39%KarhuvuoriAverage home size16/24
52.5 m²Hovinsaari106.3 m²KaukolaKotka 73.3 m²Katariina 73.4 m²52.5 m²Hovinsaari106.3 m²Kaukola
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Kotka's: 20% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 25% are 65 or over.
KatariinaKotka
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 Kotka (33%).
- Katariina40%25%12%
- Kotka38%33%12%
- Finland43%26%15%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 46.0
- Kotka: 48.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 17%
- Kotka: 16%
- Household size
- 1.9
- Kotka: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 43.8 m²
- Kotka: 42.6 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
71% of households own their home and 25% rent (Kotka: 38% rent).
- Katariina71%25%
- Kotka61%38%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
61% of homes are in blocks of flats and 39% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. The average home is 73.4 m².
- Katariina61%39%
- Kotka57%42%
- 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.
KatariinaKotka
- Living alone49%, Kotka 52%
- Living alone, under 3513%, Kotka 12%
- Couple under 35, no children2%, Kotka 3%
- With children18%, Kotka 16%
- With a child under 32%, Kotka 3%
- Single parent3%, Kotka 4%
- All members aged 18–6450%, Kotka 46%
- At least one member 65 or over33%, Kotka 38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 73.4 m²
- Kotka: 73.3 m²
- Dwellings
- 505
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
42% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Kotka (30%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Kotka.
- Katariina19%33%26%15%
- Kotka22%42%23%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
25% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 22% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Katariina25%53%22%
- Kotka21%63%15%
- 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
- €26,379
- a year, about €2,198 a month
- Kotka: €24,628
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €37,797
- a year, about €3,150 a month
- Kotka: €33,461
- University or college degree
- 42%
- Kotka: 30%
Jobs
The area has 156 jobs; the largest industry is education (35%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kotka (6%).
Largest industries
KatariinaKotka
- Education35%, Kotka 6%
- Manufacturing24%, Kotka 14%
- Health and social work24%, Kotka 26%
- Accommodation and food services8%, Kotka 4%
- Administrative and support services3%, Kotka 9%
- Construction2%, Kotka 6%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 156
- Jobs per resident
- 0.23
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Kotka: 0.42
Sectors
- Katariina26%74%
- Kotka21%79%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 1% since 2014, less than in Kotka. Median income has risen by 26% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kotka.
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).