Kaukola

48410 · Kotka · Kymenlaakso

48410 Kaukola

In brief

Kaukola (48410) has 1,545 residents, 3% of the population of Kotka. Families stand out: 24% of households have children (Kotka: 16%). 24% of households are families with children (Kotka: 16%) and 30% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Kotka (106.3 m² compared with 73.3 m²). 93% of households own their home and 6% 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 €28,930 a year, about €2,411 a month: 17% higher than in Kotka and 10% higher than in Finland. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Kotka (16%). The area has 140 jobs; the largest industry is administrative and support services (21%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 6% of jobs (Kotka: under 1%).

The number of residents has fallen by 9% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kotka.

Rank among the city's areas

Average home size
106.3 m²
The largest of 24 areas in Kotka
Kotka 73.3 m²
Unemployment
8%
2nd lowest of 24 areas in Kotka
Kotka 16%
Families with children
24%
5th highest of 24 areas in Kotka
Kotka 16%
Aged 65 or over
24%
5th lowest of 24 areas in Kotka
Kotka 29%

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: 1,545; -9.5% since 2014; Mean age46.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €28,930; +27.3% since 2014; a year, about €2,411 a month; Kotka€24,628; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 6%; of 698 households; Kotka38%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 36%; 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

Kaukola€679Kotka €988

€596 – €1,356Figure for Kotka, 2026 Q2

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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Compared with the other areas

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kotka in 2 of 8 figures: unemployment, average home size.

Median disposable income4/24
€18,442Karhuvuori
Kotka €24,628Kaukola €28,930
€31,200Mussalo
€18,442Karhuvuori€31,200Mussalo
Households renting18/24
2%Tavastila
Kotka 38%Kaukola 6%
68%Hovinsaari
2%Tavastila68%Hovinsaari
Aged 16 to 3414/24
9%Huruksela
Kotka 20%Kaukola 16%
28%Hovinsaari
9%Huruksela28%Hovinsaari
Aged 65 or over20/24
20%Mussalo
Kotka 29%Kaukola 24%
38%Kotkansaari
20%Mussalo38%Kotkansaari
Families with children5/24
7%Kotkansaari
Kotka 16%Kaukola 24%
28%Mussalo
7%Kotkansaari28%Mussalo
University or college degree7/24
15%Karhuvuori
Kotka 30%Kaukola 36%
48%Mussalo
15%Karhuvuori48%Mussalo
Unemployment23/24
6%Huruksela
Kotka 16%Kaukola 8%
39%Karhuvuori
6%Huruksela39%Karhuvuori
Average home size1/24
52.5 m²Hovinsaari
Kotka 73.3 m²Kaukola 106.3 m²
106.3 m²Kaukola
52.5 m²Hovinsaari106.3 m²Kaukola

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 24% of households have children (Kotka: 16%).

KaukolaKotka

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 47% of residents, more than in Kotka (38%).

Kaukola47%27%15%
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: 8%; Kotka: 16%
Household size: 2.2; Kotka: 1.8
Floor area per person: 48.9 m²; Kotka: 42.6 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

93% of households own their home and 6% rent (Kotka: 38% rent).

Kaukola93%
Kotka61%38%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Kotka (106.3 m² compared with 73.3 m²).

Kaukola97%
Kotka57%42%
Finland48%50%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.

Household types

24% of households are families with children (Kotka: 16%) and 30% live alone.

KaukolaKotka

Living alone30%, Kotka 52%
Living alone, under 354%, Kotka 12%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Kotka 3%
With children24%, Kotka 16%
With a child under 35%, Kotka 3%
Single parent4%, Kotka 4%
All members aged 18–6440%, Kotka 46%
At least one member 65 or over37%, Kotka 38%

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

Average dwelling size: 106.3 m²; Kotka: 73.3 m²
Dwellings: 766
Summer cottages: 57

Education and income

Highest qualification

36% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Kotka (30%).

Kaukola14%46%28%
Kotka22%42%23%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.

Income groups

13% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 24% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Kaukola13%63%24%
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: €28,930; a year, about €2,411 a month; Kotka: €24,628
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €52,172; a year, about €4,348 a month; Kotka: €33,461
University or college degree: 36%; Kotka: 30%

Jobs

The area has 140 jobs; the largest industry is administrative and support services (21%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 6% of jobs (Kotka: under 1%).

Largest industries

KaukolaKotka

Administrative and support services21%, Kotka 9%
Health and social work19%, Kotka 26%
Transport and storage15%, Kotka 10%
Construction12%, Kotka 6%
Education9%, Kotka 6%
Accommodation and food services8%, Kotka 4%

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

Jobs located here: 140
Jobs per resident: 0.09; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kotka: 0.42

Sectors

Kaukola14%79%
Kotka21%79%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 9% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kotka. Median income has risen by 27% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kotka.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianKaukolaKotkaFinland

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).