Koivula

48710 · Kotka · Kymenlaakso

48710 Koivula

In brief

Koivula (48710) has 1,183 residents, 2% of the population of Kotka. Families stand out: 23% of households have children (Kotka: 16%). 23% of households are families with children (Kotka: 16%) and 25% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Kotka (99.6 m² compared with 73.3 m²). 95% of households own their home and 4% rent (Kotka: 38% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,370 per m² is that of price area Kotka 1. The price equals 8.6 years of rent at €13.30 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €28,642 a year, about €2,387 a month: 16% higher than in Kotka and 9% higher than in Finland. 11% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Kotka (16%). The area has 66 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (39%). More common than usual is information and communication: 6% of jobs (Kotka: 2%).

The number of residents has fallen by 16% since 2014, more than in Kotka.

Rank among the city's areas

Living alone
25%
The lowest of 24 areas in Kotka
Kotka 52%
Jobs per resident
0.06
2nd lowest of 24 areas in Kotka
Kotka 0.42
Aged 65 or over
21%
2nd lowest of 24 areas in Kotka
Kotka 29%
Homes in small houses
99%
4th highest of 24 areas in Kotka
Kotka 42%

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,370; Figure for Kotka 1; Kotka€988

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €13.30; Figure for Kotka 1; Kotka€12.27

Residents: 1,183; -16.5% since 2014; Mean age45.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €28,642; +27.0% since 2014; a year, about €2,387 a month; Kotka€24,628; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 4%; of 519 households; Kotka38%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 34%; 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 €1,370 per m² is that of price area Kotka 1. The price equals 8.6 years of rent at €13.30 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€1,370

Figure for Kotka 1
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 25 sales

Rent per m² a month

€13.30

Figure for Kotka 1
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Kotka: €12.27

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Koivula€1,370Kotka €988

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 8.6 years; Kotka: 6.7
Gross rental yield: 11.6%; 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%-0.1%Rent+0.9%+1.0%; Average of the price index (Kotka 1) 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 1 of 8 figures: aged 65 or over.

Median disposable income5/24
€18,442Karhuvuori
Kotka €24,628Koivula €28,642
€31,200Mussalo
€18,442Karhuvuori€31,200Mussalo
Households renting21/24
2%Tavastila
Kotka 38%Koivula 4%
68%Hovinsaari
2%Tavastila68%Hovinsaari
Aged 16 to 3412/24
9%Huruksela
Kotka 20%Koivula 17%
28%Hovinsaari
9%Huruksela28%Hovinsaari
Aged 65 or over23/24
20%Mussalo
Kotka 29%Koivula 21%
38%Kotkansaari
20%Mussalo38%Kotkansaari
Families with children6/24
7%Kotkansaari
Kotka 16%Koivula 23%
28%Mussalo
7%Kotkansaari28%Mussalo
University or college degree9/24
15%Karhuvuori
Kotka 30%Koivula 34%
48%Mussalo
15%Karhuvuori48%Mussalo
Unemployment15/24
6%Huruksela
Kotka 16%Koivula 11%
39%Karhuvuori
6%Huruksela39%Karhuvuori
Average home size8/24
52.5 m²Hovinsaari
Kotka 73.3 m²Koivula 99.6 m²
106.3 m²Kaukola
52.5 m²Hovinsaari106.3 m²Kaukola

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 23% of households have children (Kotka: 16%).

KoivulaKotka

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 50% of residents, more than in Kotka (38%).

Koivula50%22%14%
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: 45.0; Kotka: 48.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 11%; Kotka: 16%
Household size: 2.3; Kotka: 1.8
Floor area per person: 44.4 m²; Kotka: 42.6 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

95% of households own their home and 4% rent (Kotka: 38% rent).

Koivula95%
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 (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Kotka (99.6 m² compared with 73.3 m²).

Koivula99%
Kotka57%42%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

23% of households are families with children (Kotka: 16%) and 25% live alone.

KoivulaKotka

Living alone25%, Kotka 52%
Living alone, under 354%, Kotka 12%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Kotka 3%
With children23%, Kotka 16%
With a child under 34%, Kotka 3%
Single parent3%, Kotka 4%
All members aged 18–6445%, 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: 99.6 m²; Kotka: 73.3 m²
Dwellings: 554
Summer cottages: 4

Education and income

Highest qualification

34% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Kotka (30%).

Koivula16%44%26%
Kotka22%42%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 24% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Koivula15%61%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: €28,642; a year, about €2,387 a month; Kotka: €24,628
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €54,699; a year, about €4,558 a month; Kotka: €33,461
University or college degree: 34%; Kotka: 30%

Jobs

The area has 66 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (39%). More common than usual is information and communication: 6% of jobs (Kotka: 2%).

Largest industries

KoivulaKotka

Health and social work39%, Kotka 26%
Construction20%, Kotka 6%
Administrative and support services11%, Kotka 9%
Wholesale and retail trade6%, Kotka 9%
Information and communication6%, Kotka 2%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing5%, Kotka 0%

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

Jobs located here: 66
Jobs per resident: 0.06; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kotka: 0.42

Sectors

Koivula23%73%
Kotka21%79%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 16% since 2014, more than 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, medianKoivulaKotkaFinland

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).