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Kyminlinna

48700 · Kotka · Kymenlaakso

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48700 Kyminlinna

In brief

Kyminlinna (48700) has 2,265 residents, 5% 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. 53% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.

59% of homes are in blocks of flats and 41% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. The average home is 71.4 m². 65% of households own their home and 34% rent (Kotka: 38% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €629 per m² on average, 36% less than the average in Kotka. The price per m² has fallen by 4% since 2020. The price equals 4.7 years of rent at €11.16 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €23,580 a year, about €1,965 a month: 4% lower than in Kotka and 11% lower than in Finland. 20% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Kotka (16%). The area has 140 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (54%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kotka (26%).

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

Rank among the city's areas

  • Unemployment

    20%

    4th highest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 16%

  • Jobs per resident

    0.06

    5th lowest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 0.42

  • Students

    6%

    5th lowest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 7%

  • Aged 16 to 34

    20%

    5th highest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 20%

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€629
-3.7% since 2020
Kotka€988
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€11.16
Figure for Kotka 2
Kotka€12.27
Residents
2,265
-9.1% since 2014
Mean age46.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€23,580
+25.4% since 2014
a year, about €1,965 a month
Kotka€24,628
Finland€26,351
Households renting
34%
of 1,294 households
Kotka38%
Finland38%
University or college degree
27%
of residents aged 18 or over
Kotka30%
Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €629 per m² on average, 36% less than the average in Kotka. The price per m² has fallen by 4% since 2020.

Price per m²

€629

Postal code area 48700
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 19 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

Kyminlinna€629Kotka €988
€596 – €1,356Figure for Kotka, 2026 Q2
Price-to-rent ratio
4.7 years
Kotka: 6.7
Gross rental yield
21.3%
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

Price per m² by flat sizeStudio1 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

In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kotka.

  • Price per m², 1 bedroom4/6

    €459Karhuvuori
    Kotka €988Kyminlinna €629
    €1,413Kotkansaari
    €459Karhuvuori€1,413Kotkansaari

  • Median disposable income19/24

    €18,442Karhuvuori
    Kotka €24,628Kyminlinna €23,580
    €31,200Mussalo
    €18,442Karhuvuori€31,200Mussalo

  • Households renting8/24

    2%Tavastila
    Kotka 38%Kyminlinna 34%
    68%Hovinsaari
    2%Tavastila68%Hovinsaari

  • Aged 16 to 345/24

    9%Huruksela
    Kotka 20%Kyminlinna 20%
    28%Hovinsaari
    9%Huruksela28%Hovinsaari

  • Aged 65 or over18/24

    20%Mussalo
    Kotka 29%Kyminlinna 25%
    38%Kotkansaari
    20%Mussalo38%Kotkansaari

  • Families with children14/24

    7%Kotkansaari
    Kotka 16%Kyminlinna 16%
    28%Mussalo
    7%Kotkansaari28%Mussalo

  • University or college degree15/24

    15%Karhuvuori
    Kotka 30%Kyminlinna 27%
    48%Mussalo
    15%Karhuvuori48%Mussalo

  • Unemployment4/24

    6%Huruksela
    Kotka 16%Kyminlinna 20%
    39%Karhuvuori
    6%Huruksela39%Karhuvuori

  • Average home size17/24

    52.5 m²Hovinsaari
    Kotka 73.3 m²Kyminlinna 71.4 m²
    106.3 m²Kaukola
    52.5 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.

KyminlinnaKotka

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 28% of residents, less than in Kotka (33%).

  • Kyminlinna39%28%13%
  • 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
20%
Kotka: 16%
Household size
1.7
Kotka: 1.8
Floor area per person
41.3 m²
Kotka: 42.6 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

65% of households own their home and 34% rent (Kotka: 38% rent).

  • Kyminlinna65%34%
  • Kotka61%38%
  • Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

59% of homes are in blocks of flats and 41% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. The average home is 71.4 m².

  • Kyminlinna59%41%
  • Kotka57%42%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

53% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.

KyminlinnaKotka

  • Living alone53%, Kotka 52%
  • Living alone, under 3511%, Kotka 12%
  • Couple under 35, no children4%, Kotka 3%
  • With children16%, Kotka 16%
  • With a child under 33%, Kotka 3%
  • Single parent6%, Kotka 4%
  • All members aged 18–6451%, Kotka 46%
  • At least one member 65 or over34%, Kotka 38%

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

Average dwelling size
71.4 m²
Kotka: 73.3 m²
Dwellings
1,429
Summer cottages
1

Education and income

Highest qualification

27% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kotka (30%).

  • Kyminlinna24%46%21%
  • 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 12% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Kyminlinna25%63%12%
  • 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
€23,580
a year, about €1,965 a month
Kotka: €24,628
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€31,324
a year, about €2,610 a month
Kotka: €33,461
University or college degree
27%
Kotka: 30%

Jobs

The area has 140 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (54%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kotka (26%).

Largest industries

KyminlinnaKotka

  • Health and social work54%, Kotka 26%
  • Wholesale and retail trade13%, Kotka 9%
  • Construction11%, Kotka 6%
  • Administrative and support services10%, Kotka 9%
  • Professional, scientific and technical5%, Kotka 4%
  • Accommodation and food services2%, Kotka 4%

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

Jobs located here
140
Jobs per resident
0.06
People working in the area divided by people living there
Kotka: 0.42

Sectors

  • Kyminlinna11%89%
  • 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 25% 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, medianKyminlinnaKotkaFinland

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).