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Metsola

48220 · Kotka · Kymenlaakso

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48220 Metsola

In brief

Metsola (48220) has 1,294 residents, 3% of the population of Kotka. Families stand out: 21% of households have children (Kotka: 16%). 21% of households are families with children (Kotka: 16%) and 44% live alone.

56% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 42% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 74.8 m². 65% of households own their home and 34% 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 €24,819 a year, about €2,068 a month: about the same as in Kotka and 6% lower than in Finland. 16% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kotka (16%). The area has 1,141 jobs; the largest industry is education (28%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kotka (6%).

The number of residents has fallen by 10% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kotka.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Jobs per resident

    0.88

    2nd highest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 0.42

  • Students

    9%

    4th highest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 7%

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
1,294
-9.5% since 2014
Mean age49.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€24,819
+29.4% since 2014
a year, about €2,068 a month
Kotka€24,628
Finland€26,351
Households renting
34%
of 565 households
Kotka38%
Finland38%
University or college degree
28%
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

Metsola€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

In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kotka.

  • Median disposable income17/24

    €18,442Karhuvuori
    Kotka €24,628Metsola €24,819
    €31,200Mussalo
    €18,442Karhuvuori€31,200Mussalo

  • Households renting9/24

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

  • Aged 16 to 348/24

    9%Huruksela
    Kotka 20%Metsola 19%
    28%Hovinsaari
    9%Huruksela28%Hovinsaari

  • Aged 65 or over7/24

    20%Mussalo
    Kotka 29%Metsola 31%
    38%Kotkansaari
    20%Mussalo38%Kotkansaari

  • Families with children10/24

    7%Kotkansaari
    Kotka 16%Metsola 21%
    28%Mussalo
    7%Kotkansaari28%Mussalo

  • University or college degree14/24

    15%Karhuvuori
    Kotka 30%Metsola 28%
    48%Mussalo
    15%Karhuvuori48%Mussalo

  • Unemployment9/24

    6%Huruksela
    Kotka 16%Metsola 16%
    39%Karhuvuori
    6%Huruksela39%Karhuvuori

  • Average home size15/24

    52.5 m²Hovinsaari
    Kotka 73.3 m²Metsola 74.8 m²
    106.3 m²Kaukola
    52.5 m²Hovinsaari106.3 m²Kaukola

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 21% of households have children (Kotka: 16%).

MetsolaKotka

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 35% of residents, less than in Kotka (38%).

  • Metsola35%33%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
49.0
Kotka: 48.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
16%
Kotka: 16%
Household size
2.0
Kotka: 1.8
Floor area per person
40.5 m²
Kotka: 42.6 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

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

  • Metsola65%34%
  • Kotka61%38%
  • Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

56% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 42% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 74.8 m².

  • Metsola42%56%
  • Kotka57%42%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

21% of households are families with children (Kotka: 16%) and 44% live alone.

MetsolaKotka

  • Living alone44%, Kotka 52%
  • Living alone, under 3511%, Kotka 12%
  • Couple under 35, no children4%, Kotka 3%
  • With children21%, Kotka 16%
  • With a child under 33%, Kotka 3%
  • Single parent6%, Kotka 4%
  • All members aged 18–6452%, Kotka 46%
  • At least one member 65 or over27%, Kotka 38%

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

Average dwelling size
74.8 m²
Kotka: 73.3 m²
Dwellings
711
Summer cottages
98

Education and income

Highest qualification

28% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kotka (30%).

  • Metsola24%42%21%
  • Kotka22%42%23%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

21% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 15% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Metsola21%64%15%
  • 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
€24,819
a year, about €2,068 a month
Kotka: €24,628
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€37,197
a year, about €3,100 a month
Kotka: €33,461
University or college degree
28%
Kotka: 30%

Jobs

The area has 1,141 jobs; the largest industry is education (28%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kotka (6%).

Largest industries

MetsolaKotka

  • Education28%, Kotka 6%
  • Health and social work24%, Kotka 26%
  • Public administration and defence11%, Kotka 4%
  • Accommodation and food services10%, Kotka 4%
  • Transport and storage8%, Kotka 10%
  • Wholesale and retail trade5%, Kotka 9%

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

Jobs located here
1,141
Jobs per resident
0.88
People working in the area divided by people living there
Kotka: 0.42

Sectors

  • Metsola93%
  • Kotka21%79%
  • Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 10% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kotka. Median income has risen by 29% 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, medianMetsolaKotkaFinland

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).