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48750 · Kotka · Kymenlaakso

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48750 Nikeli

In brief

Nikeli (48750) has 160 residents, under 1% of the population of Kotka. It is the smallest among the postal code areas of Kotka. The age structure is close to Kotka's: 12% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 33% are 65 or over. 38% of households are people living alone and 13% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (86%). Homes are larger on average than in Kotka (94.9 m² compared with 73.3 m²). 83% of households own their home and 17% 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 €25,429 a year, about €2,119 a month: 3% higher than in Kotka and 3% lower than in Finland. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Kotka (16%). The area has 16 jobs; the largest industry is construction (56%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 25% of jobs (Kotka: under 1%).

The number of residents has fallen by 8% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kotka.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Residents

    160

    The lowest of 24 areas in Kotka

  • Aged 16 to 34

    12%

    2nd lowest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 20%

  • Students

    6%

    4th lowest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 7%

  • Families with children

    13%

    5th lowest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 16%

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
160
-7.5% since 2014
Mean age53.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€25,429
+28.8% since 2014
a year, about €2,119 a month
Kotka€24,628
Finland€26,351
Households renting
17%
of 86 households
Kotka38%
Finland38%
University or college degree
25%
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

Nikeli€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 1 of 8 figures: aged 16 to 34.

  • Median disposable income14/24

    €18,442Karhuvuori
    Kotka €24,628Nikeli €25,429
    €31,200Mussalo
    €18,442Karhuvuori€31,200Mussalo

  • Households renting14/24

    2%Tavastila
    Kotka 38%Nikeli 17%
    68%Hovinsaari
    2%Tavastila68%Hovinsaari

  • Aged 16 to 3423/24

    9%Huruksela
    Kotka 20%Nikeli 12%
    28%Hovinsaari
    9%Huruksela28%Hovinsaari

  • Aged 65 or over5/24

    20%Mussalo
    Kotka 29%Nikeli 33%
    38%Kotkansaari
    20%Mussalo38%Kotkansaari

  • Families with children20/24

    7%Kotkansaari
    Kotka 16%Nikeli 13%
    28%Mussalo
    7%Kotkansaari28%Mussalo

  • University or college degree19/24

    15%Karhuvuori
    Kotka 30%Nikeli 25%
    48%Mussalo
    15%Karhuvuori48%Mussalo

  • Unemployment19/24

    6%Huruksela
    Kotka 16%Nikeli 9%
    39%Karhuvuori
    6%Huruksela39%Karhuvuori

  • Average home size11/24

    52.5 m²Hovinsaari
    Kotka 73.3 m²Nikeli 94.9 m²
    106.3 m²Kaukola
    52.5 m²Hovinsaari106.3 m²Kaukola

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Kotka's: 12% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 33% are 65 or over.

NikeliKotka

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 44% of residents, more than in Kotka (38%).

  • Nikeli44%36%
  • 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
53.0
Kotka: 48.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
9%
Kotka: 16%
Household size
1.9
Kotka: 1.8
Floor area per person
53.0 m²
Kotka: 42.6 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

83% of households own their home and 17% rent (Kotka: 38% rent).

  • Nikeli83%17%
  • 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 (86%). Homes are larger on average than in Kotka (94.9 m² compared with 73.3 m²).

  • Nikeli14%86%
  • Kotka57%42%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

38% of households are people living alone and 13% are families with children.

NikeliKotka

  • Living alone38%, Kotka 52%
  • Living alone, under 356%, Kotka 12%
  • Couple under 35, no children0%, Kotka 3%
  • With children13%, Kotka 16%
  • With a child under 33%, Kotka 3%
  • Single parent1%, Kotka 4%
  • All members aged 18–6449%, Kotka 46%
  • At least one member 65 or over41%, Kotka 38%

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

Average dwelling size
94.9 m²
Kotka: 73.3 m²
Dwellings
102
Summer cottages
9

Education and income

Highest qualification

25% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kotka (30%).

  • Nikeli18%56%22%
  • Kotka22%42%23%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

20% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 18% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Nikeli20%63%18%
  • 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
€25,429
a year, about €2,119 a month
Kotka: €24,628
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€42,430
a year, about €3,536 a month
Kotka: €33,461
University or college degree
25%
Kotka: 30%

Jobs

The area has 16 jobs; the largest industry is construction (56%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 25% of jobs (Kotka: under 1%).

Largest industries

NikeliKotka

  • Construction56%, Kotka 6%
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing25%, Kotka 0%
  • Wholesale and retail trade13%, Kotka 9%
  • Health and social work6%, Kotka 26%
  • Mining and quarrying0%, Kotka 0%
  • Manufacturing0%, Kotka 14%

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

Jobs located here
16
Jobs per resident
0.10
People working in the area divided by people living there
Kotka: 0.42

Sectors

  • Nikeli25%56%19%
  • Kotka21%79%
  • Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 8% 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, medianNikeliKotkaFinland

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).