In brief
Ristinkallio (48770) has 1,657 residents, 3% of the population of Kotka. The age structure is close to Kotka's: 18% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 30% are 65 or over. 41% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (81%). Homes are larger on average than in Kotka (90.8 m² compared with 73.3 m²). 81% of households own their home and 18% 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 €25,174 a year, about €2,098 a month: about the same as in Kotka and 4% lower than in Finland. 18% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kotka (16%). The area has 885 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (23%). More common than usual is construction: 20% of jobs (Kotka: 6%).
The number of residents has fallen by 14% since 2014, more than in Kotka.
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
- 1,657
- -14.0% since 2014
- Mean age48.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €25,174
- +25.9% since 2014
- a year, about €2,098 a month
- Kotka€24,628
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 18%
- of 848 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
- 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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In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kotka.
Median disposable income16/24
€18,442Karhuvuori€31,200MussaloKotka €24,628Ristinkallio €25,174€18,442Karhuvuori€31,200MussaloHouseholds renting13/24
2%Tavastila68%HovinsaariKotka 38%Ristinkallio 18%2%Tavastila68%HovinsaariAged 16 to 3410/24
9%Huruksela28%HovinsaariKotka 20%Ristinkallio 18%9%Huruksela28%HovinsaariAged 65 or over8/24
20%Mussalo38%KotkansaariKotka 29%Ristinkallio 30%20%Mussalo38%KotkansaariFamilies with children12/24
7%Kotkansaari28%MussaloKotka 16%Ristinkallio 18%7%Kotkansaari28%MussaloUniversity or college degree18/24
15%Karhuvuori48%MussaloKotka 30%Ristinkallio 25%15%Karhuvuori48%MussaloUnemployment7/24
6%Huruksela39%KarhuvuoriKotka 16%Ristinkallio 18%6%Huruksela39%KarhuvuoriAverage home size12/24
52.5 m²Hovinsaari106.3 m²KaukolaKotka 73.3 m²Ristinkallio 90.8 m²52.5 m²Hovinsaari106.3 m²Kaukola
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Kotka's: 18% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 30% are 65 or over.
RistinkallioKotka
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Residents' main activities are much like Kotka's: 37% are employed.
- Ristinkallio37%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
- 48.0
- Kotka: 48.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 18%
- Kotka: 16%
- Household size
- 2.0
- Kotka: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 47.0 m²
- Kotka: 42.6 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
81% of households own their home and 18% rent (Kotka: 38% rent).
- Ristinkallio81%18%
- 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 (81%). Homes are larger on average than in Kotka (90.8 m² compared with 73.3 m²).
- Ristinkallio18%81%
- Kotka57%42%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
41% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.
RistinkallioKotka
- Living alone41%, Kotka 52%
- Living alone, under 355%, Kotka 12%
- Couple under 35, no children3%, Kotka 3%
- With children18%, Kotka 16%
- With a child under 34%, Kotka 3%
- Single parent4%, Kotka 4%
- All members aged 18–6441%, 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
- 90.8 m²
- Kotka: 73.3 m²
- Dwellings
- 920
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
25% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kotka (30%).
- Ristinkallio23%50%20%
- 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 14% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Ristinkallio20%67%14%
- 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
- €25,174
- a year, about €2,098 a month
- Kotka: €24,628
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €39,764
- a year, about €3,314 a month
- Kotka: €33,461
- University or college degree
- 25%
- Kotka: 30%
Jobs
The area has 885 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (23%). More common than usual is construction: 20% of jobs (Kotka: 6%).
Largest industries
RistinkallioKotka
- Wholesale and retail trade23%, Kotka 9%
- Manufacturing22%, Kotka 14%
- Construction20%, Kotka 6%
- Transport and storage16%, Kotka 10%
- Administrative and support services6%, Kotka 9%
- Energy supply4%, Kotka 1%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 885
- Jobs per resident
- 0.53
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Kotka: 0.42
Sectors
- Ristinkallio46%54%
- Kotka21%79%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 14% since 2014, more than in Kotka. Median income has risen by 26% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kotka.
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
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).