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Sunila

48900 · Kotka · Kymenlaakso

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48900 Sunila

In brief

Sunila (48900) has 1,239 residents, 2% of the population of Kotka. The age structure is close to Kotka's: 19% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 25% are 65 or over. 56% of households are people living alone and 15% are families with children.

60% of homes are in blocks of flats and 38% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kotka (68.8 m² compared with 73.3 m²). 56% of households own their home and 43% rent (Kotka: 38% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €621 per m² on average, 37% less than the average in Kotka. The price per m² has risen by 19% since 2017. The price equals 4.6 years of rent at €11.16 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €23,592 a year, about €1,966 a month: 4% lower than in Kotka and 10% lower than in Finland. 21% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Kotka (16%). The area has 124 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (43%). More common than usual is construction: 16% of jobs (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

  • Unemployment

    21%

    3rd highest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 16%

  • Households renting

    43%

    5th highest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 38%

  • Living alone

    56%

    5th highest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 52%

  • Price per m², 1 bedroom

    €621

    2nd lowest of 6 areas in Kotka

    Kotka €988

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€621
+19.2% since 2017
Kotka€988
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€11.16
Figure for Kotka 2
Kotka€12.27
Residents
1,239
-9.7% since 2014
Mean age46.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€23,592
+24.8% since 2014
a year, about €1,966 a month
Kotka€24,628
Finland€26,351
Households renting
43%
of 698 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 €621 per m² on average, 37% less than the average in Kotka. The price per m² has risen by 19% since 2017.

Price per m²

€621

Postal code area 48900
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 13 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

Sunila€621Kotka €988
€596 – €1,356Figure for Kotka, 2026 Q2
Price-to-rent ratio
4.6 years
Kotka: 6.7
Gross rental yield
21.6%
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%-0.3%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

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kotka in 1 of 9 figures: unemployment.

  • Price per m², 1 bedroom5/6

    €459Karhuvuori
    Kotka €988Sunila €621
    €1,413Kotkansaari
    €459Karhuvuori€1,413Kotkansaari

  • Median disposable income18/24

    €18,442Karhuvuori
    Kotka €24,628Sunila €23,592
    €31,200Mussalo
    €18,442Karhuvuori€31,200Mussalo

  • Households renting5/24

    2%Tavastila
    Kotka 38%Sunila 43%
    68%Hovinsaari
    2%Tavastila68%Hovinsaari

  • Aged 16 to 347/24

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

  • Aged 65 or over16/24

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

  • Families with children18/24

    7%Kotkansaari
    Kotka 16%Sunila 15%
    28%Mussalo
    7%Kotkansaari28%Mussalo

  • University or college degree16/24

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

  • Unemployment3/24

    6%Huruksela
    Kotka 16%Sunila 21%
    39%Karhuvuori
    6%Huruksela39%Karhuvuori

  • Average home size18/24

    52.5 m²Hovinsaari
    Kotka 73.3 m²Sunila 68.8 m²
    106.3 m²Kaukola
    52.5 m²Hovinsaari106.3 m²Kaukola

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Kotka's: 19% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 25% are 65 or over.

SunilaKotka

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 30% of residents, less than in Kotka (33%).

  • Sunila38%30%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
21%
Kotka: 16%
Household size
1.8
Kotka: 1.8
Floor area per person
40.8 m²
Kotka: 42.6 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

56% of households own their home and 43% rent (Kotka: 38% rent).

  • Sunila56%43%
  • Kotka61%38%
  • Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

60% of homes are in blocks of flats and 38% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kotka (68.8 m² compared with 73.3 m²).

  • Sunila60%38%
  • Kotka57%42%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

56% of households are people living alone and 15% are families with children.

SunilaKotka

  • Living alone56%, Kotka 52%
  • Living alone, under 3510%, Kotka 12%
  • Couple under 35, no children2%, Kotka 3%
  • With children15%, Kotka 16%
  • With a child under 33%, Kotka 3%
  • Single parent4%, 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
68.8 m²
Kotka: 73.3 m²
Dwellings
839
Summer cottages
9

Education and income

Highest qualification

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

  • Sunila24%45%20%
  • Kotka22%42%23%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

26% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.

  • Sunila26%61%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
€23,592
a year, about €1,966 a month
Kotka: €24,628
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€31,546
a year, about €2,629 a month
Kotka: €33,461
University or college degree
27%
Kotka: 30%

Jobs

The area has 124 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (43%). More common than usual is construction: 16% of jobs (Kotka: 6%).

Largest industries

SunilaKotka

  • Health and social work43%, Kotka 26%
  • Manufacturing21%, Kotka 14%
  • Construction16%, Kotka 6%
  • Transport and storage13%, Kotka 10%
  • Wholesale and retail trade2%, Kotka 9%
  • Professional, scientific and technical2%, Kotka 4%

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

Jobs located here
124
Jobs per resident
0.10
People working in the area divided by people living there
Kotka: 0.42

Sectors

  • Sunila37%63%
  • 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 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, medianSunilaKotkaFinland

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).