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Tiutinen

48930 · Kotka · Kymenlaakso

48930 Tiutinen

In brief

Tiutinen (48930) has 293 residents, 1% of the population of Kotka. The age structure is close to Kotka's: 13% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 32% are 65 or over. 27% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (93%). Homes are larger on average than in Kotka (103.7 m² compared with 73.3 m²). 93% of households own their home and 3% rent (Kotka: 38% rent). This is the 3rd lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Kotka. 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 €30,788 a year, about €2,566 a month: 25% higher than in Kotka and 17% higher than in Finland. It is the 2nd highest among the postal code areas of Kotka. 13% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Kotka (16%). The area has 17 jobs; the largest industry is transport and storage (35%). More common than usual is accommodation and food services: 29% of jobs (Kotka: 4%).

The number of residents has fallen by 15% since 2014, more than in Kotka.

Rank among the city's areas

  • University or college degree

    46%

    2nd highest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 30%

  • Living alone

    27%

    2nd lowest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 52%

  • Median disposable income

    €30,788

    2nd highest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka €24,628

  • Average home size

    103.7 m²

    3rd largest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 73.3 m²

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
293
-15.1% since 2014
Mean age52.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€30,788
+36.3% since 2014
a year, about €2,566 a month
Kotka€24,628
Finland€26,351
Households renting
3%
of 144 households
Kotka38%
Finland38%
University or college degree
46%
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

Tiutinen€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 5 of 8 figures: median income, households renting, aged 16 to 34, university or college degree, average home size.

  • Median disposable income2/24

    €18,442Karhuvuori
    Kotka €24,628Tiutinen €30,788
    €31,200Mussalo
    €18,442Karhuvuori€31,200Mussalo
  • Households renting22/24

    2%Tavastila
    Kotka 38%Tiutinen 3%
    68%Hovinsaari
    2%Tavastila68%Hovinsaari
  • Aged 16 to 3422/24

    9%Huruksela
    Kotka 20%Tiutinen 13%
    28%Hovinsaari
    9%Huruksela28%Hovinsaari
  • Aged 65 or over6/24

    20%Mussalo
    Kotka 29%Tiutinen 32%
    38%Kotkansaari
    20%Mussalo38%Kotkansaari
  • Families with children15/24

    7%Kotkansaari
    Kotka 16%Tiutinen 16%
    28%Mussalo
    7%Kotkansaari28%Mussalo
  • University or college degree2/24

    15%Karhuvuori
    Kotka 30%Tiutinen 46%
    48%Mussalo
    15%Karhuvuori48%Mussalo
  • Unemployment14/24

    6%Huruksela
    Kotka 16%Tiutinen 13%
    39%Karhuvuori
    6%Huruksela39%Karhuvuori
  • Average home size3/24

    52.5 m²Hovinsaari
    Kotka 73.3 m²Tiutinen 103.7 m²
    106.3 m²Kaukola
    52.5 m²Hovinsaari106.3 m²Kaukola

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Kotka's: 13% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 32% are 65 or over.

TiutinenKotka

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 43% of residents, more than in Kotka (38%).

  • Tiutinen43%34%
  • 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
52.0
Kotka: 48.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
13%
Kotka: 16%
Household size
2.0
Kotka: 1.8
Floor area per person
55.9 m²
Kotka: 42.6 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

93% of households own their home and 3% rent (Kotka: 38% rent). This is the 3rd lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Kotka.

  • Tiutinen93%
  • 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 (93%). Homes are larger on average than in Kotka (103.7 m² compared with 73.3 m²).

  • Tiutinen93%
  • Kotka57%42%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

27% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.

TiutinenKotka

  • Living alone27%, Kotka 52%
  • Living alone, under 350%, Kotka 12%
  • Couple under 35, no children2%, Kotka 3%
  • With children16%, Kotka 16%
  • With a child under 32%, Kotka 3%
  • Single parent3%, Kotka 4%
  • All members aged 18–6438%, Kotka 46%
  • At least one member 65 or over46%, Kotka 38%

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

Average dwelling size
103.7 m²
Kotka: 73.3 m²
Dwellings
183
Summer cottages
22

Education and income

Highest qualification

46% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Kotka (30%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Kotka.

  • Tiutinen16%35%35%11%
  • Kotka22%42%23%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

28% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.

  • Tiutinen19%52%28%
  • 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
€30,788
a year, about €2,566 a month
Kotka: €24,628
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€52,740
a year, about €4,395 a month
Kotka: €33,461
University or college degree
46%
Kotka: 30%

Jobs

The area has 17 jobs; the largest industry is transport and storage (35%). More common than usual is accommodation and food services: 29% of jobs (Kotka: 4%).

Largest industries

TiutinenKotka

  • Transport and storage35%, Kotka 10%
  • Accommodation and food services29%, Kotka 4%
  • Professional, scientific and technical12%, Kotka 4%
  • Health and social work12%, Kotka 26%
  • Construction6%, Kotka 6%
  • Wholesale and retail trade6%, Kotka 9%

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

Jobs located here
17
Jobs per resident
0.06
People working in the area divided by people living there
Kotka: 0.42

Sectors

  • Tiutinen94%
  • Kotka21%79%
  • Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 15% since 2014, more than in Kotka. Median income has risen by 36% since 2014, faster than in Kotka (28%).

Residents

Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Disposable monetary income, medianTiutinenKotkaFinland

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).