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Toukolan Sairaala-Alue

48210 · Kotka · Kymenlaakso

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48210 Toukolan Sairaala-Alue

In brief

Toukolan Sairaala-Alue (48210) has 223 residents, under 1% of the population of Kotka. It is the 3rd smallest among the postal code areas of Kotka. The age structure is close to Kotka's: 16% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 33% are 65 or over. 47% of households are people living alone and 14% are families with children.

67% of homes are in blocks of flats and 33% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kotka (61.5 m² compared with 73.3 m²). 58% of households own their home and 42% rent (Kotka: 38% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,370 per m² is that of price area Kotka 1. The price equals 8.6 years of rent at €13.30 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €28,283 a year, about €2,357 a month: 15% higher than in Kotka and 7% higher than in Finland. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Kotka (16%). The area is a place of work: it has 2,225 jobs, 9.98 for every resident.

The number of residents has fallen by 28% since 2014, more than in Kotka.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Jobs per resident

    9.98

    The highest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 0.42

  • Students

    4%

    The lowest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 7%

  • Unemployment

    8%

    3rd lowest of 24 areas in Kotka

    Kotka 16%

  • Residents

    223

    3rd lowest of 24 areas in Kotka

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€1,370
Figure for Kotka 1
Kotka€988
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€13.30
Figure for Kotka 1
Kotka€12.27
Residents
223
-28.1% since 2014
Mean age50.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€28,283
+18.9% since 2014
a year, about €2,357 a month
Kotka€24,628
Finland€26,351
Households renting
42%
of 118 households
Kotka38%
Finland38%
University or college degree
40%
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 €1,370 per m² is that of price area Kotka 1. The price equals 8.6 years of rent at €13.30 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€1,370

Figure for Kotka 1
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 25 sales

Rent per m² a month

€13.30

Figure for Kotka 1
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Kotka: €12.27

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Toukolan Sairaala-Alue€1,370Kotka €988
€596 – €1,356Figure for Kotka, 2026 Q2
Price-to-rent ratio
8.6 years
Kotka: 6.7
Gross rental yield
11.6%
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%-0.1%Rent+0.9%+1.0%
Average of the price index (Kotka 1) 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: unemployment.

  • Median disposable income7/24

    €18,442Karhuvuori
    Kotka €24,628Toukolan Sairaala-Alue €28,283
    €31,200Mussalo
    €18,442Karhuvuori€31,200Mussalo

  • Households renting6/24

    2%Tavastila
    Kotka 38%Toukolan Sairaala-Alue 42%
    68%Hovinsaari
    2%Tavastila68%Hovinsaari

  • Aged 16 to 3415/24

    9%Huruksela
    Kotka 20%Toukolan Sairaala-Alue 16%
    28%Hovinsaari
    9%Huruksela28%Hovinsaari

  • Aged 65 or over4/24

    20%Mussalo
    Kotka 29%Toukolan Sairaala-Alue 33%
    38%Kotkansaari
    20%Mussalo38%Kotkansaari

  • Families with children19/24

    7%Kotkansaari
    Kotka 16%Toukolan Sairaala-Alue 14%
    28%Mussalo
    7%Kotkansaari28%Mussalo

  • University or college degree4/24

    15%Karhuvuori
    Kotka 30%Toukolan Sairaala-Alue 40%
    48%Mussalo
    15%Karhuvuori48%Mussalo

  • Unemployment22/24

    6%Huruksela
    Kotka 16%Toukolan Sairaala-Alue 8%
    39%Karhuvuori
    6%Huruksela39%Karhuvuori

  • Average home size21/24

    52.5 m²Hovinsaari
    Kotka 73.3 m²Toukolan Sairaala-Alue 61.5 m²
    106.3 m²Kaukola
    52.5 m²Hovinsaari106.3 m²Kaukola

Residents

Age

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

Toukolan Sairaala-AlueKotka

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%).

  • Toukolan Sairaala-Alue44%38%
  • 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
50.0
Kotka: 48.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
8%
Kotka: 16%
Household size
1.8
Kotka: 1.8
Floor area per person
40.5 m²
Kotka: 42.6 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

58% of households own their home and 42% rent (Kotka: 38% rent).

  • Toukolan Sairaala-Alue58%42%
  • Kotka61%38%
  • Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

67% of homes are in blocks of flats and 33% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kotka (61.5 m² compared with 73.3 m²).

  • Toukolan Sairaala-Alue67%33%
  • Kotka57%42%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

47% of households are people living alone and 14% are families with children.

Toukolan Sairaala-AlueKotka

  • Living alone47%, Kotka 52%
  • Living alone, under 358%, Kotka 12%
  • Couple under 35, no children4%, Kotka 3%
  • With children14%, Kotka 16%
  • With a child under 33%, Kotka 3%
  • Single parent5%, Kotka 4%
  • All members aged 18–6450%, Kotka 46%
  • At least one member 65 or over36%, Kotka 38%

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

Average dwelling size
61.5 m²
Kotka: 73.3 m²
Dwellings
267
Summer cottages
0

Education and income

Highest qualification

40% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Kotka (30%).

  • Toukolan Sairaala-Alue15%39%27%13%
  • Kotka22%42%23%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

10% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 23% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Toukolan Sairaala-Alue67%23%
  • 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
€28,283
a year, about €2,357 a month
Kotka: €24,628
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€43,942
a year, about €3,662 a month
Kotka: €33,461
University or college degree
40%
Kotka: 30%

Jobs

The area is a place of work: it has 2,225 jobs, 9.98 for every resident.

Largest industries

Toukolan Sairaala-AlueKotka

  • Health and social work75%, Kotka 26%
  • Administrative and support services8%, Kotka 9%
  • Manufacturing7%, Kotka 14%
  • Public administration and defence5%, Kotka 4%
  • Energy supply3%, Kotka 1%
  • Transport and storage0%, Kotka 10%

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

Jobs located here
2,225
Jobs per resident
9.98
People working in the area divided by people living there
Kotka: 0.42

Sectors

  • Toukolan Sairaala-Alue90%
  • Kotka21%79%
  • Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 28% since 2014, more than in Kotka. Median income has risen by 19% since 2014, slower than in Kotka (28%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianToukolan Sairaala-AlueKotkaFinland

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).