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Anjalankoski Keskus

46860 · Kouvola · Kymenlaakso

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In brief

Anjalankoski Keskus (46860) has 490 residents, 1% of the population of Kouvola. The age structure is close to Kouvola's: 16% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 29% are 65 or over. 51% of households are people living alone and 14% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (85%). The average home is 80.2 m². 61% of households own their home and 37% rent (Kouvola: 29% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €633 per m² is that of price area Kouvola. The price equals 4.7 years of rent at €11.25 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €24,457 a year, about €2,038 a month: 4% lower than in Kouvola and 7% lower than in Finland. 21% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Kouvola (14%). The area has 448 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (43%). More common than usual is water supply and waste: 21% of jobs (Kouvola: 1%).

The number of residents has fallen by 20% since 2014, more than in Kouvola.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Unemployment

    21%

    2nd highest of 42 areas in Kouvola

    Kouvola 14%

  • Jobs per resident

    0.91

    4th highest of 42 areas in Kouvola

    Kouvola 0.37

  • University or college degree

    20%

    5th lowest of 42 areas in Kouvola

    Kouvola 29%

  • Households renting

    37%

    7th highest of 42 areas in Kouvola

    Kouvola 29%

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€633
Figure for Kouvola
Kouvola€710
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€11.25
Figure for Kouvola
Kouvola€11.07
Residents
490
-20.1% since 2014
Mean age50.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€24,457
+27.3% since 2014
a year, about €2,038 a month
Kouvola€25,380
Finland€26,351
Households renting
37%
of 275 households
Kouvola29%
Finland38%
University or college degree
20%
of residents aged 18 or over
Kouvola29%
Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €633 per m² is that of price area Kouvola. The price equals 4.7 years of rent at €11.25 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€633

Figure for Kouvola
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 69 sales

Rent per m² a month

€11.25

Figure for Kouvola
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Kouvola: €11.07

Price-to-rent ratio
4.7 years
Kouvola: 5.3
Gross rental yield
21.3%
Kouvola: 18.7%
Middle half of rents, € a month
490–€590
Figure for Kouvola, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge
€4.55
Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year
10 yrs5 yrsPrice-5.2%-6.5%Rent+0.9%+0.9%
Average of the price index (Kouvola) and rent index (Kouvola)

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 Kouvola in 1 of 8 figures: unemployment.

  • Median disposable income30/42

    €21,592Vuohijärvi
    Kouvola €25,380Anjalankoski Keskus €24,457
    €29,201Kukkuramäki
    €21,592Vuohijärvi€29,201Kukkuramäki

  • Households renting7/42

    0%Voikoski
    Kouvola 29%Anjalankoski Keskus 37%
    51%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
    0%Voikoski51%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi

  • Aged 16 to 3416/42

    4%Vuohijärvi
    Kouvola 18%Anjalankoski Keskus 16%
    30%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
    4%Vuohijärvi30%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi

  • Aged 65 or over26/42

    22%Kukkuramäki
    Kouvola 31%Anjalankoski Keskus 29%
    54%Vuohijärvi
    22%Kukkuramäki54%Vuohijärvi

  • Families with children27/42

    4%Vuohijärvi
    Kouvola 16%Anjalankoski Keskus 14%
    25%Kukkuramäki
    4%Vuohijärvi25%Kukkuramäki

  • University or college degree38/42

    15%Savero
    Kouvola 29%Anjalankoski Keskus 20%
    43%Kotkankallio-Vahteronmäki
    15%Savero43%Kotkankallio-Vahteronmäki

  • Unemployment2/42

    7%Ruotila
    Kouvola 14%Anjalankoski Keskus 21%
    22%Vuohijärvi
    7%Ruotila22%Vuohijärvi

  • Average home size33/42

    62.2 m²Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
    Kouvola 81.6 m²Anjalankoski Keskus 80.2 m²
    121.9 m²Muhniemi
    62.2 m²Korjala-Kaunisnurmi121.9 m²Muhniemi

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Kouvola's: 16% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 29% are 65 or over.

Anjalankoski KeskusKouvola

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 34% of residents, less than in Kouvola (39%).

  • Anjalankoski Keskus34%35%11%
  • Kouvola39%34%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
Kouvola: 49.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
21%
Kouvola: 14%
Household size
1.8
Kouvola: 1.8
Floor area per person
46.3 m²
Kouvola: 46.4 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

61% of households own their home and 37% rent (Kouvola: 29% rent).

  • Anjalankoski Keskus61%37%
  • Kouvola70%29%
  • Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (85%). The average home is 80.2 m².

  • Anjalankoski Keskus14%85%
  • Kouvola38%60%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

51% of households are people living alone and 14% are families with children.

Anjalankoski KeskusKouvola

  • Living alone51%, Kouvola 50%
  • Living alone, under 358%, Kouvola 10%
  • Couple under 35, no children2%, Kouvola 3%
  • With children14%, Kouvola 16%
  • With a child under 32%, Kouvola 3%
  • Single parent4%, Kouvola 4%
  • All members aged 18–6446%, Kouvola 44%
  • At least one member 65 or over40%, Kouvola 41%

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

Average dwelling size
80.2 m²
Kouvola: 81.6 m²
Dwellings
323
Summer cottages
3

Education and income

Highest qualification

20% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kouvola (29%).

  • Anjalankoski Keskus24%54%16%
  • Kouvola23%44%22%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

25% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 11% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Anjalankoski Keskus25%64%11%
  • Kouvola20%65%16%
  • 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
€24,457
a year, about €2,038 a month
Kouvola: €25,380
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€31,557
a year, about €2,630 a month
Kouvola: €35,122
University or college degree
20%
Kouvola: 29%

Jobs

The area has 448 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (43%). More common than usual is water supply and waste: 21% of jobs (Kouvola: 1%).

Largest industries

Anjalankoski KeskusKouvola

  • Health and social work43%, Kouvola 22%
  • Water supply and waste21%, Kouvola 1%
  • Manufacturing17%, Kouvola 12%
  • Administrative and support services6%, Kouvola 8%
  • Accommodation and food services4%, Kouvola 3%
  • Wholesale and retail trade3%, Kouvola 11%

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

Jobs located here
448
Jobs per resident
0.91
People working in the area divided by people living there
Kouvola: 0.37

Sectors

  • Anjalankoski Keskus40%58%
  • Kouvola21%77%
  • Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 20% since 2014, more than in Kouvola. Median income has risen by 27% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kouvola.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianAnjalankoski KeskusKouvolaFinland

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).