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Kuusankoski Keskus

45700 · Kouvola · Kymenlaakso

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45700 Kuusankoski Keskus

In brief

Kuusankoski Keskus (45700) has 8,351 residents, 11% of the population of Kouvola. It is the 2nd largest among the postal code areas of Kouvola. Older residents stand out: 37% are 65 or over (Kouvola: 31%). 58% of households are people living alone and 12% are families with children.

53% of homes are in blocks of flats and 45% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kouvola (72.7 m² compared with 81.6 m²). 65% of households own their home and 34% rent (Kouvola: 29% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €831 per m² on average, 17% more than the average in Kouvola. The price per m² has fallen by 13% since 2020. The price equals 6.2 years of rent at €11.25 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €25,241 a year, about €2,103 a month: about the same as in Kouvola and 4% lower than in Finland. 16% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kouvola (14%). The area has 2,278 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (30%). More common than usual is manufacturing: 26% of jobs (Kouvola: 12%).

The number of residents has fallen by 7% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kouvola.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Residents

    8,351

    2nd highest of 42 areas in Kouvola

  • Average home size

    72.7 m²

    4th smallest of 42 areas in Kouvola

    Kouvola 81.6 m²

  • Living alone

    58%

    4th highest of 42 areas in Kouvola

    Kouvola 50%

  • Aged 65 or over

    37%

    5th highest of 42 areas in Kouvola

    Kouvola 31%

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€831
-12.8% since 2020
Kouvola€710
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€11.25
Figure for Kouvola
Kouvola€11.07
Residents
8,351
-7.0% since 2014
Mean age52.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€25,241
+26.6% since 2014
a year, about €2,103 a month
Kouvola€25,380
Finland€26,351
Households renting
34%
of 5,025 households
Kouvola29%
Finland38%
University or college degree
28%
of residents aged 18 or over
Kouvola29%
Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €831 per m² on average, 17% more than the average in Kouvola. The price per m² has fallen by 13% since 2020.

Price per m²

€831

Postal code area 45700
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 92 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
6.2 years
Kouvola: 5.3
Gross rental yield
16.2%
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

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

In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kouvola.

  • Price per m², 1 bedroom4/5

    €608Lehtomäki
    Kouvola €710Kuusankoski Keskus €831
    €981Kouvola Keskus
    €608Lehtomäki€981Kouvola Keskus

  • Median disposable income23/42

    €21,592Vuohijärvi
    Kouvola €25,380Kuusankoski Keskus €25,241
    €29,201Kukkuramäki
    €21,592Vuohijärvi€29,201Kukkuramäki

  • Households renting8/42

    0%Voikoski
    Kouvola 29%Kuusankoski Keskus 34%
    51%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
    0%Voikoski51%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi

  • Aged 16 to 3412/42

    4%Vuohijärvi
    Kouvola 18%Kuusankoski Keskus 17%
    30%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
    4%Vuohijärvi30%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi

  • Aged 65 or over5/42

    22%Kukkuramäki
    Kouvola 31%Kuusankoski Keskus 37%
    54%Vuohijärvi
    22%Kukkuramäki54%Vuohijärvi

  • Families with children30/42

    4%Vuohijärvi
    Kouvola 16%Kuusankoski Keskus 12%
    25%Kukkuramäki
    4%Vuohijärvi25%Kukkuramäki

  • University or college degree15/42

    15%Savero
    Kouvola 29%Kuusankoski Keskus 28%
    43%Kotkankallio-Vahteronmäki
    15%Savero43%Kotkankallio-Vahteronmäki

  • Unemployment10/42

    7%Ruotila
    Kouvola 14%Kuusankoski Keskus 16%
    22%Vuohijärvi
    7%Ruotila22%Vuohijärvi

  • Average home size39/42

    62.2 m²Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
    Kouvola 81.6 m²Kuusankoski Keskus 72.7 m²
    121.9 m²Muhniemi
    62.2 m²Korjala-Kaunisnurmi121.9 m²Muhniemi

Residents

Age

Older residents stand out: 37% are 65 or over (Kouvola: 31%).

Kuusankoski KeskusKouvola

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 41% of residents, more than in Kouvola (34%).

  • Kuusankoski Keskus35%41%10%
  • 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
52.0
Kouvola: 49.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
16%
Kouvola: 14%
Household size
1.6
Kouvola: 1.8
Floor area per person
45.3 m²
Kouvola: 46.4 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

65% of households own their home and 34% rent (Kouvola: 29% rent).

  • Kuusankoski Keskus65%34%
  • Kouvola70%29%
  • Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

53% of homes are in blocks of flats and 45% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kouvola (72.7 m² compared with 81.6 m²).

  • Kuusankoski Keskus53%45%
  • Kouvola38%60%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

58% of households are people living alone and 12% are families with children.

Kuusankoski KeskusKouvola

  • Living alone58%, Kouvola 50%
  • Living alone, under 3510%, Kouvola 10%
  • Couple under 35, no children2%, Kouvola 3%
  • With children12%, Kouvola 16%
  • With a child under 32%, Kouvola 3%
  • Single parent4%, Kouvola 4%
  • All members aged 18–6442%, Kouvola 44%
  • At least one member 65 or over46%, Kouvola 41%

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

Average dwelling size
72.7 m²
Kouvola: 81.6 m²
Dwellings
5,643
Summer cottages
2

Education and income

Highest qualification

28% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Kouvola (29%).

  • Kuusankoski Keskus24%44%21%
  • Kouvola23%44%22%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

19% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 14% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Kuusankoski Keskus19%67%14%
  • 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
€25,241
a year, about €2,103 a month
Kouvola: €25,380
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€31,106
a year, about €2,592 a month
Kouvola: €35,122
University or college degree
28%
Kouvola: 29%

Jobs

The area has 2,278 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (30%). More common than usual is manufacturing: 26% of jobs (Kouvola: 12%).

Largest industries

Kuusankoski KeskusKouvola

  • Health and social work30%, Kouvola 22%
  • Manufacturing26%, Kouvola 12%
  • Education8%, Kouvola 6%
  • Wholesale and retail trade7%, Kouvola 11%
  • Other services6%, Kouvola 3%
  • Transport and storage4%, Kouvola 6%

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

Jobs located here
2,278
Jobs per resident
0.27
People working in the area divided by people living there
Kouvola: 0.37

Sectors

  • Kuusankoski Keskus29%71%
  • Kouvola21%77%
  • Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 7% since 2014, at the same pace as 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, medianKuusankoski 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).