In brief
Lehtomäki (45160) has 5,109 residents, 7% of the population of Kouvola. The age structure is close to Kouvola's: 22% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 27% are 65 or over. 53% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.
62% of homes are in blocks of flats and 38% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kouvola (74.0 m² compared with 81.6 m²). 58% of households own their home and 41% rent (Kouvola: 29% rent). This is the 3rd highest renting share among the postal code areas of Kouvola. An old one-bedroom flat sells for €608 per m² on average, 14% less than the average in Kouvola. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Kouvola. The price per m² has fallen by 28% since 2020. The price equals 4.5 years of rent at €11.25 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €23,501 a year, about €1,958 a month: 7% lower than in Kouvola and 11% lower than in Finland. 18% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Kouvola (14%). The area has 281 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (41%). More common than usual is professional, scientific and technical: 12% of jobs (Kouvola: 4%).
The number of residents has fallen by 6% since 2014, less than in Kouvola.
Rank among the city's areas
Price per m², 1 bedroom
€608
The lowest of 5 areas in Kouvola
Kouvola €710
Jobs per resident
0.06
2nd lowest of 42 areas in Kouvola
Kouvola 0.37
Households renting
41%
3rd highest of 42 areas in Kouvola
Kouvola 29%
Homes in small houses
38%
4th lowest of 42 areas in Kouvola
Kouvola 60%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €608
- -27.5% since 2020
- Kouvola€710
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €11.25
- Figure for Kouvola
- Kouvola€11.07
- Residents
- 5,109
- -5.8% since 2014
- Mean age46.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €23,501
- +24.7% since 2014
- a year, about €1,958 a month
- Kouvola€25,380
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 41%
- of 2,942 households
- Kouvola29%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 30%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Kouvola29%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €608 per m² on average, 14% less than the average in Kouvola. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Kouvola. The price per m² has fallen by 28% since 2020.
Price per m²
€608
Postal code area 45160
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 12 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
- 4.5 years
- Kouvola: 5.3
- Gross rental yield
- 22.2%
- 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
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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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kouvola in 1 of 9 figures: households renting.
Price per m², 1 bedroom5/5
€608Lehtomäki€981Kouvola KeskusKouvola €710Lehtomäki €608€608Lehtomäki€981Kouvola KeskusMedian disposable income37/42
€21,592Vuohijärvi€29,201KukkuramäkiKouvola €25,380Lehtomäki €23,501€21,592Vuohijärvi€29,201KukkuramäkiHouseholds renting3/42
0%Voikoski51%Korjala-KaunisnurmiKouvola 29%Lehtomäki 41%0%Voikoski51%Korjala-KaunisnurmiAged 16 to 345/42
4%Vuohijärvi30%Korjala-KaunisnurmiKouvola 18%Lehtomäki 22%4%Vuohijärvi30%Korjala-KaunisnurmiAged 65 or over33/42
22%Kukkuramäki54%VuohijärviKouvola 31%Lehtomäki 27%22%Kukkuramäki54%VuohijärviFamilies with children18/42
4%Vuohijärvi25%KukkuramäkiKouvola 16%Lehtomäki 16%4%Vuohijärvi25%KukkuramäkiUniversity or college degree11/42
15%Savero43%Kotkankallio-VahteronmäkiKouvola 29%Lehtomäki 30%15%Savero43%Kotkankallio-VahteronmäkiUnemployment6/42
7%Ruotila22%VuohijärviKouvola 14%Lehtomäki 18%7%Ruotila22%VuohijärviAverage home size37/42
62.2 m²Korjala-Kaunisnurmi121.9 m²MuhniemiKouvola 81.6 m²Lehtomäki 74.0 m²62.2 m²Korjala-Kaunisnurmi121.9 m²Muhniemi
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Kouvola's: 22% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 27% are 65 or over.
LehtomäkiKouvola
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 31% of residents, less than in Kouvola (34%).
- Lehtomäki38%31%13%
- 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
- 46.0
- Kouvola: 49.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 18%
- Kouvola: 14%
- Household size
- 1.7
- Kouvola: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 43.7 m²
- Kouvola: 46.4 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
58% of households own their home and 41% rent (Kouvola: 29% rent). This is the 3rd highest renting share among the postal code areas of Kouvola.
- Lehtomäki58%41%
- Kouvola70%29%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
62% of homes are in blocks of flats and 38% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kouvola (74.0 m² compared with 81.6 m²).
- Lehtomäki62%38%
- Kouvola38%60%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
53% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.
LehtomäkiKouvola
- Living alone53%, Kouvola 50%
- Living alone, under 3512%, Kouvola 10%
- Couple under 35, no children4%, Kouvola 3%
- With children16%, Kouvola 16%
- With a child under 33%, Kouvola 3%
- Single parent5%, Kouvola 4%
- All members aged 18–6448%, Kouvola 44%
- At least one member 65 or over36%, Kouvola 41%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 74.0 m²
- Kouvola: 81.6 m²
- Dwellings
- 3,313
- Summer cottages
- 3
Education and income
Highest qualification
30% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Kouvola (29%).
- Lehtomäki24%42%22%
- Kouvola23%44%22%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
23% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 14% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Lehtomäki23%63%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
- €23,501
- a year, about €1,958 a month
- Kouvola: €25,380
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €31,108
- a year, about €2,592 a month
- Kouvola: €35,122
- University or college degree
- 30%
- Kouvola: 29%
Jobs
The area has 281 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (41%). More common than usual is professional, scientific and technical: 12% of jobs (Kouvola: 4%).
Largest industries
LehtomäkiKouvola
- Health and social work41%, Kouvola 22%
- Professional, scientific and technical12%, Kouvola 4%
- Wholesale and retail trade9%, Kouvola 11%
- Other services7%, Kouvola 3%
- Accommodation and food services5%, Kouvola 3%
- Construction4%, Kouvola 7%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 281
- Jobs per resident
- 0.06
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Kouvola: 0.37
Sectors
- Lehtomäki89%
- Kouvola21%77%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 6% since 2014, less than in Kouvola. Median income has risen by 25% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kouvola.
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
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).