Liikkala

46750 · Kouvola · Kymenlaakso

46750 Liikkala

In brief

Liikkala (46750) has 247 residents, under 1% of the population of Kouvola. The age structure is close to Kouvola's: 15% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 31% are 65 or over. 42% of households are people living alone and 12% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Kouvola (108.3 m² compared with 81.6 m²). 94% of households own their home and 5% 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 €25,610 a year, about €2,134 a month: about the same as in Kouvola and about the same as in Finland. 15% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kouvola (14%). The area has 40 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (48%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kouvola (3%).

The number of residents has fallen by 18% since 2014, more than in Kouvola.

Rank among the city's areas

Homes in small houses
98%
9th highest 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: €633; Figure for Kouvola; Kouvola€710

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €11.25; Figure for Kouvola; Kouvola€11.07

Residents: 247; -17.9% since 2014; Mean age50.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €25,610; +43.1% since 2014; a year, about €2,134 a month; Kouvola€25,380; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 5%; of 125 households; Kouvola29%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 22%; 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

In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kouvola.

Median disposable income20/42
€21,592Vuohijärvi
Kouvola €25,380Liikkala €25,610
€29,201Kukkuramäki
€21,592Vuohijärvi€29,201Kukkuramäki
Households renting31/42
0%Voikoski
Kouvola 29%Liikkala 5%
51%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
0%Voikoski51%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
Aged 16 to 3421/42
4%Vuohijärvi
Kouvola 18%Liikkala 15%
30%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
4%Vuohijärvi30%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
Aged 65 or over20/42
22%Kukkuramäki
Kouvola 31%Liikkala 31%
54%Vuohijärvi
22%Kukkuramäki54%Vuohijärvi
Families with children32/42
4%Vuohijärvi
Kouvola 16%Liikkala 12%
25%Kukkuramäki
4%Vuohijärvi25%Kukkuramäki
University or college degree30/42
15%Savero
Kouvola 29%Liikkala 22%
43%Kotkankallio-Vahteronmäki
15%Savero43%Kotkankallio-Vahteronmäki
Unemployment13/42
7%Ruotila
Kouvola 14%Liikkala 15%
22%Vuohijärvi
7%Ruotila22%Vuohijärvi
Average home size12/42
62.2 m²Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
Kouvola 81.6 m²Liikkala 108.3 m²
121.9 m²Muhniemi
62.2 m²Korjala-Kaunisnurmi121.9 m²Muhniemi

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Kouvola's: 15% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 31% are 65 or over.

LiikkalaKouvola

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 41% of residents, more than in Kouvola (39%).

Liikkala41%36%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: 15%; Kouvola: 14%
Household size: 2.0; Kouvola: 1.8
Floor area per person: 59.0 m²; Kouvola: 46.4 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

94% of households own their home and 5% rent (Kouvola: 29% rent).

Liikkala94%
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 (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Kouvola (108.3 m² compared with 81.6 m²).

Liikkala98%
Kouvola38%60%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

42% of households are people living alone and 12% are families with children.

LiikkalaKouvola

Living alone42%, Kouvola 50%
Living alone, under 357%, Kouvola 10%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Kouvola 3%
With children12%, Kouvola 16%
With a child under 32%, Kouvola 3%
Single parent0%, Kouvola 4%
All members aged 18–6446%, Kouvola 44%
At least one member 65 or over43%, Kouvola 41%

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

Average dwelling size: 108.3 m²; Kouvola: 81.6 m²
Dwellings: 163
Summer cottages: 23

Education and income

Highest qualification

22% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kouvola (29%).

Liikkala20%58%16%
Kouvola23%44%22%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

21% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 19% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Liikkala21%60%19%
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: €25,610; a year, about €2,134 a month; Kouvola: €25,380
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €41,080; a year, about €3,423 a month; Kouvola: €35,122
University or college degree: 22%; Kouvola: 29%

Jobs

The area has 40 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (48%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kouvola (3%).

Largest industries

LiikkalaKouvola

Agriculture, forestry and fishing48%, Kouvola 3%
Transport and storage25%, Kouvola 6%
Manufacturing8%, Kouvola 12%
Construction8%, Kouvola 7%
Professional, scientific and technical5%, Kouvola 4%
Health and social work5%, Kouvola 22%

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

Jobs located here: 40
Jobs per resident: 0.16; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kouvola: 0.37

Sectors

Liikkala48%15%38%
Kouvola21%77%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 18% since 2014, more than in Kouvola. Median income has risen by 43% since 2014, faster than in Kouvola (26%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianLiikkalaKouvolaFinland

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).