Myllykoski

46800 · Kouvola · Kymenlaakso

46800 Myllykoski

In brief

Myllykoski (46800) has 4,259 residents, 5% of the population of Kouvola. The age structure is close to Kouvola's: 15% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 32% are 65 or over. 50% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.

67% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 31% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 82.6 m². 73% of households own their home and 26% 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 €25,324 a year, about €2,110 a month: about the same as in Kouvola and 4% lower than in Finland. 18% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Kouvola (14%). The area has 616 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (32%). More common than usual is water supply and waste: 8% of jobs (Kouvola: 1%).

The number of residents has fallen by 13% since 2014, more than in Kouvola.

Rank among the city's areas

Unemployment
18%
4th highest of 42 areas in Kouvola
Kouvola 14%
Residents
4,259
7th highest of 42 areas in Kouvola

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: 4,259; -12.6% since 2014; Mean age50.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €25,324; +27.8% since 2014; a year, about €2,110 a month; Kouvola€25,380; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 26%; of 2,352 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

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 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kouvola.

Median disposable income22/42
€21,592Vuohijärvi
Kouvola €25,380Myllykoski €25,324
€29,201Kukkuramäki
€21,592Vuohijärvi€29,201Kukkuramäki
Households renting11/42
0%Voikoski
Kouvola 29%Myllykoski 26%
51%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
0%Voikoski51%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
Aged 16 to 3420/42
4%Vuohijärvi
Kouvola 18%Myllykoski 15%
30%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
4%Vuohijärvi30%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
Aged 65 or over17/42
22%Kukkuramäki
Kouvola 31%Myllykoski 32%
54%Vuohijärvi
22%Kukkuramäki54%Vuohijärvi
Families with children19/42
4%Vuohijärvi
Kouvola 16%Myllykoski 16%
25%Kukkuramäki
4%Vuohijärvi25%Kukkuramäki
University or college degree27/42
15%Savero
Kouvola 29%Myllykoski 22%
43%Kotkankallio-Vahteronmäki
15%Savero43%Kotkankallio-Vahteronmäki
Unemployment4/42
7%Ruotila
Kouvola 14%Myllykoski 18%
22%Vuohijärvi
7%Ruotila22%Vuohijärvi
Average home size31/42
62.2 m²Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
Kouvola 81.6 m²Myllykoski 82.6 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 32% are 65 or over.

MyllykoskiKouvola

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 36% of residents, less than in Kouvola (39%).

Myllykoski36%36%12%
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: 18%; Kouvola: 14%
Household size: 1.8; Kouvola: 1.8
Floor area per person: 47.5 m²; Kouvola: 46.4 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

73% of households own their home and 26% rent (Kouvola: 29% rent).

Myllykoski73%26%
Kouvola70%29%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

67% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 31% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 82.6 m².

Myllykoski31%67%
Kouvola38%60%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

50% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.

MyllykoskiKouvola

Living alone50%, Kouvola 50%
Living alone, under 357%, Kouvola 10%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Kouvola 3%
With children16%, Kouvola 16%
With a child under 32%, Kouvola 3%
Single parent6%, Kouvola 4%
All members aged 18–6442%, Kouvola 44%
At least one member 65 or over42%, Kouvola 41%

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

Average dwelling size: 82.6 m²; Kouvola: 81.6 m²
Dwellings: 2,733
Summer cottages: 12

Education and income

Highest qualification

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

Myllykoski25%50%17%
Kouvola23%44%22%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

20% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 13% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Myllykoski20%67%13%
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: €25,324; a year, about €2,110 a month; Kouvola: €25,380
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €33,726; a year, about €2,810 a month; Kouvola: €35,122
University or college degree: 22%; Kouvola: 29%

Jobs

The area has 616 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (32%). More common than usual is water supply and waste: 8% of jobs (Kouvola: 1%).

Largest industries

MyllykoskiKouvola

Health and social work32%, Kouvola 22%
Education14%, Kouvola 6%
Wholesale and retail trade13%, Kouvola 11%
Water supply and waste8%, Kouvola 1%
Manufacturing8%, Kouvola 12%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing5%, Kouvola 3%

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

Jobs located here: 616
Jobs per resident: 0.14; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kouvola: 0.37

Sectors

Myllykoski20%75%
Kouvola21%77%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 13% since 2014, more than in Kouvola. Median income has risen by 28% 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, medianMyllykoskiKouvolaFinland

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).